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1From Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.[#tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.; #map For the location of Thessalonica see JP1-C1; JP2-C1; JP3-C1; JP4-C1.]
2Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ![#tn Grk “Grace to you and peace.”; #tc ‡ Most witnesses (א A F G I 0278 Ï lat sy sa) have ἡμῶν (Jhmwn) after πατρός (patros), reading “God our Father,” in apparent emulation of Paul’s almost universal style. The omission of the pronoun (the reading of B D P 0111vid 33 1739 1881 pc) seems to be the original wording of this salutation. As well, the intrinsic evidence also supports the shorter reading: If 2 Thessalonians is authentic, it was one of Paul’s earliest letters, and, if so, his stereotyped salutation was still in embryonic form (see discussion at 1 Thess 1:1). NA27 places the word in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.]
3We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater.[#tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited).; #tn Grk “as is worthy.”]
4As a result we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you are enduring.
5This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering.[#tn Grk “so that you may be made worthy.” The passive infinitive καταξιωθῆναι (kataxiwqhnai) has been translated as an active construction in English for stylistic reasons.]
6For it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,[#tn Grk “if in fact/since,” as a continuation of the preceding.]
7and to you who are being afflicted to give rest together with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels.[#tn Grk “at the revelation of the Lord Jesus.”; #tn Grk “angels of power,” translated as an attributive genitive.]
8With flaming fire he will mete out punishment on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.[#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.; #sn An allusion to Jer 10:25, possibly also to Ps 79:6 and Isa 66:15.]
9They will undergo the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength ,[#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.; #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.]
10when he comes to be glorified among his saints and admired on that day among all who have believed – and you did in fact believe our testimony.[#tn Or “marveled at.”; #tn Grk “because our testimony to you was believed.”]
11And in this regard we pray for you always, that our God will make you worthy of his calling and fulfill by his power your every desire for goodness and every work of faith,[#tn Or “your calling.”]
12that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.[#tn Or “by means of.”]