2 Thessalonians 1:2

1:2 Grace and peace to you ¹  from God the ²  Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

2 Thessalonians 1:6

1:6 For it is right ³  for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

2 Thessalonians 2:11

2:11 Consequently ⁴  God sends on them a deluding influence ⁵  so that they will believe what is false.

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¹ tn Grk “Grace to you and peace.”

² tc ‡ Most witnesses (א A F G I 0278 Ï lat sy sa) have ἡμῶν (Jhmwn) after πατρός (patros), reading “God our Father,” in apparent emulation of Paul’s almost universal style. The omission of the pronoun (the reading of B D P 0111^vid 33 1739 1881 pc) seems to be the original wording of this salutation. As well, the intrinsic evidence also supports the shorter reading: If 2 Thessalonians is authentic, it was one of Paul’s earliest letters, and, if so, his stereotyped salutation was still in embryonic form (see discussion at 1 Thess 1:1). NA²⁷ places the word in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.

³ tn Grk “if in fact/since,” as a continuation of the preceding.

⁴ tn Grk “and for this reason.”

⁵ tn Grk “a working of error.”