2 Thessalonians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul¹ and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians² in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:12--2:1

1:12 that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to³ the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Day of the Lord

2:1 Now regarding the arrival⁴ of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to be with him,⁵ we ask you, brothers and sisters,⁶

2:14 He called you to this salvation⁷ through our gospel, so that you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.⁸

2:16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope,

3:12 Now such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and so provide their own food to eat.⁹

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

²map For the location of Thessalonica see JP1-C1; JP2-C1; JP3-C1; JP4-C1.

³tn Or “by means of.”

⁴tn Or perhaps “return” (cf. CEV).

⁵tn Grk “our gathering with him.”

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

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

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

⁹tn Grk “that by working quietly they may eat their own bread.”