2 Thessalonians 1:11 “To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worth…”

2 Thessalonians 1:11

To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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:

World English Bible

To this end we also pray always for you that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith with power,

American Standard Version

To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every desire of goodness and every work of faith, with power;

Geneva Bible 1599

Wherefore, we also pray alwayes for you, that our God may make you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodnes, and the worke of faith with power,

Darby Translation

To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of the calling, and fulfil all [the] good pleasure of [his] goodness and [the] work of faith with power,

Young's Literal Translation

for which also we do pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of the calling, and may fulfil all the good pleasure of goodness, and the work of the faith in power,

Bible in Basic English

For this reason, you are ever in our prayers, that you may seem to our God such as may have a part in his purpose and that by his power he will make all his good purpose, and the work of faith, complete;

.mt-body { max-height: none !important; -webkit-mask-image: none !important; mask-image: none !important; } .mt-bar { display: none !important; } .o-trans::after { display: block !important; }

Cross references

“we pray”

Colossians 1:9–13 1 Thessalonians 3:9–13 Philippians 1:9–11 Romans 1:9 Ephesians 1:16 Ephesians 3:14–21

Colossians 1:9–13 · BSB

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

1 Thessalonians 3:9–13 · BSB

How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?

Philippians 1:9–11 · BSB

And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,

Romans 1:9 · BSB

God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you

Ephesians 1:16 · BSB

I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,

Ephesians 3:14–21 · BSB

... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

“our God”

Isaiah 25:9 Psalm 48:14 Psalm 68:20 Revelation 5:10 Isaiah 55:7 Daniel 3:17

Isaiah 25:9 · BSB

And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”

Psalm 48:14 · BSB

For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.

Psalm 68:20 · BSB

Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.

Revelation 5:10 · BSB

You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”

Isaiah 55:7 · BSB

Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.

Daniel 3:17 · BSB

If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king.

“would”

2 Thessalonians 1:5 Revelation 3:4 Colossians 1:12

2 Thessalonians 1:5 · BSB

All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

Revelation 3:4 · BSB

But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white.

Colossians 1:12 · BSB

giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.

“calling”

2 Thessalonians 2:14 Romans 8:30 1 Peter 5:10 Philippians 3:14 Hebrews 3:1 Romans 9:23

2 Thessalonians 2:14 · BSB

To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 8:30 · BSB

And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.

1 Peter 5:10 · BSB

And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.

Philippians 3:14 · BSB

I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 3:1 · BSB

Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.

Romans 9:23 · BSB

What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory—

“fulfil”

Psalm 138:8 Philippians 1:6 Proverbs 4:18 Isaiah 66:9 Hosea 6:3 Zechariah 4:7

Psalm 138:8 · BSB

The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever— do not abandon the works of Your hands.

Philippians 1:6 · BSB

being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Proverbs 4:18 · BSB

The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.

Isaiah 66:9 · BSB

Shall I bring a baby to the point of birth and not deliver it?” says the LORD. “Or will I who deliver close the womb?” says your God.

Hosea 6:3 · BSB

So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.

Zechariah 4:7 · BSB

What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. Then he will bring forth the capstone accompanied by shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”

“the good”

Philippians 2:13 Titus 3:4–7 Luke 12:32 Ephesians 1:5 Psalm 51:18 Ephesians 1:9

Philippians 2:13 · BSB

For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.

Titus 3:4–7 · BSB

But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

Luke 12:32 · BSB

Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

Ephesians 1:5 · BSB

He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,

Psalm 51:18 · BSB

In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.

Ephesians 1:9 · BSB

And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ

“the work”

1 Thessalonians 1:3 Hebrews 12:2 John 6:27–29 Ephesians 1:19 Ephesians 1:20 1 Thessalonians 2:13

1 Thessalonians 1:3 · BSB

and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 12:2 · BSB

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

John 6:27–29 · BSB

Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”

Ephesians 1:19 · BSB

and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,

Ephesians 1:20 · BSB

which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,

1 Thessalonians 2:13 · BSB

And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10on the day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed, including you who have believed our testimony.

12so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Read 2 Thessalonians 1