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2 Thessalonians 1
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Salutation

1 From Paul[a] and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Grace and peace to you[b] from God the[c] Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Thanksgiving

3 We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters,[d] and rightly so,[e] because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater. 4 As a result we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you are enduring.

Encouragement in Persecution

5 This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy[f] of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering. 6 For it is right[g] for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, 7 and to you who are being afflicted to give rest together with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed[h] from heaven with his mighty angels.[i] 8 With flaming fire he will mete out[j] punishment on those who do not know God[k] and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 They[l] will undergo the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,[m] 10 when he comes to be glorified among his saints and admired[n] on that day among all who have believed—and you did in fact believe our testimony.[o] 11 And in this regard we pray for you always, that our God will make you worthy of his calling[p] and fulfill by his power your every desire for goodness and every work of faith, 12 that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to[q] the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 1:1 tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.
  2. 2 Thessalonians 1:2 tn Grk “Grace to you and peace.”
  3. 2 Thessalonians 1:2 tc ‡ Most witnesses (א A F G I 0278 1175 1241 1505 2464 M lat sy sa) have ἡμῶν (hēmōn) after πατρός (patros), reading “God our Father,” in apparent emulation of Paul’s almost universal style. The omission of the pronoun (the reading of B D P 0111vid 33 1739 1881 SBL) seems to be the earlier wording of this salutation. As well, the intrinsic evidence also supports the shorter reading: If 2 Thessalonians is authentic, it was one of Paul’s earliest letters, and, if so, his stereotyped salutation was still in embryonic form (see discussion at 1 Thess 1:1). NA28 places the word in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.
  4. 2 Thessalonians 1:3 tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelphoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited).
  5. 2 Thessalonians 1:3 tn Grk “as is worthy.”
  6. 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.
  7. 2 Thessalonians 1:6 tn Grk “if in fact/since,” as a continuation of the preceding.
  8. 2 Thessalonians 1:7 tn Grk “at the revelation of the Lord Jesus.”
  9. 2 Thessalonians 1:7 tn Grk “angels of power,” translated as an attributive genitive.
  10. 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.
  11. 2 Thessalonians 1:8 sn An allusion to Jer 10:25, possibly also to Ps 79:6 and Isa 66:15.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 2 Thessalonians 1:10 tn Or “marveled at.”
  15. 2 Thessalonians 1:10 tn Grk “because our testimony to you was believed.”
  16. 2 Thessalonians 1:11 tn Or “your calling.”
  17. 2 Thessalonians 1:12 tn Or “by means of.”
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2 Thessalonians 1
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1 Paul Paulos, · kai Silvanus Silouanos, and kai Timothy Timotheos, to the ho church ekklēsia of the Thessalonians Thessalonikeus in en God theos our hēmeis Father patēr and kai the Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos: 2 Grace charis to you hymeis and kai peace eirēnē from apo God theos our hēmeis Father patēr and kai the Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos.

3 We ought opheilō always pantote to thank eucharisteō · ho God theos for peri you hymeis, brothers adelphos, as kathōs is eimi fitting axios, because hoti your hymeis faith pistis is growing abundantly hyperauxanō, · ho and kai the ho love agapē of each hekastos one heis of you hymeis for eis one another allēlōn is increasing pleonazō, 4 so that hōste we hēmeis ourselves autos boast enkauchaomai about en you hymeis in en the ho churches ekklēsia of ho God theos for hyper · ho your hymeis patience hypomonē and kai faith pistis in en all pas the ho persecutions diōgmos and kai · ho afflictions thlipsis that hos you are enduring anechōmai.

5 This is evidence endeigma of the ho righteous dikaios judgment krisis of ho God theos, and results in eis your hymeis being considered worthy kataxioō of the ho kingdom basileia of ho God theos, for hyper which hos you are indeed kai suffering paschō. 6 For eiper it is a righteous thing dikaios for para God theos to repay antapodidōmi with affliction thlipsis those ho who afflict thlibō you hymeis, 7 and kai to give relief anesis to you hymeis who ho are afflicted thlibō, and to meta us hēmeis as well, when en · ho the ho Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous is revealed apokalypsis from apo heaven ouranos with meta his autos mighty dynamis angels angelos 8 in en flaming phlox fire pyr, inflicting didōmi punishment ekdikēsis on those ho who do not mē know oida God theos, and kai who ho do not mē obey hypakouō the ho gospel euangelion of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous. 9 They hostis will experience tinō the punishment dikē of eternal aiōnios destruction olethros, away from apo the presence prosōpon of the ho Lord kyrios and kai from apo the ho glory doxa of ho his autos power ischus 10 on en that ekeinos day hēmera when hotan he comes erchomai to be glorified endoxazomai in en · ho his autos saints hagios, and kai to be marveled thaumazō at by en all pas who ho have believed pisteuō, because hoti our hēmeis testimony martyrion to epi you hymeis was believed pisteuō. · ho · ho

11 With kai this hos in view eis we pray proseuchomai for peri you hymeis constantly pantote, that hina our hēmeis God theos will count you hymeis worthy axioō of ho his calling klēsis, · ho and kai by en his power dynamis bring to fulfillment plēroō every pas good eudokia resolve agathōsynē and kai work ergon of faith pistis, 12 so that hopōs the ho name onoma of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous may be glorified endoxazomai in en you hymeis, and kai you hymeis in en him autos, according to kata the ho grace charis of ho our hēmeis God theos and kai the Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos.

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