2 Thessalonians 1:9

1:9 They ¹  will undergo the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength, ² 

2 Thessalonians 2:14

2:14 He called you to this salvation ³  through our gospel, so that you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁴ 

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¹ tn Grk “who,” describing the people mentioned in v. 8. A new sentence was started here in the translation by replacing the relative pronoun with a personal pronoun.

² tn Or “power,” or “might.” The construction can also be translated as an attributed genitive: “from his glorious strength” (cf. TEV “glorious might”; CEV “glorious strength”; NLT “glorious power”).

sn An allusion to Isa 2:10, 19, 21.

³ tn Grk “to which,” referring to the main idea of v. 13.

⁴ sn That you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. For Paul the ultimate stage of salvation is glorification (Rom 8:30).