2 Thessalonians 1:3 (YLT)

Passage

We ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because increase greatly doth your faith, and abound doth the love of each one of you all, to one another;

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 1:1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, to the assembly of Thessalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ:

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 give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because increase greatly doth your faith, and abound doth the love of each one of you all, to one another;

2 Thessalonians 1:4 so that we ourselves do glory in you in the assemblies of God, for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye bear;

2 Thessalonians 1:5 a token of the righteous judgment of God, for your being counted worthy of the reign of God, for which also ye suffer,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "ought", "give", "thanks", "always", "brethren", "meet", and "increase". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "ought", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Grace to you and peace from God..." into verse 4's "so that we ourselves do glory in...", so "faith" and "ought" 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 "ought" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.