1 παυλοσ και σιλουανοσ και τιμοθεοσ τη εκκλησια θεσσαλονικεων εν θεω πατρι ημων και κυριω ιησου χριστω 2 χαρισ υμιν και ειρηνη απο θεου πατροσ ημων και κυριου ιησου χριστου 3 ευχαριστειν οφειλομεν τω θεω παντοτε περι υμων αδελφοι καθωσ αξιον εστιν οτι υπεραυξανει η πιστισ υμων και πλεοναζει η αγαπη ενοσ εκαστου παντων υμων εισ αλληλουσ 4 ωστε ημασ αυτουσ εν υμιν καυχασθαι εν ταισ εκκλησιαισ του θεου υπερ τησ υπομονησ υμων και πιστεωσ εν πασιν τοισ διωγμοισ υμων και ταισ θλιψεσιν αισ ανεχεσθε 5 ενδειγμα τησ δικαιασ κρισεωσ του θεου εισ το καταξιωθηναι υμασ τησ βασιλειασ του θεου υπερ ησ και πασχετε 6 ειπερ δικαιον παρα θεω ανταποδουναι τοισ θλιβουσιν υμασ θλιψιν 7 και υμιν τοισ θλιβομενοισ ανεσιν μεθ ημων εν τη αποκαλυψει του κυριου ιησου απ ουρανου μετ αγγελων δυναμεωσ αυτου 8 εν πυρι φλογοσ διδοντοσ εκδικησιν τοισ μη ειδοσιν θεον και τοισ μη υπακουουσιν τω ευαγγελιω του κυριου ημων ιησου 9 οιτινεσ δικην τισουσιν ολεθρον αιωνιον απο προσωπου του κυριου και απο τησ δοξησ τησ ισχυοσ αυτου 10 οταν ελθη ενδοξασθηναι εν τοισ αγιοισ αυτου και θαυμασθηναι εν πασιν τοισ πιστευσασιν οτι επιστευθη το μαρτυριον ημων εφ υμασ εν τη ημερα εκεινη 11 εισ ο και προσευχομεθα παντοτε περι υμων ινα υμασ αξιωση τησ κλησεωσ ο θεοσ ημων και πληρωση πασαν ευδοκιαν αγαθωσυνησ και εργον πιστεωσ εν δυναμει 12 οπωσ ενδοξασθη το ονομα του κυριου ημων ιησου εν υμιν και υμεισ εν αυτω κατα την χαριν του θεου ημων και κυριου ιησου χριστου
2 Thessalonians · Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
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Notes on this text (1)
- Romans 16:25–27 stands after 14:23 (as 14:24–26), as in most Byzantine manuscripts.
Cross references (12)
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- 1 2 Corinthians 1:19; 1 Thessalonians 1:1–10; Acts 16:1
- 2 Romans 1:7; 1 Corinthians 1:3; 1 Corinthians 1:8
- 3 2 Peter 3:18; 2 Peter 1:5–10; Proverbs 4:18; Isaiah 40:29–31; Philippians 1:9
- 4 Hebrews 10:36; James 5:7–8; Hebrews 12:1–3; 2 Corinthians 7:14; 1 Thessalonians 2:14
- 5 Philippians 1:28; Acts 14:22; Revelation 19:2; Luke 20:35; Romans 8:17
- 6 Colossians 3:25; Zechariah 2:8; Deuteronomy 32:41–43; Exodus 23:22; Psalm 94:20–23
- 7 Revelation 14:13; Matthew 16:27; Jude 14–15; Revelation 22:16; Matthew 25:31
- 8 1 Peter 4:17; Hebrews 10:27; 2 Peter 3:7; Hebrews 10:30; 2 Peter 3:10–12
- 9 Matthew 25:41; Matthew 25:46; Revelation 14:10–11; Revelation 21:8; 2 Thessalonians 2:8
- 10 2 Timothy 4:8; 1 Corinthians 3:13; Ephesians 1:18; John 17:10; Isaiah 49:3
- 11 Philippians 2:13; Colossians 1:9–13; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 2 Thessalonians 2:14; 1 Thessalonians 3:9–13
- 12 2 Thessalonians 1:10; 1 Peter 4:14; John 17:10; 2 Corinthians 13:4; Colossians 2:9–10
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
The greater part of men do and devise all things with a view to ingratiate themselves with rulers, and with those who are greater than themselves; and they account it a great thing, and think themselves happy, if they can obtain that object.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)
… Jesus Christ: who shall also be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of His power; when He shall come to be glorified in His saints, and to be admired in all them who have believed in Him." Chapter XXVIII.--Those persons prove themselves senseless who exaggerate the mercy of Christ, but are silent …
… do valiantly, and, "My praise shall be continually of (en) thee;" and again, "In thy name will I rejoice." In Paul we read, "In God who created all things," and, "Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father;" and "if now at length I might have a prosperous journey by (en) the will …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)
… "If, however, it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you, and to you that are troubled rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with His mighty angels, and in a flame of fire." Others again, speaking of Him as a judge, and [referring], as if it were a …
… shall the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God, but he that denieth Me before men shall be denied before the angels of God;" and Paul in another place says, "When the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his angels." Thus he already testifies before the angels, preparing good proofs for himself at the great …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)