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2 Thessalonians 1
- 1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
- 2 Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- 3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
- 4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
- 5 Which is a manifest token[1] of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
- 6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
| Comments 2 Thessalonians 1 |
| The first three verses mention our Father in heaven as opposed to the fathers of the earth. And emphasizes that "faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;" Without charity to provide a daily ministration and the network of tens Christ commanded His disciples to make the people organize themselves into the people would have to pray to the fathers of the earth as their benefactors for their daily bread and welfare during the dearths that rolled through the Roman empire. |
| The "churches of God" meant the "called out" of God that had been appointed a dominion by Christ to serve the people in that network. They were able to do this because they were not of the world of Rome. |
- 7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
- 8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
- 9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
- 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
- 11 ¶ Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
- 12 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- ↑ 1730 ἔνδειγμα endeigma [en’-dighe-mah] from 1731 n; AV-manifest token 1; 1
- 1) token, evidence, proof
- similar to 1731 the verb endeiknumi to "show, demonstrate, prove, ... to manifest"
- and 1732 the noun endeixis a "demonstration, proof"
- not like semeion 4592 which is "a sign, mark, token" 2 Thessalonians 3:17 Paul's hand writing
- not like sussemon 4953 "a sign given according to agreement" Mark 14:44 Judas kiss