Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

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;

Lexham Expanded Bible

since [it is] righteous in the sight of God to pay back those who are afflicting you with affliction,

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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
εἴπερ 
Ei per 
if so be that, though, seeing, if so be
Usage: 6

it is a righteous thing
δίκαιος 
Dikaios 
Usage: 57

with
παρά 
Para 
of, with, from, by ... side, at, than,
Usage: 145

God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

ἀνταποδίδωμι 
Antapodidomi 
Usage: 5

θλίψις 
Thlipsis 
Usage: 33

θλίβω 
Thlibo 
Usage: 9

Context Readings

Thanksgiving For The Thessalonian Believers

5 This is a plain indication of God’s righteous judgment so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering. 6 For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, 7 and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire,

Cross References

Revelation 6:10

and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, will You refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”

Exodus 23:22

But if you truly obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.

Deuteronomy 32:41-43

If I sharpen My flashing sword,
And My hand takes hold on justice,
I will render vengeance on My adversaries,
And I will repay those who hate Me.

Psalm 74:22-23

Arise, O God, and plead Your own cause;
Remember how the foolish man reproaches You all day long.

Psalm 79:10-12

Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
Let there be known among the nations in our sight,
Vengeance for the blood of Your servants which has been shed.

Psalm 94:20-23

Can a throne of destruction be allied with You,
One which devises mischief by decree?

Isaiah 49:26

“I will feed your oppressors with their own flesh,
And they will become drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine;
And all flesh will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior
And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Zechariah 2:8

For thus says the Lord of hosts, “After glory He has sent me against the nations which plunder you, for he who touches you, touches the apple of His eye.

Colossians 3:25

For he who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and that without partiality.

Revelation 11:18

And the nations were enraged, and Your wrath came, and the time came for the dead to be judged, and the time to reward Your bond-servants the prophets and the saints and those who fear Your name, the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

Revelation 15:4

Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify Your name?
For You alone are holy;
For all the nations will come and worship before You,
For Your righteous acts have been revealed.”

Revelation 16:5-6

And I heard the angel of the waters saying, “Righteous are You, who are and who were, O Holy One, because You judged these things;

Revelation 18:20

Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced judgment for you against her.”

Revelation 18:24

And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all who have been slain on the earth.”

Revelation 19:2

because His judgments are true and righteous; for He has judged the great harlot who was corrupting the earth with her immorality, and He has avenged the blood of His bond-servants on her.”

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