Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
since it is a righteous thing with God to give back to those troubling you -- trouble,
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;
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;
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
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References
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Word Count of 36 Translations in 2 Thessalonians 1:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Thanksgiving For The Thessalonian Believers
5 a token of the righteous judgment of God, for your being counted worthy of the reign of God, for which also ye suffer, 6 since it is a righteous thing with God to give back to those troubling you -- trouble, 7 and to you who are troubled -- rest with us in the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with messengers of his power,
Cross References
Revelation 6:10
and they were crying with a great voice, saying, 'Till when, O Master, the Holy and the True, dost Thou not judge and take vengeance of our blood from those dwelling upon the land?'
Exodus 23:22
for, if thou diligently hearken to his voice, and hast done all that which I speak, then I have been at enmity with thine enemies, and have distressed those distressing thee.
Deuteronomy 32:41-43
If I have sharpened the brightness of My sword, And My hand doth lay hold on judgment, I turn back vengeance to Mine adversaries, And to those hating Me -- I repay!
Psalm 74:22-23
Arise, O God, plead Thy plea, Remember Thy reproach from a fool all the day.
Psalm 79:10-12
Why do the nations say, 'Where is their God?' Let be known among the nations before our eyes, The vengeance of the blood of Thy servants that is shed.
Psalm 94:20-23
Is a throne of mischief joined with Thee? A framer of perverseness by statute?
Isaiah 49:26
And I have caused thine oppressors to eat their own flesh, And as new wine they drink their own blood, And known have all flesh that I, Jehovah, Thy saviour, and thy redeemer, Am the Mighty One of Jacob!'
Zechariah 2:8
For thus said Jehovah of Hosts: After honour He hath sent me unto the nations who are spoiling you, For he who is coming against you, Is coming against the daughter of His eye.
Colossians 3:25
and he who is doing unrighteously shall receive what he did unrighteously, and there is no acceptance of persons.
Revelation 11:18
and the nations were angry, and Thine anger did come, and the time of the dead, to be judged, and to give the reward to Thy servants, to the prophets, and to the saints, and to those fearing Thy name, to the small and to the great, and to destroy those who are destroying the land.'
Revelation 15:4
who may not fear Thee, O Lord, and glorify Thy name? because Thou alone art kind, because all the nations shall come and bow before Thee, because Thy righteous acts were manifested.'
Revelation 16:5-6
and I heard the messenger of the waters, saying, 'righteous, O Lord, art Thou, who art, and who wast, and who shalt be, because these things Thou didst judge,
Revelation 18:20
'Be glad over her, O heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets, because God did judge your judgment of her!'
Revelation 18:24
and in her blood of prophets and of saints was found, and of all those who have been slain on the earth.'
Revelation 19:2
because true and righteous are His judgments, because He did judge the great whore who did corrupt the earth in her whoredom, and He did avenge the blood of His servants at her hand;'