Verse Comparison: 2 Thessalonians 1:4
American Standard Version
so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which ye endure;
Amplified® Bible
And this is a cause of our mentioning you with pride among the churches (assemblies) of God for your steadfastness (your unflinching endurance and patience) and your firm faith in the midst of all the persecutions and crushing distresses {and} afflictions under which you are holding up.
Contemporary English Version
That's why we brag about you to all of God's churches. We tell them how patient you are and how you keep on having faith, even though you are going through a lot of trouble and suffering.
Darby English Version
so that we ourselves make our boast in you in the assemblies of God for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations, which ye are sustaining;
Good News Bible
That is why we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God. We boast about the way you continue to endure and believe through all the persecutions and sufferings you are experiencing.
International Standard Version
As a result, we boast about you among God's churches-about your endurance and faith through all the persecutions and afflictions you are experiencing.
King James Version
So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
New American Standard Bible
therefore, we ourselves speak proudly of you among the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure.
New International Version
Therefore, among God's churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.
New King James Version
so that we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure,
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
therefore, we ourselves speak proudly of you among the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure.
Young's Literal Translation
so that we ourselves do glory in you in the assemblies of God, for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye bear;
