2 Thessalonians 1:5

A proof of the righteous judgment of God, to the end ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, in behalf of which ye are also suffering:—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, in you, are boasting, in the assemblies of God, over your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations which ye are sustaining:—

6If, at least, it is a, righteous thing with God, to recompense, affliction, unto them that afflict you,

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Cross References

Job 8:3Should, GOD, pervert justice? Or, the Almighty, pervert righteousness?

Psalms 33:5Who loveth righteousness and justice, With the lovingkindness of Yahweh, the earth is full.

Psalms 72:2May he judge, Thy people with righteousness; And thine oppressed ones with justice;

Psalms 111:7The works of his hands, are faithful and just, Firm are all his precepts;

Daniel 4:37Now, I, Nebuchadnezzar, am praising and extolling and honouring the King of the Heavens, all whose works, are truth, and, his ways, right; and, them who walk in pride, he is able to abase,

Luke 21:36But be watching in every season, making supplication, that ye may gain full vigour, to escape all these things that are about to be coming 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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