2 Thessalonians 1:7 (WEB)

Passage

and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 1:5 This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that you may be counted worthy of God’s Kingdom, for which you also suffer.

2 Thessalonians 1:6 Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,

2 Thessalonians 1:7 and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,

2 Thessalonians 1:8 punishing those who don’t know God, and to those who don’t obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus,

2 Thessalonians 1:9 who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "give", "relief", "afflicted", "lord", "jesus", "revealed", "heaven", and "mighty". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "give" and "relief", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Since it is a righteous thing with..." into verse 8's "punishing those who don t know God...", so "give" and "relief" 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 "give" and "relief" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.