1Paul , and Silvanus , and Timothy , unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ ; 2Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ .
Thanksgiving for the Thessalonians' Faith
3We are bound to give thanks to God always for you , brethren , even as it is meet , for that your faith groweth exceedingly , and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth ; 4so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which ye endure;
Encouragement in Persecution
5which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God ; to the end that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God , for which ye also suffer : 6if so be that it is a righteous thing with God to recompense affliction to them that afflict you , 7and 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,
The Coming Judgment
8rendering vengeance to them that know not God , and to them that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus : 9who shall suffer punishment , even eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might , 10when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be marvelled at in all them that believed ( because our testimony unto you was believed ) in that day .
Prayer for the Thessalonians
11To which end we also pray always for you , that our God may count you worthy of your calling , and fulfil every desire of goodness and every work of faith , with power ; 12that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you , and ye in him , according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ .