2 Thessalonians 1

Wherefore.

5:11,14; Isa 40:1,2; Lu 21:28; Heb 12:12

comfort. or, exhort.

Heb 10:24,25

1 Paul certifies them of the good opinion which he had of their faith, love, and patience;

11 and therewithal uses divers reasons for the comforting of them in persecution, whereof the chief is taken from the righteous judgment of God.

2Co 1:19; 1Th 1:1-10

Ro 1:7; 1Co 1:3,8

are.

2:13; Ro 1:8; 1Co 1:4; 1Th 1:2,3; 3:6,9

as is.

Lu 15:32; Php 1:7; 2Pe 1:13

your.

Job 17:9; Ps 84:7; 92:13; Pr 4:18; Isa 40:29-31; Lu 17:5; Joh 15:2

Php 1:9; 1Th 4:1,9,10; 1Pe 1:22; 2Pe 1:5-10; 3:18

groweth.The word, [huperauxano ,] from [huper ,] intensive, and [auxano ,] to grow, increase, signifies, as Dr. Clarke remarks, to grow luxuriantly, as a good and healthy tree in a good soil; and, if a fruit tree, bearing an abundance of fruit to compensate the labour of the husbandman. Faith is one of the seeds of the kingdom: this the Apostle had sowed and watered, and God gave an abundant increase. Their faith was multiplied, and their love abounded: and this was not the case with some distinguished characters only; it was the case with every one of them. For this the apostle felt himself bound to give continual thanks to God on their behalf, as it was "meet" and right.

glory.

2Co 7:14; 9:2,4; 1Th 2:19

your patience.

3:5; Ro 2:7; 5:3-5; 8:25; 12:12; 1Th 1:3; 3:2-8; Heb 6:15; 10:36

Heb 12:1-3; Jas 1:3,4; 5:7,8; 2Pe 1:6; Re 14:12

your persecutions.

1Th 2:14; 3:3,4; Jas 5:11

manifest.

6; Php 1:28; 1Pe 4:14-18

righteous.

Job 8:3; Ps 9:7,8; 33:5; 50:6; 72:2; 99:4; 111:7; Jer 9:24; Da 4:37

Ro 2:5; Re 15:4; 16:7; 19:2

may.

11; Lu 20:35; 21:36; Ac 13:46; Eph 4:1; Col 1:12; Re 3:4

for.

7; Ac 14:22; Ro 8:17; 1Th 2:14; 2Ti 2:12; Heb 10:32,33

De 32:41-43; Ps 74:22,23; 79:10-12; 94:20-23; Isa 49:26; Zec 2:8

Re 6:10; 11:18; 15:4; 16:5,6; 18:20,24; 19:2

who.

Isa 57:2; Mt 5:10-12; Lu 16:25; Ro 8:17; 2Co 4:17; 2Ti 2:12

Heb 4:1,9,11; 1Pe 4:1; Re 7:14-17; 14:13; 21:4

when.

Mt 13:39-43; 16:27; 25:31; 26:64; Mr 8:38; 14:62; Joh 1:51; Ac 1:11

1Th 4:16,17; Tit 2:13; Heb 9:28; Jude 1:14,15; Re 1:7; 20:11

his mighty angels. Gr. the angels of his power.

Joh 1:3; Eph 1:2; Col 1:16; 1Pe 3:22; Re 22:6,9,16

flaming.

Ge 3:24; De 4:11; 5:5; Ps 21:8,9; 50:2-6; Da 7:10; Mt 25:41,46

Heb 10:27; 12:29; 2Pe 3:7,10-12; Re 20:10,14,15; 21:8

taking. or, yielding vengeance.

De 32:35,41,42; Ps 2:9-12; 94:1; Isa 61:2; 63:4-6; Heb 10:30

Re 6:10,16,17

that know.

Ex 5:2; 1Sa 2:12; Ps 9:10; 79:6; Isa 27:11; Jer 9:6; Zep 1:6

Joh 3:19; 8:19; Ro 1:28; 1Co 15:34; 1Th 4:5

and that.

De 4:30; Ps 18:44; Isa 1:19; Ac 6:7; Ro 1:5; 2:7,8; 6:16; 10:16; 15:18

Ro 16:26; 2Co 10:5; Ga 3:1; Heb 2:3; 5:9; 11:8; 1Pe 1:2; 3:6; 4:17

be.

Isa 33:14; 66:24; Da 12:2; Mt 25:41,46; 26:24; Mr 9:43-49

Lu 16:25,26; Joh 5:14; Php 3:19; Heb 10:29; 2Pe 2:17; 3:7; Jude 1:13

Re 14:10,11; 20:14; 21:8; 22:15

from the presence.

Ge 3:8; 4:16; Job 21:14; 22:17; Ps 16:11; 51:11; Mt 7:23; 22:13; 25:41

Lu 13:27

the glory.

2:8; De 33:2; Isa 2:10,19,21; Mt 16:27; 24:30; Tit 2:13; *Gr:

Re 20:11

to be glorified.

12; Nu 23:23; Ps 89:7; Isa 43:21; 44:23; 49:3; 60:21; Jer 33:9

Mt 25:31; Joh 11:4; 17:10; Ga 1:24; Eph 1:6,12,14,18; 2:7; 3:10,16

1Pe 2:9; Re 7:11,12

to be admired.

Ps 68:35

our.

2:13; 1Th 1:5; 2:13

in that.

Mal 3:17; Mt 7:22; 24:36; Lu 10:12; 2Ti 1:12,18; 4:8

we pray.

Ro 1:9; Eph 1:16; 3:14-21; Php 1:9-11; Col 1:9-13; 1Th 3:9-13

our God.

Ps 48:14; 68:20; Isa 25:9; 55:7; Da 3:17; Re 5:10

would.

5; Col 1:12; Re 3:4

count. or, vouchsafe. calling.

2:14; Ro 8:30; 9:23,24; Php 3:14; 1Th 2:12; Heb 3:1; 1Pe 5:10

fulfil.

Ps 138:8; Pr 4:18; Isa 66:9; Ho 6:3; Zec 4:7; Mr 4:28; 1Co 1:8

Php 1:6

the good.

Ps 51:18; Lu 12:32; Eph 1:5,9; Php 2:13; Tit 3:4-7

the work.

Joh 6:27-29; Eph 1:19,20; 1Th 1:3; 2:13; Heb 12:2

the name.

10; Joh 17:10; 1Pe 4:14

and ye.

Ge 18:18; Ps 72:17; Isa 45:17,25; Joh 17:21-26; Php 3:9; Col 2:9,10

1Pe 1:7,8

the grace.

Ro 1:7; 1Co 1:4; 2Co 8:9; 13:4; Tit 2:11; Re 1:4