2 Thessalonians 1:5

This is a sign of God's righteous judgment. The result is that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God for which you suffer.

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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 we ourselves speak proudly about you among the churches of God. We talk about your patience and faith in all your persecutions. We talk about the afflictions that you endure.

6It is righteous for God to return affliction to those who afflict you,

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Cross References

Job 8:3Does God pervert justice? 1 Does the Almighty pervert righteousness? 1

Psalms 33:5He loves righteousness and justice. 1 The earth is full of Yahweh's covenant faithfulness. 1

Psalms 72:2May he judge your people with righteousness 1 and your poor with justice. 1

Psalms 111:7The works of his hands are trustworthy and just; 1 all his instructions are reliable. 1

Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, extol, and honor the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right, and his ways are just. He can humble those who walk in their own pride.

Luke 21:36But be alert at all times, praying that you may be strong enough to escape all these things that will take place, 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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