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<p class="tab-1">After the introduction (<a class="bibleref" title="2Thess.1.1,2Thess.1.2" href="/passage/?search=2Thess.1.1,2Thess.1.2"><span class="bibleref" title="2Thess.1.1">2 Thess. 1:1</span>, <span class="bibleref" title="2Thess.1.2">2</span></a>) the apostle begins this epistle with an account of his high esteem for these Thessalonians, <a class="bibleref" title="2Thess.1.3,2Thess.1.4" href="/passage/?search=2Thess.1.3,2Thess.1.4"><span class="bibleref" title="2Thess.1.3">2 Thess. 1:3</span>, <span class="bibleref" title="2Thess.1.4">4</span></a>. He then comforts them under their afflictions and persecutions (<a class="bibleref" title="2Thess.1.5-2Thess.1.10" href="/passage/?search=2Thess.1.5-2Thess.1.10">2 Thess. 1:5-10</a>) and tells them what his prayers were to God for them, <a class="bibleref" title="2Thess.1.11,2Thess.1.12" href="/passage/?search=2Thess.1.11,2Thess.1.12"><span class="bibleref" title="2Thess.1.11">2 Thess. 1:11</span>, <span class="bibleref" title="2Thess.1.12">12</span></a>.</p>