“who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 2 Thessalonians 1 contains 12 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.