2 Thessalonians 1:6

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

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

In Context

5a token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer;

7and to you who are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power,

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Cross References

Revelation 6:10And they cried with a loud voice, saying: How long, O Master, the holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell upon the earth?

Revelation 15:4Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? Because thou alone art holy; because all the nations shall come and worship before thee; because thy judgments are made manifest.

Matthew Henry on 2 Thessalonians 1:6-11

Prospect of Persecuted Saints. ( a. d. 52.) 5 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: 6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; 7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 9 Who… Read the whole commentary →

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