2 Thessalonians 1:3-5

Contemporary English Version

When Christ Returns

³ My dear friends, we always have good reason to thank God for you, because your faith in God and your love for each other keep growing all the time. ⁴ This is why we brag about you to all of God's churches. We tell them how patient you are and how you keep on having faith, even though you are going through a lot of trouble and suffering.

⁵ All this shows that God judges fairly and is making you fit to share in his kingdom for which you are suffering.