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 1:9
1:9 They
will undergo the penalty of eternal destruction,
away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,
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 1:7
1:7 and to you who are being afflicted to give rest together with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed
from heaven with his mighty angels.