2 Thessalonians 2:14

2:14 He called you to this salvation ¹  through our gospel, so that you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. ² 

2 Thessalonians 2:4

2:4 He ³  opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, and as a result he takes his seat ⁴  in God’s temple, displaying himself as God. ⁵ 

2 Thessalonians 2:7

2:7 For the hidden power of lawlessness ⁶  is already at work. However, the one who holds him back ⁷  will do so until he is taken out of the way,

2 Thessalonians 2:6

2:6 And so ⁸  you know what holds him back, ⁹  so that he will be revealed in his own time.

2 Thessalonians 3:3

3:3 But the Lord is faithful, and he ¹⁰  will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.

2 Thessalonians 1:10

1:10 when he comes to be glorified among his saints and admired ¹¹  on that day among all who have believed – and you did in fact believe our testimony. ¹² 

2 Thessalonians 3:14

3:14 But if anyone does not obey our message through this letter, take note of him and do not associate closely with him, so that he may be ashamed.

2 Thessalonians 3:10

3:10 For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command: “If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat.”

2 Thessalonians 1:6

1:6 For it is right ¹³  for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

2 Thessalonians 1:11

1:11 And in this regard we pray for you always, that our God will make you worthy of his calling ¹⁴  and fulfill by his power your every desire for goodness and every work of faith,

2 Thessalonians 1:8

1:8 With flaming fire he will mete out ¹⁵  punishment on those who do not know God ¹⁶  and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Response to the Undisciplined

3:6 But we command you, brothers and sisters, ¹⁷  in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who lives an undisciplined ¹⁸  life ¹⁹  and not according to the tradition they ²⁰  received from us.

2 Thessalonians 1:5

Encouragement in Persecution

1:5 This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy ²¹  of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering.

2 Thessalonians 1:7

1:7 and to you who are being afflicted to give rest together with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed ²²  from heaven with his mighty angels. ²³ 

2 Thessalonians 2:10

2:10 and with every kind of evil deception directed against ²⁴  those who are perishing, because they found no place in their hearts for the truth ²⁵  so as to be saved.

[2:14]  ¹ tn Grk “to which,” referring to the main idea of v. 13.

[2:14]  ² sn That you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. For Paul the ultimate stage of salvation is glorification (Rom 8:30).

[2:4]  ³ tn Grk “the one who opposes,” describing the figure in v. 3. A new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the personal pronoun (“he”) and translating the participle ἀντικείμενος (antikeimeno") as a finite verb.

[2:4]  ⁴ sn Allusions to Isa 14:13-14; Dan 11:36; Ezek 28:2-9 respectively.

[2:4]  ⁵ tn Grk “that he is God.”

[2:7]  ⁵ tn Grk “the mystery of lawlessness.” In Paul “mystery” often means “revealed truth, something formerly hidden but now made widely known,” but that does not make sense with the verb of this clause (“to be at work, to be active”).

[2:7]  ⁶ tn Grk “the one who restrains.” This gives a puzzling contrast to the impersonal phrase in v. 6 (“the thing that restrains”). The restraint can be spoken of as a force or as a person. Some have taken this to mean the Roman Empire in particular or human government in general, since these are forces that can also be seen embodied in a person, the emperor or governing head. But apocalyptic texts like Revelation and Daniel portray human government of the end times as under Satanic control, not holding back his influence. Also the power to hold back Satanic forces can only come from God. So others understand this restraint to be some force from God: the preaching of the gospel or the working of the Holy Spirit through God’s people.

[2:6]  ⁷ tn Grk “and now,” but this shows the logical result of his previous teaching.

[2:6]  ⁸ tn Grk “the thing that restrains.”

[3:3]  ⁹ tn Grk “who.”

[1:10]  ¹¹ tn Or “marveled at.”

[1:10]  ¹² tn Grk “because our testimony to you was believed.”

[1:6]  ¹³ tn Grk “if in fact/since,” as a continuation of the preceding.

[1:11]  ¹⁵ tn Or “your calling.”

[1:8]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “meting out,” as a description of Jesus Christ in v. 7. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started at the beginning of v. 8 in the translation.

[1:8]  ¹⁸ sn An allusion to Jer 10:25, possibly also to Ps 79:6 and Isa 66:15.

[3:6]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:3.

[3:6]  ²⁰ tn Or “unruly, out of line.” The particular violation Paul has in mind is idleness (as described in vv. 8-11), so this could be translated to reflect that.

[3:6]  ²¹ tn Grk “walking in an undisciplined way” (“walking” is a common NT idiom for one’s way of life or conduct).

[3:6]  ²² tc The reading “you received” (παρελάβετε, parelabete) is found predominately in Western witnesses (F G 1505 2464 pc), although the support of B and the Sahidic version strengthens the reading considerably. The reading “they received” is found in two different forms: παρελάβοσαν (parelabosan; in א* A [D*] 0278 33 pc) and παρέλαβον (parelabon; in א² D² Ψ 1739 1881 Ï). (παρέλαβον is evidently a correction of παρελάβοσαν to the more common spelling for the third person aorist form). The external evidence is divided fairly evenly, with παρελάβετε and παρελάβοσαν each having adequate support. Internal evidence leans toward “they received”: Given the second person reading, there is little reason why scribes would intentionally change it to a third person plural, and especially an archaic form at that. There is ample reason, however, for scribes to change the third person form to the second person form given that in the prior context παράδοσις (paradosis, “tradition”) is used with a relative clause (as here) with a second person verb (see 2:15). The third person form should be regarded as original.

[1:5]  ²¹ tn Grk “so that you may be made worthy.” The passive infinitive καταξιωθῆναι (kataxiwqhnai) has been translated as an active construction in English for stylistic reasons.

[1:7]  ²³ tn Grk “at the revelation of the Lord Jesus.”

[1:7]  ²⁴ tn Grk “angels of power,” translated as an attributive genitive.

[2:10]  ²⁵ tn Grk “deception for/toward.”

[2:10]  ²⁶ tn Grk “they did not accept the love of the truth.”