1 P aul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ:

2 G race to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. God’s Final Judgment and Glory

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 W e are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other,

We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you towards one another abounds;

4 s o that we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure,

so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure.

5 w hich is manifest evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer;

This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that you may be counted worthy of God’s Kingdom, for which you also suffer.

6 s ince it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you,

Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,

7 a nd to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels,

and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,

8 i n flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

giving vengeance to those who don’t know God, and to those who don’t obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus,

9 T hese shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,

who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

10 w hen He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, because our testimony among you was believed.

when he comes to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired among all those who have believed (because our testimony to you was believed) in that day.

11 T herefore we also pray always for you 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,

To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith, with power;

12 t hat the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.