2 Thessalonians 1:6 (KJV)

Passage

Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

Nearby Context

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;

2 Thessalonians 1:7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

2 Thessalonians 1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seeing", "righteous", "recompense", "tribulation", and "trouble". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seeing" and "righteous", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Which is a manifest token of the..." into verse 7's "And to you who are troubled rest...", so "seeing" and "righteous" 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 "seeing" and "righteous" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.