2 Thessalonians 1:5

a token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer;

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

In Context

4so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God, for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and the afflictions which ye endure;

6since it is a righteous thing with God to recompense affliction to those who afflict you,

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Cross References

Luke 21:36And watch, in every time praying that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

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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