2 Thessalonians 1:5
Encouragement in Persecution
1:5 This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering.
2 Thessalonians 1:2
1:2 Grace and peace to you
from God the
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
2 Thessalonians 1:12
1:12 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.
2 Thessalonians 3:5
3:5 Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God
and the endurance of Christ.
2 Thessalonians 1:4
1:4 As a result we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you are enduring.
2 Thessalonians 2:4
2:4 He
opposes
and exalts himself above every so-called
god or object of worship, and as a result
he takes his seat in God’s temple, displaying himself as God.