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 1:6

1:6 For it is right ¹  for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

[1:6]  ¹ tn Grk “if in fact/since,” as a continuation of the preceding.