2 Thessalonians 1:6-7 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;… There is the tradition of an Indian chief who with his wife fled before the prairie fires till he had crossed a broad river; when he struck his tent pole into the ground and cried, "Alabama!" ("here we may rest"). He was no prophet. Hostile tribes overpowered them; and they found only their graves where they sought a home. This is, may be, a parable of the soul; for it earth has no Alabama. (E. Foster.) Parallel Verses KJV: Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;WEB: Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you, |
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