2 Thessalonians 1:4
That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.
What it says
So they boast among God's churches about the Thessalonians' perseverance and faith in all the persecution and affliction they are enduring.
What it is doing
It presents endurance under pressure as the church's public witness.
In context
1Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, 2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing. 4That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.