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2 Thessalonians 1

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Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We 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; 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: Which 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: Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; When 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. Wherefore 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: That 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.

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2 Thessalonians 1:11

Eastern Fathers

John Chrysostom

"To which end also we pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and every work of faith, with power." "That He may count you," he says, "worthy of calling"; for they were not called. Therefore he has added, "and fulfill every desire of goodness." Since he also who was clothed in filthy garments, was called, but did not abide in his calling, but for this reason was the more rejected. "Of the calling," namely that to the bride-chamber. …

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Theophylact of Ohrid

What then, were they not called? Yes, they were. But the apostle is not speaking of that calling; for according to that one, many are called. He who did not have wedding garments was also called (Matt. 22:25), and the five virgins were also called (Matt. 25:11), but neither he nor they entered. The calling that the apostle means here is that which is confirmed by deeds, and which is properly the true calling, just as genuine faith is active faith. Therefore he adds the following. …

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Western Saints

Thomas Aquinas

Then when he says, "wherefore we also pray," he adds the support of prayer, and first, he sets out what he prays; second, to what purpose he prays, at "that the name"; third, how he can obtain what he prays for, at "according to the grace." He prays for one thing on God's part and two things on our part. …

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