Προς Θεσσαλονικεις Β΄ 1

1 Παῦλος, καὶ Σιλουανὸς, καὶ Τιμόθεος· τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ Θεσσαλονικέων, ἐν ˚Θεῷ Πατρὶ ἡμῶν καὶ ˚Κυρίῳ ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστῷ:

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

2 χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ ˚Θεοῦ Πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ ˚Κυρίου ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ.

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

3 Εὐχαριστεῖν ὀφείλομεν τῷ ˚Θεῷ πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί, καθὼς ἄξιόν ἐστιν, ὅτι ὑπεραυξάνει ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν, καὶ πλεονάζει ἡ ἀγάπη ἑνὸς ἑκάστου, πάντων ὑμῶν, εἰς ἀλλήλους,

We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you toward one another abounds,

4 ὥστε αὐτοὺς ἡμᾶς ἐν ὑμῖν ἐγκαυχᾶσθαι, ἐν ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑπομονῆς ὑμῶν, καὶ πίστεως ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς διωγμοῖς ὑμῶν, καὶ ταῖς θλίψεσιν αἷς ἀνέχεσθε,

so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your perseverance and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure.

5 ἔνδειγμα τῆς δικαίας κρίσεως τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, εἰς τὸ καταξιωθῆναι ὑμᾶς τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, ὑπὲρ ἧς καὶ πάσχετε,

This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that you may be counted worthy of God’s Kingdom, for which you also suffer.

6 εἴπερ δίκαιον παρὰ ˚Θεῷ, ἀνταποδοῦναι τοῖς θλίβουσιν ὑμᾶς θλῖψιν,

For it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,

7 καὶ ὑμῖν τοῖς θλιβομένοις, ἄνεσιν μεθʼ ἡμῶν ἐν τῇ ἀποκαλύψει τοῦ ˚Κυρίου ˚Ἰησοῦ ἀπʼ οὐρανοῦ, μετʼ ἀγγέλων δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ,

and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,

8 ἐν πυρὶ φλογός διδόντος ἐκδίκησιν τοῖς μὴ εἰδόσι ˚Θεὸν, καὶ τοῖς μὴ ὑπακούουσιν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ τοῦ ˚Κυρίου ἡμῶν, ˚Ἰησοῦ, ˚Χριστοῦ·

punishing those who do not know God, and to those who do not obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus,

9 οἵτινες δίκην τίσουσιν ὄλεθρον αἰώνιον, ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ ˚Κυρίου, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς δόξης τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ, (aiōnios g166)

who will pay the penalty: consummate (aiōnios g166) destruction at the face of the Lord and at the glory of his might,

10 ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἐνδοξασθῆναι ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ, καὶ θαυμασθῆναι ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς πιστεύσασιν, ὅτι ἐπιστεύθη τὸ μαρτύριον ἡμῶν ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ.

when he comes in that day to be glorified in his saints and to be admired among all those who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed.

11 Εἰς ὃ καὶ προσευχόμεθα πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν, ἵνα ὑμᾶς ἀξιώσῃ τῆς κλήσεως ὁ ˚Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ πληρώσῃ πᾶσαν εὐδοκίαν ἀγαθωσύνης, καὶ ἔργον πίστεως ἐν δυνάμει,

To this end we also pray always for you that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith with power,

12 ὅπως ἐνδοξασθῇ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ ˚Κυρίου ἡμῶν, ˚Ἰησοῦ, ἐν ὑμῖν, καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐν αὐτῷ, κατὰ τὴν χάριν τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ ἡμῶν καὶ ˚Κυρίου ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ.

that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.