2 Thessalonians 1:1–12

¹Paul and Sil‧va′nus and Timothy to the congregation of the Thes‧sa‧lo′ni‧ans in union with God our Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ:

²May ​YOU​ have undeserved kindness and peace from God the Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.

³We are obligated to give God thanks always for ​YOU, brothers, as it is fitting, because ​YOUR​ faith is growing exceedingly and the love of each and all of ​YOU​ is increasing one toward the other.⁴As a result we ourselves take pride in ​YOU​ among the congregations of God because of ​YOUR​ endurance and faith in all ​YOUR​ persecutions and the tribulations that ​YOU​ are bearing.⁵This is a proof of the righteous judgment of God, leading to ​YOUR​ being counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ​YOU​ are indeed suffering.

⁶This takes into account that it is righteous on God’s part to repay tribulation to those who make tribulation for ​YOU,⁷but, to ​YOU​ who suffer tribulation, relief along with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels⁸in a flaming fire, as he brings vengeance upon those who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus.⁹These very ones will undergo the judicial punishment of everlasting destruction from before the Lord and from the glory of his strength,¹⁰at the time he comes to be glorified in connection with his holy ones and to be regarded in that day with wonder in connection with all those who exercised faith, because the witness we gave met with faith among ​YOU.

¹¹To that very end indeed we always pray for ​YOU, that our God may count ​YOU​ worthy of [his] calling and perform completely all he pleases of goodness and the work of faith with power;¹²in order that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in ​YOU, and ​YOU​ in union with him, in accord with the undeserved kindness of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.