2 Thessalonians 1:11 (ASV)

Passage

To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every desire of goodness and [every] work of faith, with power;

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 1:9 who shall suffer punishment, [even] eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

2 Thessalonians 1:10 when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be marvelled at in all them that believed (because our testimony unto you was believed) in that day.

2 Thessalonians 1:11 To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every desire of goodness and [every] work of faith, with power;

2 Thessalonians 1:12 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "pray", "always", "count", "worthy", "calling", "fulfil", and "desire". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "pray", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "when he shall come to be glorified..." into verse 12's "that the name of our Lord Jesus...", so "faith" and "pray" 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 "pray" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.