2 Thessalonians 1:5-10

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. 2 Thessalonians 1:5 tn Grk “so that you may be made worthy.” The passive infinitive καταξιωθῆναι (kataxiōthēnai) has been translated as an active construction in English for stylistic reasons.
2. 2 Thessalonians 1:6 tn Grk “if in fact/since,” as a continuation of the preceding.
3. 2 Thessalonians 1:7 tn Grk “at the revelation of the Lord Jesus.”
4. 2 Thessalonians 1:7 tn Grk “angels of power,” translated as an attributive genitive.
5. 2 Thessalonians 1:8 tn Grk “meting out,” as a description of Jesus Christ in v. 7. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started at the beginning of v. 8 in the translation.
6. 2 Thessalonians 1:8 sn An allusion to Jer 10:25, possibly also to Ps 79:6 and Isa 66:15.
7. 2 Thessalonians 1:9 tn Grk “who,” describing the people mentioned in v. 8. A new sentence was started here in the translation by replacing the relative pronoun with a personal pronoun.
8. 2 Thessalonians 1:9 tn Or “power,” or “might.” The construction can also be translated as an attributed genitive: “from his glorious strength” (cf. TEV “glorious might”; CEV “glorious strength”; NLT “glorious power”).sn An allusion to Isa 2:10, 19, 21.
9. 2 Thessalonians 1:10 tn Or “marveled at.”
10. 2 Thessalonians 1:10 tn Grk “because our testimony to you was believed.”