1 Thessalonians 2:14-16

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. 1 Thessalonians 2:14 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.
2. 1 Thessalonians 2:15 tc ἰδίους (idious, “their own prophets”) is found in D¹ Ψ 1241 1505 2464 M sy Mcion^T. This is obviously a secondary reading. Marcion’s influence may stand behind part of the tradition, but the Byzantine text probably added the adjective in light of its mention in v. 14 and as a clarification or interpretation of which prophets were in view.
3. 1 Thessalonians 2:15 tn Or “and drove us out” (cf. Acts 17:5-10).
4. 1 Thessalonians 2:16 tn Grk “to fill up their sins always.”
5. 1 Thessalonians 2:16 tc The Western text (D F G 629 latt) adds τοῦ θεοῦ (tou theou) to ὀργή (orgē) to read “the wrath of God,” in emulation of the normal Pauline idiom (cf., e.g., Rom 1:18; Eph 5:6; Col 3:6) and, most likely, to clarify which wrath is in view (since ὀργή is articular).tn Or “the wrath,” possibly referring back to the mention of wrath in 1:10.
6. 1 Thessalonians 2:16 tn Or “at last.”