2 Thessalonians 1:6
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Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
In other translations
Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
Greek words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Greek New Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Words marked TR or NA appear in only one of the two main Greek texts.
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