2 Thessalonians 1
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
2Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
4So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
5Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
6Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
7And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
9Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
10When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe(because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
11Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
12That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- ὁhoG358835× in this chapter
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- καίkaíG253218× in this chapter
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- σύsýG477115× in this chapter
thou
- ἐνenG172212× in this chapter
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
- θεόςtheósG231610× in this chapter
figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
- μέméG31659× in this chapter
me
- κύριοςkýriosG29627× in this chapter
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
- ἸησοῦςIēsoûsG24246× in this chapter
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
- ΧριστόςChristósG55475× in this chapter
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
- αὐτόςautósG8465× in this chapter
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
- πᾶςpâsG39564× in this chapter
all, any, every, the whole
- ἀπόapóG5754× in this chapter
"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
- εἰςeisG15193× in this chapter
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
- ὅςhósG37393× in this chapter
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
- πίστιςpístisG41023× in this chapter
persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself
- δίκαιοςdíkaiosG13422× in this chapter
equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively)
- δύναμιςdýnamisG14112× in this chapter
force (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself)
- ἐκκλησίαekklēsíaG15772× in this chapter
a calling out, i.e. (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both)
- ἐνδοξάζωendoxázōG17402× in this chapter
to glorify
- θλίβωthlíbōG23462× in this chapter
to crowd (literally or figuratively)
- θλῖψιςthlîpsisG23472× in this chapter
pressure (literally or figuratively)
- μετάmetáG33262× in this chapter
properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between G575 (ἀπό) or G1537 (ἐκ) and G1519 (εἰς) or G4314 (πρός); less intimate than G1722 (ἐν) and less close than G4862 (σύν))
- μήmḗG33612× in this chapter
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 (οὐ) expects an affirmative one)) whether
- ὅτιhótiG37542× in this chapter
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
- πάντοτεpántoteG38422× in this chapter
every when, i.e. at all times
- πατήρpatḗrG39622× in this chapter
a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
- περίperíG40122× in this chapter
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
- πιστεύωpisteúōG41002× in this chapter
to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ)
- ὑπέρhypérG52282× in this chapter
"over", i.e. (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than
- χάριςchárisG54852× in this chapter
graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude)
- δίδωμιdídōmiG13251× in this chapter
to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
- δίκηdíkēG13491× in this chapter
right (as self-evident), i.e. justice (the principle, a decision, or its execution)
- διωγμόςdiōgmósG13751× in this chapter
persecution
- δόξαdóxaG13911× in this chapter
glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)
- εἰeiG14871× in this chapter
if, whether, that, etc.
- εἰμίeimíG15101× in this chapter
I exist (used only when emphatic)
- εἰρήνηeirḗnēG15151× in this chapter
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
- εἷςheîsG15201× in this chapter
one
- ἕκαστοςhékastosG15381× in this chapter
each or every
- ἐκδίκησιςekdíkēsisG15571× in this chapter
vindication, retribution