eng_aiv Amundson Interpretive Version 2 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 2 Thess 2 Thessalonians id=eng_aiv name=Amundson Interpretive Version (AIV) status=draft spec=USFM-USX 3.1.1 export=2026-11-02 char:add=translator-addition-italic char:wj=words-of-Jesus-as-received-unmapped note:f=footnotes para:r=parallel-passage-references para:d=psalm-superscriptions Greetings to the Thessalonians (1 Thessalonians 1:1–10) Paul and Silvanus1.1 That is, Silas and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you⁺ and peace from God our Father1.2 SBL, NE, and WH God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We ought to thank God always concerning you⁺, brothers, just as it is worthy, because your⁺ faith is growing exceedingly, and the love of each one of you⁺ all to one another is increasing, so as for us ourselves to boast in you⁺ in the churches of God for your⁺ endurance and faith in all your⁺ persecutions and in the tribulations that you⁺ are bearing, a plain token of the righteous judgment of God, for you⁺ to be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which also you⁺ suffer. Christ’s Coming For indeed it is righteous with God to repay those oppressing you⁺ with tribulation, and to you⁺ being oppressed, relief with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of His power in a fire of flame, giving vengeance on those not knowing God and on those not obeying the gospel of our Lord Jesus,1.8 GOC, ALT, HF, F35, and TR our Lord Jesus Christ who will pay the penalty of eternal destruction away 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 marveled at among all those having believed—because our testimony to you⁺ was believed—in that day. For this also we pray always for you⁺, that our God may count you⁺ worthy of the calling and may fulfill every good pleasure of goodness and work of faith in power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus1.12 GOC, ALT, F35, and TR the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you⁺, and you⁺ in Him, according to the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.1.12 Or the grace of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ. The Man of Lawlessness Now we ask you⁺, brothers, on behalf of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and of our gathering together unto Him, for you⁺ not quickly to be shaken in mind, nor to be alarmed, neither through spirit nor through word, nor through letter as through us, as that the day of the Lord2.2 BYZ and TR the day of Christ is present. Let no one deceive you⁺ in any way, because it is not unless the apostasy shall have come first, and the man of lawlessness2.3 BYZ and TR the man of sin shall have been revealed—the son of destruction, the one opposing and exalting himself above every so-called god or object of worship—so as for him to sit down in the temple of God,2.4 BYZ and TR include as God. setting forth that he himself is God. Do you⁺ not remember that, being still with you⁺, I was saying these things to you⁺? And now you⁺ know what is restraining for him to be revealed in his own time. For the mystery of lawlessness is working already, only the one at present is restraining it until he might be out of the midst. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay2.8 BYZ and TR whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and will annul by the appearing of His coming, whose coming is according to the working of Satan, in every power and in signs and in wonders of falsehood, and in every deception of wickedness to those perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth in order for them to be saved. And because of this, God sends to them a working of delusion for them to believe the lie, so that all those not having believed the truth but having been well pleased in unrighteousness should be judged. Stand Firm But we ought to give thanks to God always concerning you⁺, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you⁺ from the beginning2.13 Or God chose you as the firstfruits unto salvation in the sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth, to which also He called you⁺ through our gospel to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. So then, brothers, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you⁺ were taught, whether by word or by letter from us. Now our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father,2.16 BYZ and TR our God and Father the One having loved us and having given us eternal comfort and good hope in grace, may He comfort your⁺ hearts, and may He strengthen you in every good work and word. Request for Prayer Finally, brothers, pray for us that the word of the Lord may run and may be glorified, just as also with you⁺, and that we may be delivered from perverse and evil men; for the faith is not unto all. But faithful is the Lord, who will strengthen you⁺ and guard you from the evil one.3.3 Or from evil And we are persuaded in the Lord as to you⁺, that both you⁺ are doing and you⁺ will do what we command.3.4 BYZ and TR what we command you And may the Lord direct your⁺ hearts into the love of God and into the perseverance of Christ. A Warning against Idleness Now we command you⁺, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother walking in an unruly manner and not according to the tradition that you received3.6 Or they received from us. For you⁺ yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate us, because we were not unruly among you⁺, nor did we eat bread from anyone without payment, but in labor and toil, working night and day in order not to be burdensome upon any of you⁺, not that we do not have authority, but so that we might give ourselves as a pattern to you⁺ for you to imitate us. For even when we were with you⁺, we were commanding you⁺ this, that “if anyone is not willing to work, neither let him eat.” For we hear some are walking among you⁺ in an unruly manner, not working at all, but being busybodies. Now to such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that, working with quietness, they should eat their own bread. Now you⁺, brothers, should not grow weary in well-doing. And if anyone does not obey our word through the letter, take note of this one not to mix with him, so that he may be ashamed. And do not deem him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. Signature and Final Greetings (1 Corinthians 16:19–24; Colossians 4:15–18) Now may the Lord of peace Himself give to you⁺ peace through everything in every way. The Lord be with all of you⁺. The greeting is in my own hand—Paul, which is my sign in every letter. In this way I write. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you⁺.3.18 BYZ and TR include Amen.