2 Thessalonians 1:5 (GNV)

Passage

Which is a manifest token of the righteous iudgement of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdome of God, for the which ye also suffer.

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 1:3 We ought to thanke God alwayes for you, brethren, as it is meete, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the loue of euery one of you toward another, aboundeth,

2 Thessalonians 1:4 So that we our selues reioyce of you in the Churches of God, because of your patience and faith in al your persecutions and tribulatios that ye suffer,

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

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

2 Thessalonians 1:7 And to you which are troubled, rest with vs, when the Lord Iesus shall shewe himselfe from heauen with his mightie Angels,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "manifest", "token", "righteous", "iudgement", "counted", "worthy", "kingdome", and "suffer". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "manifest" and "token", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "So that we our selues reioyce of..." into verse 6's "For it is a righteous thing with...", so "manifest" and "token" 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 "manifest" and "token" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.