2 Tesalonika 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul ¹  and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians ²  in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Tesalonika 2:9

2:9 The arrival of the lawless one ³  will be by Satan’s working with all kinds of miracles ⁴  and signs and false wonders,

2 Tesalonika 3:4

3:4 And we are confident about you in the Lord that you are both doing – and will do – what we are commanding.

2 Tesalonika 3:17

3:17 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is how I write in every letter. ⁵ 

[1:1]  ¹ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[1:1]  ² map For the location of Thessalonica see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.

[2:9]  ³ tn Grk “whose coming,” referring to the lawless one. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek construction, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[2:9]  ⁴ tn Grk “every miracle.”

[3:17]  ⁵ tn Grk “The greeting in my hand, Paul, which is a sign in every letter, thus I write.”

[3:17]  sn Up to 3:17 the letter was dictated by Paul but written down by a secretary or amanuensis. But Paul took up the pen and wrote vv. 17-18 personally to authenticate that it was his (how I write in every letter). See similar indications in 1 Cor 16:21; Gal 6:11; and Col 4:18.