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Greetings to the Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians 1:4

In 9 translations

BSB
That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.
KJV
So 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:
WEB
so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your perseverance and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure.
ASV
so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which ye endure;
LSV
so that we ourselves glory in you in the assemblies of God, for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you bear—
YLT
so that we ourselves do glory in you in the assemblies of God, for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye bear;
DBY
so that we ourselves make our boast in you in the assemblies of God for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations, which ye are sustaining;Elohim
DRC
So that we ourselves also glory in you in the churches of God, for your patience and faith, and in all your persecutions and tribulations, which you endure,
GNV
So that we our selues reioyce of you in the Churches of God, because of your patience and faith in al your persecutions and tribulatios that ye suffer,

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐγκαυχᾶσθαι (“to greatly boast”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read καυχᾶσθαι (“to boast”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place αὐτοὺς elsewhere in this verse.
  • Spelling of ἐγκαυχᾶσθαι: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort: ἐνκαυχᾶσθαι.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

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  • SBLGNT: αὐτοὺς ἡμᾶς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read αὐτοὺς ἡμᾶς; Robinson–Pierpont read ἡμᾶς αὐτοὺς.
  • SBLGNT: ἐγκαυχᾶσθαι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐγκαυχᾶσθαι; Robinson–Pierpont read καυχᾶσθαι.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὥστε αὐτοὺς ἡμᾶς ἐν ὑμῖν ἐγκαυχᾶσθαι ἐν ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τοῦ θεοῦ ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑπομονῆς ὑμῶν καὶ πίστεως ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς διωγμοῖς ὑμῶν καὶ ταῖς θλίψεσιν αἷς ἀνέχεσθε,
RP2018
ὥστε ἡμᾶς αὐτοὺς ἐν ὑμῖν καυχᾶσθαι ἐν ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τοῦ θεοῦ ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑπομονῆς ὑμῶν καὶ πίστεως ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς διωγμοῖς ὑμῶν καὶ ταῖς θλίψεσιν αἷς ἀνέχεσθε·
TR-Boyd
ὥστε ἡμᾶς αὐτοὺς ἐν ὑμῖν καυχᾶσθαι ἐν ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τοῦ Θεοῦ ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑπομονῆς ὑμῶν καὶ πίστεως ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς διωγμοῖς ὑμῶν καὶ ταῖς θλίψεσιν αἷς ἀνέχεσθε·
SCR1894
ωστε ημας αυτους εν υμιν καυχασθαι εν ταις εκκλησιαις του θεου υπερ της υπομονης υμων και πιστεως εν πασιν τοις διωγμοις υμων και ταις θλιψεσιν αις ανεχεσθε

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Hebrews 10:36You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
  • James 5:7–8Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because…
  • Hebrews 12:1–3Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us. Let us fix our eyes…
  • 2 Corinthians 7:14Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.
  • 1 Thessalonians 2:14For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,
  • 1 Thessalonians 1:3and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Thessalonians 2:19After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?
  • 1 Corinthians 7:17Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.
  • Romans 5:3–5Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His…
  • Revelation 14:12Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
  • 2 Corinthians 9:4Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—to say nothing of you—would be ashamed of having been so confident.
  • James 5:11See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
  • 2 Peter 1:6and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
  • 1 Thessalonians 3:2–8We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for…
  • Romans 8:25But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
  • 2 Thessalonians 3:5May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.

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