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:
What does 2 Thessalonians 1:11 mean?
Believing thoughts and expectations of the second coming of Christ should lead us to pray to God more, for ourselves and others.
Key themes
Read with
Keep this verse inside 2 Thessalonians 1:8-12 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on 2 Thessalonians 1:11
That our God would count you worthy of this calling. - Margin, "or, vouchsafe." The meaning is, "that he would regard you as worthy of this calling;" see the notes on ver. 5. Of this calling; see the notes, Ephesians 4:1 . The "calling" here, is that which had brought them into the kingdom, and led them to become Christians. And fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness. - That is, make the work of salvation complete and effectual. Oldshausen has well expressed the sense: "May God fill you with all that good which is pleasing to him.
Key words
- his own calling
-
his own calling.
- vouchsafes
-
vouchsafes.
- his own calling
-
his own calling.
- vouchsafes
-
vouchsafes.
Context in 2 Thessalonians 1
Show chapter context
2 Thessalonians 1 belongs to the opening movement of the book, especially the section often described as encouragement under persecution. Second Thessalonians steadies believers with teaching about perseverance, judgment, the coming of Christ, and ordinary faithful work. Read this chapter with the wider themes of perseverance, judgment, and return of Christ in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
Related topics
Explore by topic
Passages on trusting God, receiving Christ, persevering without sight, and the relation between faith and lived obedience.
Passages on asking, persistence, confession, dependence, and the way prayer shapes Christian life and attention.
Bible verses about justice and mercy
Key texts on public righteousness, neighbor-love, social ethics, compassion, and the prophetic refusal to separate worship from justice.
Key passages on God's unmerited favour, the grace of Christ, salvation by grace through faith, and how grace transforms the way believers live.