2 Thessalonians 2:1

The Day of the Lord

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

2 Thessalonians 2:9

2:9 The arrival of the lawless one ⁴  will be by Satan’s working with all kinds of miracles ⁵  and signs and false wonders,

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 

2 Thessalonians 3:3

3:3 But the Lord is faithful, and he ⁸  will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.

2 Thessalonians 3:17

3:17 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is how I write in every letter. ⁹ 

¹ tn Or perhaps “return” (cf. CEV).

² tn Grk “our gathering with him.”

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

⁴ tn Grk “whose coming,” referring to the lawless one. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek construction, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁵ tn Grk “every miracle.”

⁷ tn Grk “to which,” referring to the main idea of v. 13.

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

¹⁰ tn Grk “who.”

¹³ tn Grk “The greeting in my hand, Paul, which is a sign in every letter, thus I write.”