2 Thessalonians 1:11

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“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,”

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BSBPD

“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 · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Thessalonians 1:11 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 48:14For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.
  2. Psalms 51:18In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
  3. Psalms 68:20Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.
  4. Psalms 138:8The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever— do not abandon the works of Your hands.
  5. Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
  6. Isaiah 25:9And 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.”
  7. Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.
  8. Isaiah 66:9Shall 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.
  9. Daniel 3:17If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king.
  10. Hosea 6:3So 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.
  11. Zechariah 4:7What 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!’”
  12. Mark 4:28All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
  13. Luke 12:32Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
  14. John 6:27Do 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.”
  15. Romans 1:9God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
  16. Romans 8:30And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
  17. Romans 9:23What 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—
  18. 1 Corinthians 1:8He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  19. Ephesians 1:5He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
  20. Ephesians 1:9And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ
  21. Ephesians 1:16I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
  22. Ephesians 1:19and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,
  23. Ephesians 3:14... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
  24. Philippians 1:6being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

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