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Ὅπως ἐνδοξασθῇ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν ὑμῖν, καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐν αὐτῷ, κατὰ τὴν χάριν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ (2 Thessalonians 1:12)

So that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

In this closing clause of Paul’s prayer for the Thessalonians, we encounter one of the most beautifully compact expressions of mutual glorification between Christ and his people. The syntax and vocabulary of the verse draw from rich theological wells—grace, union with Christ, and eschatological hope.… Learn Koine Greek