2:1 Now regarding the arrival 2 of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to be with him, 3 we ask you, brothers and sisters, 4 2:2 not to be easily 5 shaken from your composure or disturbed by any kind of spirit or message or letter allegedly from us, 6 to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here.
3:1 Finally, pray for us, brothers and sisters, 9 that the Lord’s message 10 may spread quickly and be honored 11 as in fact it was among you,
1 tn Or “by means of.”
2 tn Or perhaps “return” (cf. CEV).
3 tn Grk “our gathering with him.”
4 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:3.
5 tn Or “quickly, soon.”
6 tn Grk “as through us.”
7 tn Grk “to which,” referring to the main idea of v. 13.
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).
9 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:3.
10 tn Or “the word of the Lord.”
sn “The word of the Lord” is a technical expression in OT literature, often referring to a divine prophetic utterance (e.g., Gen 15:1, Isa 1:10, Jonah 1:1). In the NT it occurs 15 times: 3 times as ῥῆμα τοῦ κυρίου (rJhma tou kuriou; Luke 22:61, Acts 11:16, 1 Pet 1:25) and 12 times as λόγος τοῦ κυρίου (logo" tou kuriou; here and in Acts 8:25; 13:44, 48, 49; 15:35, 36; 16:32; 19:10, 20; 1 Thess 1:8, 4:15). As in the OT, this phrase focuses on the prophetic nature and divine origin of what has been said. Here the phrase has been translated “the Lord’s message” because of the focus upon the spread of the gospel evident in the passage.
11 tn Grk “may run and be glorified.”