2 Thessalonians 1:11

9 ^aThese shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and ^bfrom the glory of His power,

10 when He comes, in that Day, ^ato be ^bglorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who¹ believe, because our testimony among you was believed.

11 Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would ^acount you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and ^bthe work of faith with power,

12 ^athat the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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To which end (eiv o). So Colossians 1:29. Probably purpose with reference to the contents of verses II Thessalonians 1:5-10. We have had the Thanksgiving (verses II Thessalonians 1:3-10) in a long, complicated, but rich period or sentence. Now he makes a brief Prayer (verses II Thessalonians 1:11-12) that God will fulfil all their hopes and endeavours. Paul and his colleagues can still pray for them though no longer with them (Moffatt).

That (ina). Common after proseuxomai (Colossians 4:3; Ephesians 1:17; Philippians 1:9) when the content of the prayer blends with the purpose (purport and purpose).

Count you worthy (umav aciwsh). Causative verb (aorist active subjunctive) like kataciow in verse II Thessalonians 1:5 with genitive.

Of your calling (thv klhsewv). Klhsiv can apply to the beginning as in I Corinthians 1:26; Romans 11:29, but it can also apply to the final issue as in Philippians 3:14; Hebrews 3:1. Both ideas may be here. It is God's calling of the Thessalonians.

And fulfil every desire of goodness (kai plhrwsh pasan eudokian agaqwsunhv). "Whom he counts worthy he first makes worthy" (Lillie). Yes, in purpose, but the wonder and the glory of it all is that God begins to count us worthy in Christ before the process is completed in Christ (Romans 8:29 f.). But God will see it through and so Paul prays to God. Eudokia (cf. Luke 2:14) is more than mere desire, rather good pleasure, God's purpose of goodness, not in ancient Greek, only in LXX and N.T. Agaqwsunh like a dozen other words in -sunh occurs only in late Greek. This word occurs only in LXX, N.T., writings based on them. It is made from agaqov, good, akin to agamai, to admire. May the Thessalonians find delight in goodness, a worthy and pertinent prayer.

Work of faith (ergon pistewv). The same phrase in I Thessalonians 1:3. Paul prays for rich fruition of what he had seen in the beginning. Work marked by faith, springs from faith, sustained by faith.

With power (en dunamei). In power. Connect with plhrwsh (fulfil), God's power (Romans 1:29; Colossians 1:4) in Christ (I Corinthians 1:24) through the Holy Spirit (I Thessalonians 1:5).

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