2 Thessalonians 2:17

2:17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you ¹  in every good thing you do or say. ² 

2 Thessalonians 2:1

The Day of the Lord

2:1 Now regarding the arrival ³  of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to be with him, ⁴  we ask you, brothers and sisters, ⁵ 

2 Thessalonians 3:18

3:18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. ⁶ 

[2:17]  ¹ tn Grk simply “strengthen,” with the object understood from the preceding.

[2:17]  ² tn Grk “every good work and word.”

[2:1]  ³ tn Or perhaps “return” (cf. CEV).

[2:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “our gathering with him.”

[2:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:3.

[3:18]  ⁶ tc Most witnesses, including some early and important ones (א² A D F G Ψ Ï lat sy), conclude this letter with ἀμήν (amhn, “amen”). Such a conclusion is routinely added by scribes to NT books because a few of these books originally had such an ending (cf. Rom 16:27; Gal 6:18; Jude 25). A majority of Greek witnesses have the concluding ἀμήν in every NT book except Acts, James, and 3 John (and even in these books, ἀμήν is found in some witnesses). It is thus a predictable variant. Further, the witnesses for the omission are among the best mss (א* B 0278 6 33 1739 1881* 2464 sa), giving sufficient base to prefer the shorter reading.