1 This letter comes from Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians who belong to God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 May you have grace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 We keep on thanking God for you, brothers and sisters—we just have to! This is the right thing to do because your trust in God is growing in leaps and bounds, and the love you all have for each other increases more and more. 4 We speak so proudly of you among the churches of God because of your patient courage and trust in God during all the persecution and trouble you're going through. 5 For this is evidence that God is right in the decisions he makes, and that you deserve the kingdom of God for which you are suffering. 6 Since God does what's right he will deal appropriately with those who cause you trouble. 7 He will free you from your suffering—and us too—when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels, 8 bringing judgment on those who reject God and refuse to accept the good news of our Lord Jesus. 9 They will rightly experience the consequence of eternal loss, separated from the presence of the Lord and his glorious power, 10 on the day when he comes to receive glory from his people, admired by all those who trust in him. This includes you because you were convinced about what we told you. 11 That's why we continue to pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of what he's called us to do. May God powerfully fulfill every desire you have to do good and every action that comes from trusting him 12 so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be honored by what you do—and in turn you are honored by him through the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Cross references (12)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Corinthians 1:19; 1 Thessalonians 1:1–10; Acts 16:1
- 2 Romans 1:7; 1 Corinthians 1:3; 1 Corinthians 1:8
- 3 2 Peter 3:18; 2 Peter 1:5–10; Proverbs 4:18; Isaiah 40:29–31; Philippians 1:9
- 4 Hebrews 10:36; James 5:7–8; Hebrews 12:1–3; 2 Corinthians 7:14; 1 Thessalonians 2:14
- 5 Philippians 1:28; Acts 14:22; Revelation 19:2; Luke 20:35; Romans 8:17
- 6 Colossians 3:25; Zechariah 2:8; Deuteronomy 32:41–43; Exodus 23:22; Psalm 94:20–23
- 7 Revelation 14:13; Matthew 16:27; Jude 14–15; Revelation 22:16; Matthew 25:31
- 8 1 Peter 4:17; Hebrews 10:27; 2 Peter 3:7; Hebrews 10:30; 2 Peter 3:10–12
- 9 Matthew 25:41; Matthew 25:46; Revelation 14:10–11; Revelation 21:8; 2 Thessalonians 2:8
- 10 2 Timothy 4:8; 1 Corinthians 3:13; Ephesians 1:18; John 17:10; Isaiah 49:3
- 11 Philippians 2:13; Colossians 1:9–13; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 2 Thessalonians 2:14; 1 Thessalonians 3:9–13
- 12 2 Thessalonians 1:10; 1 Peter 4:14; John 17:10; 2 Corinthians 13:4; Colossians 2:9–10
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
The greater part of men do and devise all things with a view to ingratiate themselves with rulers, and with those who are greater than themselves; and they account it a great thing, and think themselves happy, if they can obtain that object.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)
… Jesus Christ: who shall also be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of His power; when He shall come to be glorified in His saints, and to be admired in all them who have believed in Him." Chapter XXVIII.--Those persons prove themselves senseless who exaggerate the mercy of Christ, but are silent …
… do valiantly, and, "My praise shall be continually of (en) thee;" and again, "In thy name will I rejoice." In Paul we read, "In God who created all things," and, "Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father;" and "if now at length I might have a prosperous journey by (en) the will …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)
… "If, however, it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you, and to you that are troubled rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with His mighty angels, and in a flame of fire." Others again, speaking of Him as a judge, and [referring], as if it were a …
… shall the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God, but he that denieth Me before men shall be denied before the angels of God;" and Paul in another place says, "When the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his angels." Thus he already testifies before the angels, preparing good proofs for himself at the great …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)