1:10 I urge you, brothers and sisters, 4 by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree together, 5 to end your divisions, 6 and to be united by the same mind and purpose. 7
1 map For location see JP1-C2; JP2-C2; JP3-C2; JP4-C2.
2 tn Grk “theirs and ours.”
3 sn The revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ refers to the Lord’s return, when he will be revealed (cf. the reference to the day of our Lord Jesus Christ in v. 8).
4 tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited).
5 tn Grk “that you all say the same thing.”
6 tn Grk “that there be no divisions among you.”
7 tn Grk “that you be united in/by the same mind and in/by the same purpose.”