2 Thessalonians 1:9-12

1:9 They ¹  will undergo the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength, ²  1:10 when he comes to be glorified among his saints and admired ³  on that day among all who have believed – and you did in fact believe our testimony. ⁴  1:11 And in this regard we pray for you always, that our God will make you worthy of his calling ⁵  and fulfill by his power your every desire for goodness and every work of faith, 1:12 that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to ⁶  the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

[1:9]  ¹ tn Grk “who,” describing the people mentioned in v. 8. A new sentence was started here in the translation by replacing the relative pronoun with a personal pronoun.

[1:9]  ² tn Or “power,” or “might.” The construction can also be translated as an attributed genitive: “from his glorious strength” (cf. TEV “glorious might”; CEV “glorious strength”; NLT “glorious power”).

[1:10]  ³ tn Or “marveled at.”

[1:10]  ⁴ tn Grk “because our testimony to you was believed.”

[1:11]  ⁵ tn Or “your calling.”

[1:12]  ⁶ tn Or “by means of.”