Discovery Box2 Thessalonians 1:8 
Context1:8 With flaming fire he will mete out 1 punishment on those who do not know God 2 and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
2 Thessalonians 3:9
Context3:9 It was not because we do not have that right, but to give ourselves as an example for you to imitate. 3
2 Thessalonians 3:14
Context3:14 But if anyone does not obey our message through this letter, take note of him and do not associate closely with him, so that he may be ashamed.
1 tn Grk “meting out,” as a description of Jesus Christ in v. 7. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started at the beginning of v. 8 in the translation.
2 sn An allusion to Jer 10:25, possibly also to Ps 79:6 and Isa 66:15.
3 tn Grk “an example for you to imitate us.”
