Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
since [it is] righteous in the sight of God to pay back those who are afflicting you with affliction,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
Holman Bible
since it is righteous for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you
International Standard Version
Certainly it is right for God to pay back those who afflict you with affliction,
A Conservative Version
Since it is a righteous thing according to God to repay restriction to those who restrict you,
American Standard Version
if so be that it is righteous thing with God to recompense affliction to them that afflict you,
Amplified
For after all it is only just for God to repay with distress those who distress you,
An Understandable Version
For it is a just thing for God to repay with affliction those people who are troubling you,
Anderson New Testament
since, indeed, it is a righteous thing with God, to repay affliction to those who afflict you,
Bible in Basic English
For it is an act of righteousness on God's part to give trouble as their reward to those who are troubling you,
Common New Testament
For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
Daniel Mace New Testament
since it is agreeable to his justice to afflict those in their turn, who afflict you:
Darby Translation
if at least it is a righteous thing with God to render tribulation to those that trouble you,
Godbey New Testament
if indeed it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them who are troubling you,
Goodspeed New Testament
since God considers it only just to repay with suffering those who are making you suffer
John Wesley New Testament
Seeing it is a righteous thing with God, to recompence affliction to them that afflict you.
Julia Smith Translation
Even though just with God to return pressure to them pressing you;
King James 2000
Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
Modern King James verseion
since it is a righteous thing with God to repay tribulation to those who trouble you,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
It is verily a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you,
Montgomery New Testament
For truly God's justice must render back trouble to those who are troubling you,
NET Bible
For it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
New Heart English Bible
Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,
Noyes New Testament
since it will be just with God to repay distress to them that distress you,
Sawyer New Testament
since it is just with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,
The Emphasized Bible
If, at least, it is a, righteous thing with God, to recompense, affliction, unto them that afflict you,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Since God deems it just to inflict suffering upon those who are now inflicting suffering upon you,
Webster
Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
Weymouth New Testament
A plain token of God's righteous judgement, I say, since it is a righteous thing for Him to requite with affliction those who are now afflicting you;
Williams New Testament
indeed, it is right for God to repay with crushing sorrows those who cause you these crushing sorrows,
World English Bible
Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,
Worrell New Testament
since it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to those who cause you tribulation;
Worsley New Testament
seeing it is a righteous thing with God to render affliction to those that afflict you;
Youngs Literal Translation
since it is a righteous thing with God to give back to those troubling you -- trouble,
Themes
Afflictions of the The Wicked » Their persecution of saints, a cause of
Punishment of the The Wicked » Future described as » The righteousness of God requires
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » The punishment of the wicked
Topics
Interlinear
Thlipsis
References
Easton
Hastings
Word Count of 36 Translations in 2 Thessalonians 1:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Thanksgiving For The Thessalonian Believers
5 a proof of the righteous judgment of God, so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, on behalf of which also you are suffering, 6 since [it is] righteous in the sight of God to pay back those who are afflicting you with affliction, 7 and to you who are being afflicted, rest with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels,
Cross References
Revelation 6:10
and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, "{How long}, holy and true Lord, will you not judge and avenge our blood from those who live on the earth?"
Exodus 23:22
But if you listen attentively to his voice and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.
Deuteronomy 32:41-43
When I sharpen {my flashing sword}, and my hand takes hold [of it] in judgment, {I will take reprisals against my foes}, and my haters I will repay.
Psalm 74:22-23
Rise up, O God, plead your cause; remember the reproaching of you by [the] foolish {all day long}.
Psalm 79:10-12
Why should the nations say, "Where [is] their God?" Let it be known among the nations before our eyes, [by] the avenging of the blood of your servants that was poured out.
Psalm 94:20-23
Can there be allied with you a throne of destruction, one that forms trouble based on statute?
Isaiah 49:26
And I will feed your oppressors their [own] flesh, and they shall be drunk [with] their blood as [with] wine. Then all flesh shall know that I [am] Yahweh, your savior and redeemer, the strong [one] of Jacob."
Zechariah 2:8
For thus said Yahweh of hosts, after glory he sent me against the nations plundering you: Truly, the one touching you [is] touching the apple of his eye.
Colossians 3:25
For the one who does wrong will receive back whatever wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.
Revelation 11:18
And the nations were angry, and your wrath has come, and the time for the dead to be judged, and to give their reward to your slaves the prophets and to the saints and to the ones who fear your name, the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth."
Revelation 15:4
Who would never fear, Lord, and glorify your name? For only you [are] holy, because all the nations will come and worship before you, because your righteous deeds have been revealed."
Revelation 16:5-6
And I heard the angel of the waters saying, "You are righteous, the one who is and the one who was, the Holy One, because you have judged these [things],
Revelation 18:20
Rejoice over her, heaven and the saints and the apostles and the prophets, because God has pronounced your judgment on her!"
Revelation 18:24
And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints and all those who had been slaughtered on the earth.
Revelation 19:2
because his judgments [are] true and righteous, because he has passed judgment on the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and has avenged the blood of his slaves {shed by} her hand!"