 1 From Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy. To the assembly+ of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ. 3 We are bound to thank God for you always, family+, as it is right+ to do. Because your faith grows exceedingly, and the true love of everyone of you all toward each other abounds 4 so that we ourselves rejoice+ in you in the assemblies+ of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure. 5 This is a revealed+ evidence+ of the righteous judgment of God for you to be counted worthy of the kingdom of God for which you also suffer. 6 If it is to be the righteousness of God to repay+ tribulation to those who oppress+ you, 7 and to give you who are oppressed+ rest with us when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, 8 then in flaming fire, He will take vengeance on those who do not know God and who do not obey the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 They will be punished with everlasting destruction, taken away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power. 10 In that day, He will come to be glorified in His saints and to be admired by all who believe because our testimony among you was believed. 11 Therefore, we always pray for you, also, that our God would count you worthy of this calling and fulfill all the good pleasure~ of His goodness and the work of faith with power 12 so that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and Lord Jesus Christ.
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