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Thanksgiving for Faith and Perseverance

^1 (C1)Paul and ^(C2)Silvanus and ^(C3)Timothy, To the ^(C4)church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:^2 (C1)Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

³ We ought always ^(C1)to give thanks to God for you, ^(C2)brethren, as is only fitting, because your faith is greatly enlarged, and the ^(C3)love of each one of you toward one another grows ever greater;⁴ therefore, we ourselves ^(C1)speak proudly of you among ^(C2)the churches of God for your ^(F1)perseverance and faith ^(C2)in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure.⁵ This is a ^(C1)plain indication of God's righteous judgment so that you will be ^(C2)considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering.^6 (F1)For after all ^(C1)it is only just ^(F2)for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,⁷ and to give relief to you who are afflicted ^(F1)and to us as well ^(F2)(C1)when the Lord Jesus will be revealed ^(C2)from heaven ^(C3)with ^(F3)His mighty angels ^(C4)in flaming fire,⁸ dealing out retribution to those who ^(C1)do not know God and to those who ^(C2)do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.⁹ These will pay the penalty of ^(C1)eternal destruction, ^(C2)away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,¹⁰ when He comes to be ^(C1)glorified ^(F1)in His ^(F2)saints on that ^(C2)day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed--for our ^(C3)testimony to you was believed.¹¹ To this end also we ^(C1)pray for you always, that our God will ^(F1)(C2)count you worthy of your ^(C3)calling, and fulfill every desire for ^(C4)goodness and the ^(C5)work of faith with power,¹² so that the ^(C1)name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.