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2 Thessalonians 2:1
1Now we beg you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him,
2 Thessalonians 2:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
- New International Version (NIV)Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you,
Context of 2 Thessalonians 2:1
Now we beg you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him, 2that ye be not soon shaken in mind, nor troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter, as [if it were] by us, as that the day of the Lord is present. 3Let not any one deceive you in any manner, because [it will not be] unless the apostasy have first come, and the man of sin have been revealed, the son of perdition;
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Ἐρωτῶμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, ὑπὲρ τῆς παρουσίας τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ ἡμῶν ἐπισυναγωγῆς ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸνRead the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Thessalonians 2:1
- Romans 12:1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, [which is] your intelligent service.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:14For if we believe that Jesus has died and has risen again, so also God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep through Jesus.
- Genesis 49:10The sceptre will not depart from Judah, Nor the lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh come, And to him will be the obedience of peoples.
- Matthew 24:31And he shall send his angels with a great sound of trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from [the one] extremity of [the] heavens to [the other] extremity of them.
- Matthew 25:32and all the nations shall be gathered before him; and he shall separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;
- Mark 13:27and then shall he send his angels and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from end of earth to end of heaven.
- Ephesians 1:10for [the] administration of the fulness of times; to head up all things in the Christ, the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth; in him,
- 1 Thessalonians 3:13in order to the confirming of your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17then we, the living who remain, shall be caught up together with them in [the] clouds, to meet the Lord in [the] air; and thus we shall be always with [the] Lord.
- 2 Timothy 4:1I testify before God and Christ Jesus, who is about to judge living and dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom,
Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 2:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1We beseech you - by the coming of our Lord - It is evident that the Thessalonians, incited by deceived or false teachers, had taken a wrong meaning out of the words of the first epistle, 1 Thessalonians 4:15, etc., concerning the day of judgment; and were led then to conclude that that day was at hand; and this had produced great confusion in the Church: to correct this mistake, the apostle sent them this second letter, in which he shows that this day…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ - The phrase “by the coming,” is not here, as our translators seem to have supposed, a form of solemn adjuration. It is not common, if it ever occurs, in the Scriptures, to make a solemn adjuration in view of an event, and the connection here demands that we give to the phrase a different sense. It means, respecting his coming; and the idea of Paul is: “In regard to that great event of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Chapter Outline Cautions against the error that the time of Christ's coming was just at hand. There would first be a general apostasy from the faith, and a revealing of the antichristian man of sin. (1-4) His destruction, and that of those who obey him. (5-12) The security of the Thessalonians from apostacy; an exhortation to stedfastness, and prayer for them. (13-17) Verses 1-4 If errors arise among Christians, we should set them right; and good men will…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1When our Lord Jesus Christ returns, God will gather all his followers to meet him (1:7–10; 1 Thessalonians 2:19; 3:13; 4:15–5:2; 5:23). This will happen during the resurrection of the church (1 Thessalonians 4:13–18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-172Th 2:1-17. Correction of Their Error as to Christ's Immediate Coming. The Apostasy that Must Precede It. Exhortation to Steadfastness, Introduced with Thanksgiving for Their Election by God. 1. Now--rather, "But"; marking the transition from his prayers for them to entreaties to them. we beseech you--or "entreat you." He uses affectionate entreaty, rather than stern reproof, to win them over to the right view. by--rather, "with respect to"; as the Greek…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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