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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_thessalonians/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_thessalonians/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_thessalonians/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In his justice he will pay back those who persecute you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_thessalonians/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />since indeed God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For indeed <i>it is</i> righteous with God to repay those oppressing you with affliction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_thessalonians/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Seeing <i>it is</i> a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_thessalonians/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />since <i>it is</i> a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_thessalonians/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For after all it is <i>only</i> right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_thessalonians/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_thessalonians/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For after all it is <i>only</i> just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Since it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For after all it is <i>only</i> just for God to repay with distress those who distress you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />since it is just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />since it is righteous for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_thessalonians/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />if so be that it is a righteous thing with God to recompense affliction to them that afflict you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It is only right for God to punish everyone who is causing you trouble, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_thessalonians/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />if so be that it is a righteous thing with God to recompense affliction to them that afflict you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_thessalonians/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Certainly, it is right for God to give suffering to those who cause you to suffer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God will do what is right: he will bring suffering on those who make you suffer, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_thessalonians/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Certainly it is right for God to pay back those who afflict you with affliction, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_thessalonians/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_thessalonians/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />A plain token of God's righteous judgement, I say, since it is a righteous thing for Him to requite with affliction those who are now afflicting you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_thessalonians/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />since [it is] a righteous thing with God to give back to those troubling you—tribulation,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For indeed <i>it is</i> righteous with God to repay those oppressing you with affliction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> since it is a righteous thing with God to give back to those troubling you -- trouble,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Even though just with God to return pressure to them pressing you;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Seeing it is a just thing with God to repay tribulation to them that trouble you: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For certainly, it is just for God to repay trouble to those who trouble you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_thessalonians/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For it is surely just on God’s part to repay with afflictions those who are afflicting you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_thessalonians/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For it is indeed just of God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if it seems a righteous thing, before the presence of God, he will recompense tribulation to those who oppress you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And truly it is just before God to reward suffering to your tormentors,<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />since, indeed, it is a righteous thing with God, to repay affliction to those who afflict you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />if indeed it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them who are troubling you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />since it is agreeable to his justice to afflict those in their turn, who afflict you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />A plain token of God's righteous judgement, I say, since it is a righteous thing for Him to requite with affliction those who are now afflicting you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />since it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to those who cause you tribulation;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />seeing <i>it is</i> a righteous <i>thing</i> with God to render affliction to those that afflict you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p0L2MQrlSxc?start=50" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Christ's Coming</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5</span>All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1512.htm" title="1512: eiper (Conj) -- If indeed, if so. From ei and per; if perhaps.">After all,</a> <a href="/greek/1342.htm" title="1342: dikaion (Adj-NNS) -- From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy.">it is only right</a> <a href="/greek/3844.htm" title="3844: para (Prep) -- Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of. ">for</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theō (N-DMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/467.htm" title="467: antapodounai (V-ANA) -- To give in return, recompense. From anti and apodidomi; to requite.">to repay</a> <a href="/greek/2347.htm" title="2347: thlipsin (N-AFS) -- Persecution, affliction, distress, tribulation. From thlibo; pressure.">with affliction</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">those who</a> <a href="/greek/2346.htm" title="2346: thlibousin (V-PPA-DMP) -- (a) I make narrow (strictly: by pressure); I press upon, (b) I persecute, press hard. Akin to the base of tribos; to crowd.">afflict</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you,</a> </span> <span class="reftext">7</span>and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a></span><br />Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-10.htm">Revelation 6:10</a></span><br />And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-30.htm">Hebrews 10:30</a></span><br />For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-17.htm">1 Peter 4:17-18</a></span><br />For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God? / And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-7.htm">Luke 18:7-8</a></span><br />Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them? / I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-2.htm">Revelation 19:2</a></span><br />For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35</a></span><br />Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-4.htm">Isaiah 35:4</a></span><br />Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/94-1.htm">Psalm 94:1-2</a></span><br />O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth. / Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Nahum 1:2-3</a></span><br />The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies. / The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-56.htm">Jeremiah 51:56</a></span><br />For a destroyer is coming against her—against Babylon. Her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be broken, for the LORD is a God of retribution; He will repay in full.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-18.htm">Isaiah 59:18</a></span><br />So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/79-10.htm">Psalm 79:10</a></span><br />Why should the nations ask, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, make known among the nations Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-12.htm">Proverbs 24:12</a></span><br />If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-6.htm">Isaiah 66:6</a></span><br />Hear the uproar from the city; listen to the voice from the temple! It is the voice of the LORD, repaying His enemies what they deserve!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-41.htm">Deuteronomy 32:41-43</a></b></br> If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-22.htm">Psalm 74:22,23</a></b></br> Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/79-10.htm">Psalm 79:10-12</a></b></br> Wherefore should the heathen say, Where <i>is</i> their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight <i>by</i> the revenging of the blood of thy servants <i>which is</i> shed… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/colossians/4-5.htm">Act</a> <a href="/philippians/1-17.htm">Afflict</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-22.htm">Afflicting</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-7.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-37.htm">Deems</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-5.htm">God's</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-5.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-5.htm">Judgement</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-18.htm">Least</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-5.htm">Part</a> <a href="/galatians/5-10.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-5.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-9.htm">Recompense</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-15.htm">Render</a> <a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Repay</a> <a href="/matthew/16-27.htm">Requite</a> <a href="/colossians/3-24.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-5.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-5.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-5.htm">Token</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-7.htm">Tribulation</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-7.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/galatians/5-12.htm">Troubling</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-11.htm">Act</a> <a href="/james/4-9.htm">Afflict</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-21.htm">Afflicting</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-25.htm">Deems</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-5.htm">God's</a> <a href="/1_timothy/3-16.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-12.htm">Judgement</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-11.htm">Least</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-11.htm">Part</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-9.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-9.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-2.htm">Recompense</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-8.htm">Render</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-4.htm">Repay</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm">Requite</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-9.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-9.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-11.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-17.htm">Token</a> <a href="/revelation/1-9.htm">Tribulation</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-8.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/numbers/24-24.htm">Troubling</a><div class="vheading2">2 Thessalonians 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-1.htm">Paul certifies the Thessalonians of the good opinion which he had of their faith, love, and patience;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-11.htm">and therewithal uses various reasons for the comforting of them in persecution.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It connects the current statement to the broader context of the letter, where Paul is addressing the suffering and persecution faced by the Thessalonian believers. The phrase suggests a conclusion or a natural outcome based on the preceding discussion.<p><b>it is only right for God to repay</b><br>The concept of divine justice is central here. The idea that God will repay is rooted in the biblical principle of justice, where God is seen as the ultimate judge who will right all wrongs. This reflects the Old Testament understanding of God as a just ruler, as seen in passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35</a>, "Vengeance is mine, and recompense." The notion of repayment also aligns with the New Testament teachings on God's righteous judgment, as seen in <a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a>.<p><b>with affliction</b><br>Affliction here refers to the suffering or distress that God will bring upon those who have caused harm to His people. This is consistent with the biblical theme of retributive justice, where those who inflict suffering on others will themselves experience suffering. The use of the term "affliction" echoes the experiences of the Israelites in Egypt and their subsequent deliverance, highlighting God's role as a deliverer and avenger of His people.<p><b>those who afflict you,</b><br>This phrase identifies the recipients of God's justice as those who persecute the believers. In the historical context of the Thessalonian church, this likely referred to both Jewish and Gentile opponents who were hostile to the Christian message. The persecution of early Christians is well-documented in the New Testament, with parallels in <a href="/acts/17-5.htm">Acts 17:5-9</a>, where Paul and Silas faced opposition in Thessalonica. This phrase reassures the believers that God is aware of their suffering and will act on their behalf, reflecting the broader biblical promise of God's protection and vindication of His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a></b><br>The apostle who authored the letter to the Thessalonians, providing guidance and encouragement to the early Christian community.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/thessalonian_church.htm">Thessalonian Church</a></b><br>The recipients of the letter, a group of early Christians facing persecution and affliction for their faith.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The righteous judge who is described as repaying affliction to those who afflict His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/persecutors.htm">Persecutors</a></b><br>Those who are causing suffering and affliction to the Thessalonian believers.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/affliction.htm">Affliction</a></b><br>The suffering and persecution experienced by the Thessalonian church, as well as the divine retribution promised to their persecutors.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_justice.htm">God's Righteous Justice</a></b><br>God is portrayed as a just judge who will repay those who afflict His people. This assures believers that justice will ultimately be served, even if it is not immediate.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_persecution.htm">Endurance in Persecution</a></b><br>The Thessalonians are encouraged to endure persecution with the knowledge that God sees their suffering and will act justly on their behalf.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_divine_timing.htm">Trust in Divine Timing</a></b><br>Believers are reminded to trust in God's timing for justice, understanding that His ways and timing are perfect.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/forgiveness_and_patience.htm">Forgiveness and Patience</a></b><br>While awaiting God's justice, Christians are called to forgive their persecutors and remain patient, reflecting Christ's love and grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_promises.htm">Hope in God's Promises</a></b><br>The promise of divine retribution provides hope and encouragement to believers, affirming that their suffering is not in vain and that God is faithful to His promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_thessalonians_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Thessalonians 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_divine_retribution_conflict_with_love.htm">In 2 Thessalonians 1:6–7, does the promise of divine retribution conflict with the concept of a loving God? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_2_thess._1_9_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">In 2 Thessalonians 1:9, does the idea of eternal destruction align with God’s mercy throughout the Bible? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_suffering_god's_righteous_judgment.htm">In 2 Thessalonians 1:5, how can suffering be seen as a demonstration of God’s righteous judgment? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_psalm_58's_imprecation_added_later.htm">Is there archaeological or textual evidence suggesting that Psalm 58’s imprecatory themes were later additions or alterations to the original text?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Seeing it is.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">if so be it is fair:</span> a form very common in St. Paul, when he wishes to argue from some fact which he knows his readers will recognise (<span class= "ital">e.g., </span><a href="/romans/8-9.htm" title="But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.">Romans 8:9</a>). "Your persecution is a clear indication what God's fair verdict will be--that He will pronounce you fit--unless indeed you deny (as you will not) that it <span class= "ital">is</span> fair to recompense the persecutors with tribulation and the persecuted with rest." The context shows that St. Paul does not mean that <span class= "ital">all</span> suffering deserves a requital with bliss, but he does put it as a matter of common fairness that when men have suffered for the <span class= "ital">kingdom's</span> sake God should so reward them hereafter.<p><span class= "bld">With God.</span>--Such a system of requital commends itself as fair to men: is it likely to seem less fair in the eyes of God? Holy Scripture always sets forth the power of the human conscience to recognise God's principles of action: whatever is righteous for men is so for God, and <span class= "ital">vice versa.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Seeing</span> it is; or rather, <span class="accented">if indeed it is</span>; <span class="accented">if so be that it is</span> (R.V.). A hypothetical sentence, not, however, introducing an uncertain or conditional fact, but an emphatic assertion - what is felt by all to be true. <span class="cmt_word">A righteous thing with God.</span> Not only will the justice of God be displayed in the rewards of the righteous, in counting them worthy of the kingdom of God for which they suffer, but it will also be displayed in the punishments to be inflicted on their persecutors. <span class="cmt_word">To recompense tribulation to them that trouble you</span>. We have here an example of one of the most common defects of our English Version in rendering cognate words by different terms, and thus creating needless perplexities and giving rise to erroneous interpretations; the words "tribulation" and "trouble" are cognate, and hence the verse ought to be rendered as in the R.V., "If so be that it is a righteous thing with God to recompense affliction to them that afflict you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">After all,</span><br /><span class="grk">εἴπερ</span> <span class="translit">(eiper)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1512.htm">Strong's 1512: </a> </span><span class="str2">If indeed, if so. From ei and per; if perhaps.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[it is] only right</span><br /><span class="grk">δίκαιον</span> <span class="translit">(dikaion)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1342.htm">Strong's 1342: </a> </span><span class="str2">From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="grk">παρὰ</span> <span class="translit">(para)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3844.htm">Strong's 3844: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεῷ</span> <span class="translit">(Theō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to repay</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνταποδοῦναι</span> <span class="translit">(antapodounai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_467.htm">Strong's 467: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give in return, recompense. From anti and apodidomi; to requite.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with affliction</span><br /><span class="grk">θλῖψιν</span> <span class="translit">(thlipsin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2347.htm">Strong's 2347: </a> </span><span class="str2">Persecution, affliction, distress, tribulation. From thlibo; pressure.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">those who</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῖς</span> <span class="translit">(tois)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">afflict</span><br /><span class="grk">θλίβουσιν</span> <span class="translit">(thlibousin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2346.htm">Strong's 2346: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I make narrow (strictly: by pressure); I press upon, (b) I persecute, press hard. Akin to the base of tribos; to crowd.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you,</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμᾶς</span> <span class="translit">(hymas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">NT Letters: 2 Thessalonians 1:6 Since it is a righteous thing (2 Thess. 2 Thes. 2Th iiTh ii th)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Thessalonians 1:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Thessalonians 1:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Thessalonians 1:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Thessalonians 1:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>