2 Thessalonians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul ¹  and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians ²  in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:9

1:9 They ³  will undergo the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength, ⁴ 

2 Thessalonians 2:1

The Day of the Lord

2:1 Now regarding the arrival ⁵  of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to be with him, ⁶  we ask you, brothers and sisters, ⁷ 

2 Thessalonians 2:14

2:14 He called you to this salvation ⁸  through our gospel, so that you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ 

2 Thessalonians 3:3-4

3:3 But the Lord is faithful, and he ¹⁰  will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. 3:4 And we are confident about you in the Lord that you are both doing – and will do – what we are commanding.

[1:1]  ¹ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[1:1]  ² map For the location of Thessalonica see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.

[1:9]  ³ 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.

[1:9]  ⁴ 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”).

[2:1]  ⁵ tn Or perhaps “return” (cf. CEV).

[2:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “our gathering with him.”

[2:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:3.

[2:14]  ⁷ tn Grk “to which,” referring to the main idea of v. 13.

[2:14]  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).

[3:3]  ⁹ tn Grk “who.”