2 Thessalonians 1:4 (DBY)

Passage

so that we ourselves make our boast in you in the assemblies of God for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations, which ye are sustaining;

Nearby Context

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

2 Thessalonians 1:3 We ought to thank God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, because your faith increases exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all towards one another abounds;

2 Thessalonians 1:4 so that we ourselves make our boast in you in the assemblies of God for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations, which ye are sustaining;

2 Thessalonians 1:5 a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that ye should be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for the sake of which ye also suffer;

2 Thessalonians 1:6 if at least [it is a] righteous thing with God to render tribulation to those that trouble you,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "ourselves", "make", "boast", "assemblies", "endurance", "persecutions", and "tribulations". 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 ought to thank God always for..." into verse 5's "a manifest token of the righteous judgment...", 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.