In 2 Thessalonians 1:5, believers' suffering is evidence of God's righteous judgment, which verse 6 then specifies as repayment to afflicters.

In Revelation 19:2, God's judgment is celebrated as He avenges His servants — the same justice promised here.

Revelation 18:20 says God judged Babylon with the judgment she imposed — a direct parallel of repaying trouble.

Revelation 16:6 describes God giving blood to drink to those who shed saints' blood — explicit retribution.

Revelation 16:5 declares God just in His judgments, affirming the righteous repayment of the wicked.

Psalm 79:10-12 pleads for God to avenge His servants and repay taunts—directly paralleling the 'repay affliction' in 2 Thessalonians 1:6.

Psalm 94:20-23 declares God will bring back iniquity on the wicked, directly echoing the principle of repaying troublers.

Revelation 11:18 speaks of God destroying those who destroy the earth, consistent with repaying trouble to troublers.

Revelation 6:10 records martyrs crying for God to avenge their blood — the same appeal for divine repayment.

Isaiah 49:26 promises God will make oppressors suffer, showing His justice against those who afflict His people.

Zechariah 2:8 warns that touching God's people touches His eye, implying divine retribution on their attackers.

Deuteronomy 32:41-43 depicts God repaying His adversaries—a direct parallel to the 'repay affliction' in 2 Thessalonians 1:6.

Joel 3:19 describes God making Egypt and Edom desolate for violence against Judah — same retributive justice for harming God's people.

In 2 Timothy 4:14, Paul trusts the Lord to repay Alexander for harm done, exactly mirroring the principle of God repaying affliction here.

In Romans 2:9, God's principle of repaying evil with tribulation directly parallels the justice described here.

Matthew 7:2 states the measure you use will be measured to you — the same reciprocal principle of being repaid according to how you treat others.

Joel 3:7 continues the same 'return your repayment on your own head' — almost identical wording.

Joel 3:4 says God will swiftly return repayment on the heads of those who wrong His people — exact same concept of payback.

Jeremiah 51:56 declares the LORD a God of recompense who repays — directly echoing the same principle of divine retribution.

Jeremiah 50:34 says the Redeemer will defend his cause and bring unrest to enemies, directly parallel to repaying troublemakers.

Isaiah 66:15 depicts the Lord coming with fire and fury to execute anger, a vivid parallel to God's repayment of trouble.

Isaiah 34:8 explicitly mentions God's day of vengeance and recompense, strongly echoing the promise to repay trouble.

Ecclesiastes 3:17 states God will judge both righteous and wicked, directly paralleling the theme of divine retribution.

In Psalm 34:21, evil slays the wicked — directly echoing the promise that troublers will be repaid.

In Psalm 7:13, God prepares weapons for the wicked — a vivid image of the punishment promised here.

In Luke 18:7, God's justice for the elect who cry out mirrors the same divine justice that repays affliction here.

In 2 Corinthians 4:17, believers' affliction produces glory, contrasting with the punishment affliction God repays to persecutors here.

In 2 Timothy 4:8, the righteous judge awards a crown to believers, while here the same judge repays affliction — both aspects of divine justice.

In Joshua 7:25, God brings trouble on Achan who troubled Israel — a concrete example of divine retribution.

In Philippians 1:28, opponents' destruction is a sign of God's judgment, echoing the same divine justice that repays affliction here.

In Psalm 18:24, God rewards the righteous — the flip side of the retribution against troublers described here.