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2 Thessalonians 1

2 Thess. 1:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Seeing
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
ei (Greek #1512)
if perhaps
KJV usage: if so be (that), seeing, though.
Pronounce: i per
Origin: from 1487 and 4007
m it is a righteous thing
dikaios (Greek #1342)
equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively)
KJV usage: just, meet, right(-eous).
Pronounce: dik'-ah-yos
Origin: from 1349
with
para (Greek #3844)
properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)
KJV usage: above, against, among, at, before, by, contrary to, X friend, from, + give (such things as they), + that (she) had, X his, in, more than, nigh unto, (out) of, past, save, side...by, in the sight of, than, (there-)fore, with. In compounds it retains the same variety of application.
Pronounce: par-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition
God
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
to recompense
antapodidomi (Greek #467)
to requite (good or evil)
KJV usage: recompense, render, repay.
Pronounce: an-tap-od-ee'-do-mee
Origin: from 473 and 591
tribulation
thlipsis (Greek #2347)
pressure (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: afflicted(-tion), anguish, burdened, persecution, tribulation, trouble.
Pronounce: thlip'-sis
Origin: from 2346
to them that trouble
thlibo (Greek #2346)
to crowd (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: afflict, narrow, throng, suffer tribulation, trouble.
Pronounce: thlee'-bo
Origin: akin to the base of 5147
you
humas (Greek #5209)
you (as the objective of a verb or preposition)
KJV usage: ye, you (+ -ward), your (+ own).
Pronounce: hoo-mas'
Origin: accusative case of 5210
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Heb. 6:10• 10For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye showed unto his name, in that ye ministered to his saints and do minister. (Heb. 6:10)

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God,
Righteousness,
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Deut. 32:41‑43•  (Deut. 32:41‑43)
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Psa. 74:22‑23•  (Psa. 74:22‑23)
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Psa. 79:10‑12•  (Psa. 79:10‑12)
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Psa. 94:20‑23•  (Psa. 94:20‑23)
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Isa. 49:26•  (Isa. 49:26)
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Zech. 2:8•  (Zech. 2:8)
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Rev. 6:10• 10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Master, the holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on those that dwell on the earth? (Rev. 6:10)
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Rev. 11:18• 18And the nations were wroth, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead to be judged, and to give the reward to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to them that fear thy name, the little and the great; and to destroy those that destroy the earth. (Rev. 11:18)
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Rev. 15:4• 4Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for {i}thou{/i} only {i}art{/i} holy: for all the nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy righteousnesses were manifested. (Rev. 15:4)
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Rev. 16:5‑6• 5And I heard the angel of the waters say, Righteous art thou that art and that wast holy, because thou hast judged these things.
 6For they shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou gavest them blood to drink: they are worthy. (Rev. 16:5‑6)
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Rev. 18:20,24• 20Rejoice over her, O heaven, and ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets: for God hath judged your judgment on her.
 24And in her the blood of prophets and of saints was found, and of all that were slain on the earth. (Rev. 18:20,24)
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Rev. 19:2• 2for true and righteous {i}are{/i} his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. (Rev. 19:2)
• But the righteous judgment of God is unshaken, and faith rests on it without wavering, but with a solemn sense of what is at hand for violence no less than corruption (“On 2 Thessalonians 1:5-8” by W. Kelly)
• The “day of the Lord” was the coming of the Lord in judgment; but it was not to make His own suffer that He was coming-it was to punish the wicked. (“2 Thessalonians 1” by J.N. Darby)
• The “day of the Lord” was the coming of the Lord in judgment; but it was not to make His own suffer that He was coming-it was to punish the wicked. (“2 Thessalonians 1” by J.N. Darby)
• When God should take the thing in hand, He would recompense tribulation to those who troubled His children, and these should have rest-should be in peace. The moment of their entering into this rest is not at all the subject here, but the contrast between their actual condition and that which it would be if Jesus were come. (“2 Thessalonians 1” by J.N. Darby)
• The unbeliever is hardened at the sight of the just man perishing in his righteousness, and of a wicked man prolonging his life in his wickedness. The believer awaits the kingdom of God and suffers for its sake. (“On 2 Thessalonians 1:5-8” by W. Kelly)
• The apostle would have the saints bright in their severest troubles, joyfully anticipating the day of requital when the sufferings of the saints shall be swallowed up in the glorious rest of the saints, the rest of God we may add, while their troublers become the objects of His unsparing judgment. (“On 2 Thessalonians 1:5-8” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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if at leasta it is a righteous thing with God to render tribulation to those that trouble you,

JND Translation Notes

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This refers back to ver. 5.

W. Kelly Translation

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if so be that it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to those who trouble you,