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

¶ Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, unto the congregation of the Thessalonians in God our Father and in our Lord Jesus Christ:

2 G race to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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

3 W e 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;

We must thank God always for you, brethren, as is due because your faith grows exceedingly, and the charity of each and every one of you toward each other abounds,

4 s o 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.

so that we ourselves glory in you in the congregations of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure and

5 T his 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.

¶ in testimony of the just judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer,

6 S ince it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,

seeing it is a just thing with God to recompense tribulation to those that trouble you

7 a nd 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,

and to give you, who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with the angels of his power,

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

with flaming fire, to take vengeance on those that do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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

who shall be punished with eternal destruction by the presence of the Lord and by the glory of his power,

10 w hen 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.

when he shall come to be glorified in his saints and to be admired in all those that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

11 T o 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;

¶ Therefore in this manner we pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of his calling and fill each will with goodness and the work of faith with power

12 t hat 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.

that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be clarified in you, and ye in him, by the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.