And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
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Interpretation
Religion, if worth anything, is worth every thing; and those have no religion, or none worth having, or know not how to value it, cannot find their hearts to suffer for it. We cannot by all our sufferings, any more than by our services, merit heaven; but by our patience under sufferings, we are prepared for the promised joy.
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This thought runs through 2 Thessalonians 1:3-7.