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2 Thessalonians 1 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Thanksgiving for Faith and Perseverance

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Paul, Silvanus (Silas), and Timothy,

To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:2 - Grace to you and peace [inner calm and spiritual well-being] from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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We ought always and indeed are morally obligated [as those in debt] to give thanks to God for you, [fn]brothers and sisters, as is fitting, because your faith is growing ever greater, and the [unselfish] [fn]love of each one of you toward one another is continually increasing.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:4 - Therefore, we speak of you with pride among the churches of God for your steadfastness [your unflinching endurance, and patience] and your firm faith in the midst of all the persecution and [crushing] distress which you endure.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:5 - This is a positive proof of the righteous judgment of God [a sign of His fair verdict], so that you will be considered worthy of His kingdom, for which indeed you are suffering.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:6 - For after all it is only just for God to repay with distress those who distress you,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:7 - and to give relief to you who are so distressed and to us as well when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in a flame of fire,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:8 - dealing out [full and complete] vengeance to those who do not [seek to] know God and to those who ignore and refuse to obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus [by choosing not to respond to Him].

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:9 - These people will pay the penalty and endure the punishment of [fn]everlasting destruction, banished from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:10 - when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day [that is, glorified through the changed lives of those who have accepted Him as Savior and have been set apart for His purpose], and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed and trusted [and confirmed in your lives].

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:11 - With this in view, we constantly pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of your calling [to faith] and with [His] power fulfill every desire for goodness, and complete [your] every work of faith,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:12 - so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you [by what you do], and you in Him, according to the [precious] grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Lit brethren, includes all born-again believers.
The key to understanding this and other statements about love is to know that this love (the Greek word agape) is not so much a matter of emotion as it is of doing things for the benefit of another person, that is, having an unselfish concern for another and a willingness to seek the best for another.
Not annihilation, but the loss of all meaningful things.
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