2 Thessalonians 1:12

1:12 that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to ¹  the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 2:8

2:8 and then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord ²  will destroy by the breath of his mouth and wipe out by the manifestation of his arrival.

2 Thessalonians 3:1

Request for Prayer

3:1 Finally, pray for us, brothers and sisters, ³  that the Lord’s message ⁴  may spread quickly and be honored ⁵  as in fact it was among you,

2 Thessalonians 3:8

3:8 and we did not eat anyone’s food without paying. ⁶  Instead, in toil and drudgery we worked ⁷  night and day in order not to burden any of you.

[1:12]  ¹ tn Or “by means of.”

[2:8]  ² tc ‡ Several important witnesses of the Alexandrian and Western traditions, as well as many other witnesses, read ᾿Ιησοῦς (Ihsous, “Jesus”) after κύριος (kurios, “Lord”; so א A D* F G L^c P Ψ 0278 33 81 104 365 1241 2464 pc latt sy co). But there is sufficient evidence in the Alexandrian tradition for the shorter reading (B 1739 1881), supported by the Byzantine text as well as Irenaeus. Although it is possible that scribes overlooked ᾿Ιησοῦς if the two nomina sacra occurred together (kMsiMs), since “the Lord Jesus” is a frequent enough appellation, it looks to be a motivated reading. NA²⁷ places ᾿Ιησοῦς in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.

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

[3:1]  ⁴ tn Or “the word of the Lord.”

[3:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “may run and be glorified.”

[3:8]  ⁴ tn Grk “we did not eat bread freely from anyone.”

[3:8]  ⁵ tn Grk “but working,” as a continuation of the previous sentence. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started with the word “Instead” in the translation.