2 Thessalonians 1:9

1:9 They ¹  will undergo the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength, 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 2:14

2:14 He called you to this salvation ⁶  through our gospel, so that you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁷ 

¹ 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.

² 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”).

³ tn Or perhaps “return” (cf. CEV).

⁴ tn Grk “our gathering with him.”

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

⁵ tn Grk “to which,” referring to the main idea of v. 13.

⁶ sn That you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. For Paul the ultimate stage of salvation is glorification (Rom 8:30).