2 Tesalonika 1:5

Encouragement in Persecution

1:5 This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy ¹  of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering.

2 Tesalonika 1:11

1:11 And in this regard we pray for you always, that our God will make you worthy of his calling ²  and fulfill by his power your every desire for goodness and every work of faith,

[1:5]  ¹ tn Grk “so that you may be made worthy.” The passive infinitive καταξιωθῆναι (kataxiwqhnai) has been translated as an active construction in English for stylistic reasons.

[1:11]  ² tn Or “your calling.”