2 Thessalonians 1:4 (KJV)

Passage

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:

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 1:2 Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

2 Thessalonians 1:4 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:

2 Thessalonians 1:5 Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

2 Thessalonians 1:6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "ourselves", "glory", "churches", "patience", "persecutions", "tribulations", and "endure". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "ourselves", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "We are bound to thank God always..." into verse 5's "Which is a manifest token of the...", so "faith" and "ourselves" belong inside that flow. In 2 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "ourselves" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.