11 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy , To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ : 2 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ .
3 We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren , as is only fitting , because your faith is greatly enlarged , and the love of each one of you toward one another grows ever greater ; 4 therefore , we ourselves speak proudly of you among the churches of God for your [1]perseverance and faith in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure .
5 This is a plain indication of God's righteous judgment so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God , for which indeed you are suffering . 6 [2]For after all it is only just [3]for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, 7 and to give relief to you who are afflicted [4]and to us as well [5] when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with [6]His mighty angels in flaming fire , 8 dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus . 9 These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction , away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power , 10 when He comes to be glorified [7]in His [8]saints on that day , and to be marveled at among all who have believed -for our testimony to you was believed .
11 To this end also we pray for you always , that our God will [9] count you worthy of your calling , and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power , 12 so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ .
