2 Thessalonians 1:1-5

From Paul, Silas, and Timothy, to the church in Thessalonica, you who belong to GOD our FATHER and the LORD JESUS CHRIST. Grace and peace to you from GOD our FATHER and the LORD JESUS CHRIST. It is appropriate that we always thank GOD for you, dearly beloved, because your faith is flourishing, and the love each of you has for one another is increasing. Among the churches of GOD, therefore, we boast about your perseverance and faith in the midst of all the persecutions and trials you are enduring. And GOD will use all of this to show his justice as you are counted worthy of the kingdom of GOD, for which you are suffering.