2 Thessalonians 1:9 (YLT)

Passage

who shall suffer justice--destruction age-during--from the face of the Lord, and from the glory of his strength,

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 1:7 and to you who are troubled--rest with us in the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with messengers of his power,

2 Thessalonians 1:8 in flaming fire, giving vengeance to those not knowing God, and to those not obeying the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ;

2 Thessalonians 1:9 who shall suffer justice--destruction age-during--from the face of the Lord, and from the glory of his strength,

2 Thessalonians 1:10 when He may come to be glorified in his saints, and to be wondered at in all those believing--because our testimony was believed among you--in that day;

2 Thessalonians 1:11 for which also we do pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of the calling, and may fulfil all the good pleasure of goodness, and the work of the faith in power,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "suffer", "justice--destruction", "age-during--from", "face", "lord", "glory", and "strength". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "suffer", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "in flaming fire giving vengeance to those..." into verse 10's "when He may come to be glorified...", so "shall" and "suffer" 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 "shall" and "suffer" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.