02.09.2021 2 Tes 1:3-5

2 Tes 1:3-5 Raamattu 1933/38 3 Me olemme velvolliset aina kiittämään Jumalaa teidän tähtenne, veljet, niinkuin oikein onkin, koska teidän uskonne runsaasti kasvaa ja keskinäinen rakkautenne lisääntyy itsekussakin, kaikissa teissä,4 niin että me itsekin Jumalan seurakunnissa kerskaamme teistä, teidän kärsivällisyydestänne ja uskostanne kaikissa vainoissanne ja ahdistuksissa, joita teillä on kestettävänä 5 ja jotka ovat osoituksena Jumalan vanhurskaasta tuomiosta, että teidät katsottaisiin arvollisiksi Jumalan valtakuntaan, jonka tähden kärsittekin,

2 Thessalonians 1:3-5 Amplified Bible 3 We ought always and indeed are morally obligated [as those in debt] to give thanks to God for you, [a]brothers and sisters, as is fitting, because your faith is growing ever greater, and the [unselfish] [b]love of each one of you toward one another is continually increasing. 4 Therefore, we speak of you with pride among the churches of God for your steadfastness [your unflinching endurance, and patience] and your firm faith in the midst of all the persecution and [crushing] distress which you endure. 5 This is a positive proof of the righteous judgment of God [a sign of His fair verdict], so that you will be considered worthy of His kingdom, for which indeed you are suffering.
Footnotes
2 Thessalonians 1:3 Lit brethren, includes all born-again believers.
2 Thessalonians 1:3 The key to understanding this and other statements about love is to know that this love (the Greek word agape) is not so much a matter of emotion as it is of doing things for the benefit of another person, that is, having an unselfish concern for another and a willingness to seek the best for another.

2Tess 1:3-5 NIV Thanksgiving and Prayer 3 We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing. 4 Therefore, among God’s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring. 5 All this is evidence that God’s judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.