2 Thessalonians 1:4

So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;

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In The King James Version

So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:

In Context

3It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another;

5Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain;

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Cross References

Romans 5:3And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;

Romans 12:12Being glad in hope, quiet in trouble, at all times given to prayer,

2 Corinthians 7:14For I was not put to shame in anything in which I may have made clear to him my pride in you; but as we said nothing to you but what was true, so the good things which I said to Titus about you were seen by him to be true.

2 Corinthians 9:4For fear that, if any from Macedonia come with me, and you are not ready, we (not to say, you) might be put to shame in this thing.

1 Thessalonians 2:14For you, my brothers, took as your examples the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because you underwent the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Jews;

1 Thessalonians 3:2We sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the good news of Christ, to give you strength and comfort in your faith;

Matthew Henry on 2 Thessalonians 1:2-5

Second Thessalonians This Second Epistle was written soon after the former, and seems to have been designed to prevent a mistake, which might arise from some passages in the former epistle, concerning the second coming of Christ, as if it were near at hand. The apostle in this epistle is careful to prevent any wrong use which some among them might make of those expressions of his that were agreeable to the dialect of the prophets of the Old Testament, and informs them that there were many intermediate counsels yet… Read the whole commentary →

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