1Paul[G3972], and[G2532]Silvanus[G4610], and[G2532]Timotheus[G5095], unto the church[G1577] of the Thessalonians[G2331]in[G1722]God[G2316]our[G2257]Father[G3962]and[G2532] the Lord[G2962]Jesus[G2424]Christ[G5547]:
2Grace[G5485] unto you[G5213], and[G2532]peace[G1515], from[G575]God[G2316]our[G2257]Father[G3962]and[G2532] the Lord[G2962]Jesus[G2424]Christ[G5547].
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We are bound[G3784] to thank[G2168]God[G2316]always[G3842]for[G4012]you[G5216], brethren[G80], as[G2531] it is[G2076]meet[G514], because[G3754] that your[G5216]faith[G4102] groweth exceedingly[G5232], and[G2532] the charity[G26] of every[G1538]one[G1520] of you[G5216]all[G3956]toward[G1519] each other[G240]aboundeth[G4121];
4So[G5620]that[G3739]we[G2248]ourselves[G846]glory[G2744]in[G1722]you[G5213]in[G1722] the churches[G1577] of God[G2316]for[G5228]your[G5216]patience[G5281]and[G2532]faith[G4102]in[G1722]all[G3956]your[G5216]persecutions[G1375]and[G2532]tribulations[G2347]that[G3739] ye endure[G430]:
5Which[G3739] is a manifest token[G1730] of the righteous[G1342]judgment[G2920] of God[G2316], that[G1519]ye[G5209] may be counted worthy[G2661] of the kingdom[G932] of God[G2316], for[G5228]which[G3739]ye[G3958]also[G2532]suffer[G3958]:
6Seeing[G1512] it is a righteous thing[G1342]with[G3844]God[G2316] to recompense[G467]tribulation[G2347] to them that trouble[G2346]you[G5209];
7And[G2532] to you[G5213] who are troubled[G2346]rest[G425]with[G3326]us[G2257], when[G1722] the Lord[G2962]Jesus[G2424] shall be revealed[G602]from[G575]heaven[G3772]with[G3326]his[G846]mighty[G1411]angels[G32],
8In[G1722]flaming[G5395]fire[G4442]taking[G1325]vengeance[G1557] on them that know[G1492]not[G3361]God[G2316], and[G2532] that obey[G5219]not[G3361] the gospel[G2098] of our[G2257]Lord[G2962]Jesus[G2424]Christ[G5547]:
9Who[G3748] shall be punished[G1349] with everlasting[G166]destruction[G3639]from[G575] the presence[G4383] of the Lord[G2962], and[G2532]from[G575] the glory[G1391] of his[G846]power[G2479];
10When[G3752] he shall come[G2064] to be glorified[G1740]in[G1722]his[G846]saints[G40], and[G2532] to be admired[G2296]in[G1722]all[G3956] them that[G1565] believe(because our[G2257]testimony[G3142]among[G1909]you[G5209] was believed[G4100]) in[G1722]that[G1565]day[G2250].
11Wherefore[G1519]also[G2532] we pray[G4336]always[G3842]for[G4012]you[G5216], that[G2443]our[G2257]God[G2316] would count[G515]you[G5209]worthy[G515] of this calling[G2821], and[G2532]fulfil[G4137]all[G3956] the good pleasure[G2107] of his goodness[G19], and[G2532] the work[G2041] of faith[G4102]with[G1722]power[G1411]:
12That[G3704] the name[G3686] of our[G2257]Lord[G2962]Jesus[G2424]Christ[G5547] may be glorified[G1740]in[G1722]you[G5213], and[G2532]ye[G5210]in[G1722]him[G846], according to[G2596] the grace[G5485] of our[G2257]God[G2316]and[G2532] the Lord[G2962]Jesus[G2424]Christ[G5547].