1 ερωτωμεν δε υμασ αδελφοι υπερ τησ παρουσιασ του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου και ημων επισυναγωγησ επ αυτον 2 εισ το μη ταχεωσ σαλευθηναι υμασ απο του νοοσ μητε θροεισθαι μητε δια πνευματοσ μητε δια λογου μητε δι επιστολησ ωσ δι ημων ωσ οτι ενεστηκεν η ημερα του χριστου 3 μη τισ υμασ εξαπατηση κατα μηδενα τροπον οτι εαν μη ελθη η αποστασια πρωτον και αποκαλυφθη ο ανθρωποσ τησ αμαρτιασ ο υιοσ τησ απωλειασ 4 ο αντικειμενοσ και υπεραιρομενοσ επι παντα λεγομενον θεον η σεβασμα ωστε αυτον εισ τον ναον του θεου ωσ θεον καθισαι αποδεικνυντα εαυτον οτι εστιν θεοσ 5 ου μνημονευετε οτι ετι ων προσ υμασ ταυτα ελεγον υμιν 6 και νυν το κατεχον οιδατε εισ το αποκαλυφθηναι αυτον εν τω εαυτου καιρω 7 το γαρ μυστηριον ηδη ενεργειται τησ ανομιασ μονον ο κατεχων αρτι εωσ εκ μεσου γενηται 8 και τοτε αποκαλυφθησεται ο ανομοσ ον ο κυριοσ αναλωσει τω πνευματι του στοματοσ αυτου και καταργησει τη επιφανεια τησ παρουσιασ αυτου 9 ου εστιν η παρουσια κατ ενεργειαν του σατανα εν παση δυναμει και σημειοισ και τερασιν ψευδουσ 10 και εν παση απατη τησ αδικιασ εν τοισ απολλυμενοισ ανθ ων την αγαπην τησ αληθειασ ουκ εδεξαντο εισ το σωθηναι αυτουσ 11 και δια τουτο πεμψει αυτοισ ο θεοσ ενεργειαν πλανησ εισ το πιστευσαι αυτουσ τω ψευδει 12 ινα κριθωσιν παντεσ οι μη πιστευσαντεσ τη αληθεια αλλ ευδοκησαντεσ εν τη αδικια 13 ημεισ δε οφειλομεν ευχαριστειν τω θεω παντοτε περι υμων αδελφοι ηγαπημενοι υπο κυριου οτι ειλετο υμασ ο θεοσ απ αρχησ εισ σωτηριαν εν αγιασμω πνευματοσ και πιστει αληθειασ 14 εισ ο εκαλεσεν υμασ δια του ευαγγελιου ημων εισ περιποιησιν δοξησ του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου 15 αρα ουν αδελφοι στηκετε και κρατειτε τασ παραδοσεισ ασ εδιδαχθητε ειτε δια λογου ειτε δι επιστολησ ημων 16 αυτοσ δε ο κυριοσ ημων ιησουσ χριστοσ και ο θεοσ και πατηρ ημων ο αγαπησασ ημασ και δουσ παρακλησιν αιωνιαν και ελπιδα αγαθην εν χαριτι 17 παρακαλεσαι υμων τασ καρδιασ και στηριξαι υμασ εν παντι λογω και εργω αγαθω
2 Thessalonians · Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
2 Thessalonians 2 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 (17)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Thessalonians 4:14–17; Mark 13:27; Matthew 24:31; 2 Timothy 4:1; 1 Thessalonians 2:19
- 2 1 John 4:1–2; Mark 13:7; Matthew 24:4–6; 2 Thessalonians 3:17; 2 Peter 3:4–8
- 3 Matthew 24:4–6; 1 John 2:18; Ephesians 5:6; 1 Timothy 4:1–3; 2 Thessalonians 2:8–10
- 4 Ezekiel 28:2; Daniel 7:25; Revelation 13:6–7; Isaiah 14:13–14; Ezekiel 28:6
- 5 2 Peter 1:15; Matthew 16:9; John 16:4; Galatians 5:21; 2 Thessalonians 3:10
- 6 2 Thessalonians 2:3; 2 Thessalonians 2:8
- 7 1 John 4:3; Revelation 17:7; 2 Timothy 2:17–18; Revelation 17:5; Acts 20:29
- 8 Revelation 19:20–21; 2 Thessalonians 2:3; Isaiah 11:4; Revelation 20:10; Revelation 19:15
- 9 Matthew 24:24; Revelation 19:20; Ephesians 2:2; 2 Corinthians 11:3; John 4:48
- 10 1 Corinthians 1:18; Proverbs 1:7; 2 Corinthians 4:2–3; 2 Peter 2:12; John 8:45–47
- 11 Romans 1:28; John 12:39–43; 1 Timothy 4:1; Matthew 24:11; Psalm 81:11–12
- 12 Romans 1:32; Romans 8:7–8; Mark 16:16; Romans 2:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:9
- 13 2 Timothy 1:9; Ephesians 1:4–5; 1 Thessalonians 1:4; 1 Thessalonians 5:9; Romans 9:11
- 14 1 Thessalonians 2:12; 1 Peter 5:10; 1 Thessalonians 1:5; Romans 8:17; 1 Peter 1:4–5
- 15 1 Corinthians 11:2; 2 Thessalonians 3:6; 2 Thessalonians 2:2; 1 Corinthians 16:13; Philippians 4:1
- 16 John 3:16; Romans 5:2–5; 1 Peter 1:3–8; Titus 3:4–7; Romans 8:24–25
- 17 2 Thessalonians 3:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 1 Thessalonians 3:2; Jude 24; Colossians 2:7
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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).
How these were chosen
“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).
One may naturally enquire, what is that which withholdeth, and after that would know, why Paul expresses it so obscurely. What then is it that withholdeth, that is, hindereth him from being revealed? Some indeed say, the grace of the Spirit, but others the Roman empire, to whom I most of all accede. Wherefore?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)
And again, speaking of Antichrist, he says, "who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped." He points out here those who are called gods, by such as know not God, that is, idols.
… fire coming down out of heaven and consuming them, John meant that blow wherewith Christ in His coming is to strike those persecutors of the Church whom He shall then find alive upon earth, when He shall kill Antichrist with the breath of His mouth, then even this is not the last judgment of the wicked; but the last judgment …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
Having called him "man of sin," and "son of perdition," He added, "Whose coming is after the working of Satan, with all power and signs and lying wonders; and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish." And see how He secures them; "Go not forth into the deserts, enter not into the secret chambers." He did not say, …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
And just as the mustard seed in one small grain contains many branches, so also this Faith has embraced in few words all the knowledge of godliness in the Old and New Testaments. Take heed then, brethren, and hold fast the traditions which ye now receive, and write them an the table of your heart.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)