2 Thessalonians 1:6
If, at least, it is a, righteous thing with God, to recompense, affliction, unto them that afflict you,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 23:22But if thou wilt indeed hearken, to his voice, and so wilt do all that I may speak, then will I be an enemy to thine enemies, and an adversary to thine adversaries;
Psalms 74:22Arise! O God, plead thine own cause, Remember the reproach of thee, from the impious one, all the day:
Psalms 94:20Shall the throne that inflicteth ruin, have fellowship with thee, That frameth oppression, by statute?
Zechariah 2:8Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, For his own honour, hath he sent me unto the nations that are spoiling you,—Surely, he that toucheth you, toucheth the pupil of mine eye.
Revelation 6:10And they cried out with a loud voice, saying—How long, O Sovereign, the Holy and True, dost thou not vindicate and avenge our blood from them that dwell upon the earth?
Revelation 15:4Who shall in anywise not be put in fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name,—because, alone, full of lovingkindness; because, all the nations, will have come, and will do homage before thee, because, thy righteous deeds, were 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 →