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

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church 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!

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

3 W e ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because increase greatly doth your faith, and abound doth the love of each one of you all, to one another;

We 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,

4 s o that we ourselves do glory in you in the assemblies of God, for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye bear;

so 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,

5 a token of the righteous judgment of God, for your being counted worthy of the reign of God, for which also ye suffer,

which 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;

6 s ince a righteous thing with God to give back to those troubling you -- trouble,

since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you,

7 a nd to you who are troubled -- rest with us in the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with messengers of his power,

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

8 i n flaming fire, giving vengeance to those not knowing God, and to those not obeying the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ;

in 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.

9 w ho shall suffer justice -- destruction age-during -- from the face of the Lord, and from the glory of his strength,

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

10 w hen He may come to be glorified in his saints, and to be wondered at in all those believing -- because our testimony was believed among you -- in that day;

when 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.

11 f or which also we do pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of the calling, and may fulfil all the good pleasure of goodness, and the work of the faith in power,

Therefore 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,

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

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 the Lord Jesus Christ.