Abraham will become a great and powerful nation. And all the people on earth will be blessed because of him.
2 Thessalonians 1:12 - Easy To Read Version We pray all this so that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ can have glory in you. And you can have glory in him. That glory comes from the grace (kindness) of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Thus may the name of our Lord Jesus Christ be glorified and become more glorious through and in you, and may you [also be glorified] in Him according to the grace (favor and blessing) of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). American Standard Version (1901) that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. Common English Bible Then the name of our Lord Jesus will be honored by you, and you will be honored by him, consistent with the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. Catholic Public Domain Version in order that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, in accord with the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ. |
Abraham will become a great and powerful nation. And all the people on earth will be blessed because of him.
May the king be famous forever.\par May people remember his name\par as long as the sun shines.\par May the people be blessed by him.\par And may they all bless him.\par
Those people will say,\par “People in the east, praise the Lord!\par People in faraway lands,\par praise the name\par of the Lord God of Israel.”\par
But Israel will be saved by the Lord.\par That salvation will continue forever.\par Never, never again will Israel be shamed.\par
The Lord will help the people of Israel do good, and the people will be very proud of their God.
You people that obey the Lord’s commands\par should listen to the things\par the Lord says,\par “Your brothers hated you.\par They turned against you\par because you followed me.\par Your brothers said,\par ‘We will come back to you\par when the Lord is honored.\par Then we will be happy with you.’\par Those bad people will be punished.\par
“People all around the world respect my name. All around the world people bring good gifts to me. They burn good incense {\cf2\super [7]} as a gift to me. Why? Because my name is important to all those people.” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.
All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And my glory is seen in these men.
This letter is to all of you in Rome that God has called to be his holy people. {\cf2\super [8]} You are people that God loves.
I always thank my God for you because of the grace (kindness) that God has given you through Christ Jesus.
It is true that Christ was weak when he was killed on the cross. But he lives now by God’s power. And it is true that we are weak in Christ. But for you we will be alive in Christ by God’s power.
You know the grace (kindness) of our Lord Jesus Christ. You know that Christ was rich \{with God\}, but for you he became poor. Christ did this so that you could become rich by his becoming poor.
It allows me to be in Christ. In Christ I am right with God, and this being right does not come from my following the law. It comes from God through faith. God uses my faith in Christ to make me right with him.
This will happen on the day when the Lord \{Jesus\} comes. Jesus will come to receive glory with his holy people. {\cf2\super [2]} And all the people who have believed will be amazed at Jesus. You will be in that group of believers, because you believed the things we told you.
\{That is the way we should live,\} because God’s grace (kindness) has come. That grace can save every person. And that grace has been given to us.
When people say bad things to you because you follow Christ, then you are blessed (happy). You are blessed because the Spirit {\cf2\super [28]} of glory is with you. That is the Spirit of God.