2 Thessalonians 1

1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

This letter comes from Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians who belong to God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

May you have grace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another;

We keep on thanking God for you, brothers and sisters—we just have to! This is the right thing to do because your trust in God is growing in leaps and bounds, and the love you all have for each other increases more and more.

4 So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;

We speak so proudly of you among the churches of God because of your patient courage and trust in God during all the persecution and trouble you're going through.

5 Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain;

For this is evidence that God is right in the decisions he makes, and that you deserve the kingdom of God for which you are suffering.

6 For it is an act of righteousness on God's part to give trouble as their reward to those who are troubling you,

Since God does what's right he will deal appropriately with those who cause you trouble.

7 And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus comes from heaven with the angels of his power in flames of fire,

He will free you from your suffering—and us too—when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels,

8 To give punishment to those who have no knowledge of God, and to those who do not give ear to the good news of our Lord Jesus:

bringing judgment on those who reject God and refuse to accept the good news of our Lord Jesus.

9 Whose reward will be eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his strength, (aiōnios g166)

They will rightly experience the consequence of eternal loss, separated from the presence of the Lord and his glorious power, (aiōnios g166)

10 At his coming, when he will have glory in his saints, and will be a cause of wonder in all those who had faith (because our witness among you had effect) in that day.

on the day when he comes to receive glory from his people, admired by all those who trust in him. This includes you because you were convinced about what we told you.

11 For this reason, you are ever in our prayers, that you may seem to our God such as may have a part in his purpose and that by his power he will make all his good purpose, and the work of faith, complete;

That's why we continue to pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of what he's called us to do. May God powerfully fulfill every desire you have to do good and every action that comes from trusting him

12 So that glory may be given to the name of our Lord Jesus through you, and you may have glory in him, by the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be honored by what you do—and in turn you are honored by him through the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.