2 Thessalonians 1:5
for a demonstration of the just judgment of Aloha, that you may be worthy of his kingdom, for the sake of which you suffer;
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
6and whether it is (not) righteous to render afflictions to them who afflict you.
Cross References
Luke 21:36Be therefore wakeful at all time, and pray that you may be worthy to escape from those things that are about to be, and that you may 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 →