1 Παύλος και Σιλουανός και Τιμόθεος προς την εκκλησίαν των Θεσσαλονικέων εν Θεώ τω Πατρί ημών και Κυρίω Ιησού Χριστώ· 2 χάρις είη υμίν και ειρήνη από Θεού Πατρός ημών και Κυρίου Ιησού Χριστού. 3 Οφείλομεν να ευχαριστώμεν πάντοτε τον Θεόν διά σας, αδελφοί, καθώς είναι άξιον, διότι υπεραυξάνει η πίστις σας και πλεονάζει η αγάπη ενός εκάστου πάντων υμών εις αλλήλους, 4 ώστε ημείς αυτοί καυχώμεθα διά σας εν ταις εκκλησίαις του Θεού διά την υπομονήν σας και πίστιν εν πάσι τοις διωγμοίς υμών και ταις θλίψεσι, τας οποίας υποφέρετε, 5 το οποίον είναι ένδειξις της δικαίας κρίσεως του Θεού, διά να αξιωθήτε της βασιλείας του Θεού, υπέρ της οποίας και πάσχετε, 6 επειδή είναι δίκαιον ενώπιον του Θεού να ανταποδώση θλίψιν εις τους όσοι σας θλίβουσιν, 7 εις εσάς δε τους θλιβομένους άνεσιν μεθ' ημών, όταν ο Κύριος Ιησούς αποκαλυφθή απ' ουρανού μετά των αγγέλων της δυνάμεως αυτού 8 εν πυρί φλογός, κάμνων εκδίκησιν εις τους μη γνωρίζοντας Θεόν και εις τους μη υπακούοντας εις το ευαγγέλιον του Κυρίου ημών Ιησού Χριστού, 9 οίτινες θέλουσι τιμωρηθή με όλεθρον αιώνιον από προσώπου του Κυρίου και από της δόξης της δυνάμεως αυτού, 10 όταν έλθη να ενδοξασθή εν τοις αγίοις αυτού, και να θαυμασθή εν πάσι τοις πιστεύουσιν, επειδή σεις επιστεύσατε εις την μαρτυρίαν ημών, εν τη ημέρα εκείνη. 11 Διά το οποίον και προσευχόμεθα πάντοτε διά σας, διά να σας καταστήση ο Θεός ημών αξίους της κλήσεως αυτού, και να εκπληρώση πάσαν ευδοκίαν αγαθωσύνης και το έργον της πίστεως εν δυνάμει, 12 διά να ενδοξασθή το όνομα του Κυρίου ημών Ιησού Χριστού εν υμίν, και υμείς εν αυτώ, κατά την χάριν του Θεού ημών και Κυρίου Ιησού Χριστού.
2 Thessalonians · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
2 Thessalonians 1 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
Cross references (12)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 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).
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).
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)