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King James Version

2 Thessalonians 1:7

And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

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Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Angel (a Spirit);   Heaven;   Immortality;   Jesus Continued;   Judgment;   Rest;   Righteous;   Wicked (People);   Scofield Reference Index - Christ;   Day (of Destruction);   Thompson Chain Reference - Angels;   Christ;   Coming, Second Coming of Christ;   Future, the;   Rest, Future;   Second Coming of Christ;   Spiritual;   The Topic Concordance - Angels;   Belief;   Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ;   Destruction;   Disobedience;   Glory;   Hell;   Knowledge;   Punishment;   Saints;   Trouble;   Vengeance;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Angels;   Death, Eternal;   Death of Saints, the;   Gifts of God, the;   Second Coming of Christ, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Judgment;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Angels;   Day of the lord;   Heaven;   Jesus christ;   Judgment;   Wrath;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Condemnation;   Death, Mortality;   Eternal Punishment;   Fire;   Heaven, Heavens, Heavenlies;   Jesus Christ, Name and Titles of;   Paul the Apostle;   Second Coming of Christ;   Suffering;   Thessalonians, First and Second, Theology of;   Time;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Conflagration;   Destructionists;   Judgment, Last;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Rest;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Shechinah;   Thessalonians, the Epistles to the;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Church;   Judgment Day;   Vengeance;   2 Thessalonians;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Angel;   Thessalonians, Second Epistle to the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Angels;   Angels (2);   Apocalypse;   Apocalyptic Literature;   Ascension;   Ascension of Isaiah;   Day;   Enoch Book of;   Eschatology;   Fire;   Gospels (2);   Kingdom Kingdom of God;   Name ;   Pre-Eminence ;   Quotations;   Rest;   Thessalonians Epistles to the;   Token;   Unity;   Wandering Stars;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Angels;   Prophets, the;   12 Rest Liberty;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Archangel;   Fire;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Angel;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Judgment;   Millenarians;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Eschatology of the New Testament;   Fire;   Man of Sin;   Parousia;   Peter, the Second Epistle of;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Angels;  

Parallel Translations

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire,
Legacy Standard Bible
and to give rest to you who are afflicted and to us as well at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire,
Simplified Cowboy Version
And just when you think you can't handle anymore, he's gonna come riding in and help you. He's done the same for us over and over again. You'll know when he comes to give you relief because you'll see him riding back over the hill. But he won't be alone! He'll bring with him the purifying fire and all his powerful angels.
Bible in Basic English
And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus comes from heaven with the angels of his power in flames of fire,
Darby Translation
and to you that are troubled repose with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with [the] angels of his power,
Christian Standard Bible®
and to reward with rest you who are afflicted, along with us. This will take place at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with His powerful angels,
World English Bible
and to give relief to you that are afflicted with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And to you that are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his mighty angels,
Weymouth's New Testament
and to requite with rest you who are suffering affliction now--rest with us at the re-appearing of the Lord Jesus from Heaven, attended by His mighty angels.
King James Version (1611)
And to you who are troubled, rest with vs, when the Lord Iesus shalbe reuealed from heauen, with his mightie Angels,
Literal Translation
and to give you, those being afflicted, relief with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from Heaven with angels of His power,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
but vnto you which are troubled, rest with vs, wha the LORDE Iesus shal shewe himselfe from heauen, with the angels of his power,
Mace New Testament (1729)
and that you, who are distress'd, should obtain your repose, together with us, when the Lord Jesus, with his angels, the ministers of his power, shall descend from heaven,
Amplified Bible
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,
American Standard Version
and to you that are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power in flaming fire,
Revised Standard Version
and to grant rest with us to you who are afflicted, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and to you which are troubled rest with vs when the lorde Iesus shall shewe him silfe from heven with his myghty angels
Update Bible Version
and to you that are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power in flaming fire,
Webster's Bible Translation
And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
Young's Literal Translation
and to you who are troubled -- rest with us in the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with messengers of his power,
New Century Version
And he will give rest to you who are troubled and to us also when the Lord Jesus appears with burning fire from heaven with his powerful angels.
New English Translation
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.
Berean Standard Bible
and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
Contemporary English Version
but he will give you relief from your troubles. He will do the same for us, when the Lord Jesus comes from heaven with his powerful angels
Complete Jewish Bible
and to give rest along with us to you who are being troubled, when the Lord Yeshua is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels
English Standard Version
and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels
Geneva Bible (1587)
And to you which are troubled, rest with vs, when the Lorde Iesus shall shewe himselfe from heauen with his mightie Angels,
George Lamsa Translation
And to you who are oppressed, he shall grant to be at peace with us, when our LORD Jesus Christ shall be revealed from heaven with the host of his angels,
Hebrew Names Version
and to give relief to you that are afflicted with us, when the Lord Yeshua is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,
International Standard Version
and to give us who are afflicted relief when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels1 Thessalonians 4:16; Jude 1:14; Revelation 14:13;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
7 And you who are afflicted will he save [fn] with us, at the revelation of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha from heaven, with the host [fn] Of his angels, when he executeth the punishment, with burning of fire,
Murdock Translation
and you, who are the troubled, he will vivify, with us, at the manifestation of our Lord Jesus the Messiah from heaven, with the host of his angels;
New King James Version
and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels,
New Living Translation
And God will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come with his mighty angels,
New Life Bible
He will help you and us who are suffering. This will happen when the Lord Jesus comes down from heaven with His powerful angels in a bright fire.
English Revised Version
and to you that are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power
New Revised Standard
and to give relief to the afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, unto you that are afflicted, release, with us, - by the revealing of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with his messengers of power,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with the angels of his power:
Lexham English Bible
and to you who are being afflicted, rest with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And to you whiche are troubled, reste with vs, in the reuelation of the Lorde Iesus from heauen, with the Angels of his power,
Easy-to-Read Version
And he will bring relief to you who are troubled. He will bring it to you and to us when the Lord Jesus comes from heaven for all to see, together with his powerful angels.
New American Standard Bible
and to give relief to you who are afflicted, along with us, when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
Good News Translation
and he will give relief to you who suffer and to us as well. He will do this when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven with his mighty angels,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and to you that ben troblid, rest with vs in the schewing of the Lord Jhesu fro heuene, with aungelis of his vertu,

Contextual Overview

5 Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: 6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; 7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

who: Isaiah 57:2, Matthew 5:10-12, Luke 16:25, Romans 8:17, 2 Corinthians 4:17, 2 Timothy 2:12, Hebrews 4:1, Hebrews 4:9, Hebrews 4:11, 1 Peter 4:1, Revelation 7:14-17, Revelation 14:13, Revelation 21:4

when: Matthew 13:39-43, Matthew 16:27, Matthew 25:31, Matthew 26:64, Mark 8:38, Mark 14:62, John 1:51, Acts 1:11, 1 Thessalonians 4:16, 1 Thessalonians 4:17, Titus 2:13, Hebrews 9:28, Jude 1:14, Jude 1:15, Revelation 1:7, Revelation 20:11

his mighty angels: Gr. the angels of his power, John 1:3, Ephesians 1:2, Colossians 1:16, 1 Peter 3:22, Revelation 22:6, Revelation 22:9, Revelation 22:16

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 20:13 - thou shalt smite Deuteronomy 33:2 - ten thousands Joshua 10:40 - utterly 2 Samuel 16:12 - requite 2 Samuel 19:33 - Come thou Job 3:17 - the wicked Job 34:33 - he will Psalms 9:17 - The wicked Psalms 18:24 - the Lord recompensed me Psalms 89:5 - in the congregation Psalms 92:9 - For Psalms 92:15 - and Psalms 94:13 - mayest Psalms 103:21 - ministers Psalms 119:132 - as thou usest to do unto those Proverbs 12:14 - and Isaiah 10:17 - for a flame Isaiah 10:34 - by a mighty one Isaiah 11:10 - his rest Isaiah 26:21 - Lord Isaiah 61:2 - and Jeremiah 50:34 - that he Daniel 7:9 - his throne Daniel 12:13 - rest Joel 3:11 - cause Zechariah 1:11 - they answered Zechariah 14:5 - and all Malachi 3:17 - they shall Matthew 7:2 - General Matthew 10:41 - a righteous man's Matthew 11:28 - and I Matthew 13:49 - and sever Matthew 19:28 - when Matthew 24:30 - see Matthew 25:6 - Behold Matthew 26:53 - and he Mark 13:26 - General Luke 17:30 - General John 5:22 - General Acts 2:36 - that same Acts 3:19 - when Acts 3:23 - that every Acts 24:25 - judgment Romans 8:18 - the glory 1 Corinthians 1:7 - coming 1 Corinthians 3:13 - the day 1 Corinthians 10:10 - destroyer Philippians 3:20 - from 1 Thessalonians 2:19 - in 2 Thessalonians 1:5 - for 2 Timothy 4:1 - who Hebrews 1:4 - so Hebrews 1:14 - ministering Hebrews 6:10 - God 1 Peter 1:7 - might 1 Peter 1:13 - the grace 1 Peter 4:13 - when 1 Peter 5:4 - appear 2 Peter 2:11 - angels Revelation 2:9 - tribulation Revelation 6:16 - and from Revelation 12:7 - and his Revelation 19:14 - the armies

Cross-References

Genesis 1:8
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Genesis 1:9
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Genesis 1:11
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
Genesis 1:15
And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
Genesis 1:24
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Genesis 1:29
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
Job 26:8
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
Psalms 104:10
He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.
Psalms 148:4
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And to you who are troubled, rest with us,.... This is another branch of the justice of God, in rendering to them who are afflicted and persecuted for righteousness sake, "rest"; a relaxation or rest from persecutions, for a while at least; as the churches of Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had, from that persecution raised at the death of Stephen, Acts 9:31 and as the Christians had at the destruction of Jerusalem; which though it was a day of vengeance to the unbelieving Jews, were times of refreshing to the saints, who were now delivered from their persecutors: or rather this designs a rest which remains for the saints after death in the grave, and at the coming of the Lord, and to all eternity; when they shall rest from all their toil and labour, and be freed from sin, and all disquietude by it, and from the temptations of Satan, and likewise from the persecutions of men; see Job 3:17. And this will be enjoyed in company with the apostles, and other believers; and as it is some alleviation to the sufferings and afflictions of saints now, that the same are accomplished in others, so it will enhance the heavenly glory, rest, and felicity, that they will be partners and sharers in it with the apostles of Christ Jesus, and have the same crown of glory they have; and indeed their company and conversation will be a part of their happiness.

When the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven; then will the justice of God take place in both the above branches and instances of it, rendering tribulation to persecutors, and rest to the persecuted. Christ, ever since a cloud received him out of the sight of the apostles up to heaven, has been, as it were, hid, and has not been seen with corporeal eyes by men on earth ever since, but by a very few, as Stephen, and the Apostle Paul; he has only been seen by an eye of faith; at his second coming there will be a revelation of him, and every eye shall see him: and this revelation of him will be "from heaven": thither he was received at his ascension, and there he now is; and here he is received, and will be retained until the end of all things; and from hence the saints expect him, and from hence will he descend in person, and then he will be revealed, and appear to the view of everyone: and that

with his mighty angels; which will add to the glory, majesty, and solemnity of that appearance: these are called his angels, because he is the Creator of them, and the object of their worship and adoration, and he is the Lord and head of them, and they are ministering spirits to him and his; and "mighty" angels, because they excel all other creatures in strength; a remarkable instance of the might and strength of angels is in 2 Kings 19:35. The words from the original text may be rendered, "with the angels of his power"; as they are by the Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions, for they will be the ministers of the power of Christ in gathering the elect from the four winds, and all nations, before Christ; and in taking out of his kingdom all that offend, and do iniquity; and in severing the righteous from the wicked; and in casting the latter into the furnace of fire. The Syriac version reads the words, "with the power of his angels".

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And to you who are troubled - That is, “it will be a righteous thing for God to give to you who are persecuted rest in the last day.” As it will be right and proper to punish the wicked, so it will he right to reward the good. It will not, however, be in precisely the same sense. The wicked will deserve all that they will suffer, but it cannot be said that the righteous will deserve the reward which they will receive. It will be right and proper, because:

(1) There is a fitness that they who are the friends of God should be treated as such, or it is proper that he should show himself to be their friend; and,

(2) Because in this life this is not always clearly done. They are often less prospered, and less happy in their outward circumstances, than the wicked. There is, therefore, a propriety that in the future state God should manifest himself as their friend, and show to assembled worlds that he is not indifferent to character, or that wickedness does not deserve his smiles, and piety incur his frown. At the same time, however, it will be owing wholly to his grace that any are ever admitted to heaven.

Rest - The future happiness of believers is often represented under the image of rest. It is rest like that of the weary laborer after his day of toil; rest, like that of the soldier after the hardships of a long and perilous march; rest, like the calm repose of one who has been racked with pain; see the notes on Hebrews 4:9. The word “rest” here (ἄνεσις anesis) means a letting loose, a remission, a relaxation; and hence composure, quiet; 2Co 2:12; 2 Corinthians 7:5.

With us - That is, with Paul, Silas, and Timothy; 2 Thessalonians 1:1. It would increase the comfort of the Thessalonians derived from the anticipation of the future world, to reflect that they would meet their religious teachers and friends there. It always augments the anticipated joy of heaven to reflect that we are to share its blessedness with them. There is no envy among those who anticipate heaven; there will be none there. They who desire heaven at all, desire that it may be shared in the highest degree by all who are dear to them.

When the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven - Shall appear; shall come from heaven; see the notes, 1 Thessalonians 4:6.

With his mighty angels - Margin, “angels of his power.” So the Greek. The sense is, that angels of exalted rank and glory will accompany him; see the 1 Thessalonians 4:16 note; Matthew 24:31; Matthew 25:31 notes.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 7. And to you who are troubled, rest with us — And while they have tribulation, you shall have that eternal rest which remains for the people of God.

When the Lord Jesus shall be revealed — But this fulness of tribulation to them, and rest to you, shall not take place till the Lord Jesus come to judge the world.

With his mighty angels — The coming of God to judge the world is scarcely ever spoken of in the sacred writings without mentioning the holy angels, who are to accompany him, and to form his court or retinue. See Deuteronomy 33:2; Matthew 25:31; Matthew 16:27; Matthew 26:64; Mark 8:38.


 
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