2 Thessalonians 1:9

2 Thessalonians 1:9

7 and to give you who are troubled ^arest with us when ^bthe Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels,

8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 ^aThese shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and ^bfrom the glory of His power,

10 when He comes, in that Day, ^ato be ^bglorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who¹ believe, because our testimony among you was believed.

11 Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would ^acount you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and ^bthe work of faith with power,

12 ^athat the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

<< 2 Thessalonians 1:8

2 Thessalonians 1:10 >>

Who (oitinev). Qualitative use, such as. Vanishing in papyri though surviving in Paul (I Corinthians 3:17; Romans 1:25; Galatians 4:26; Philippians 4:3).

Shall suffer punishment (dikhn tisousin). Future active of old verb tinw, to pay penalty (dikhn, right, justice), here only in N.T., but apotinw once also to repay Philemon 1:19. In the papyri dikh is used for a case or process in law. This is the regular phrase in classic writers for paying the penalty.

Eternal destruction (oleqron aiwnion). Accusative case in apposition with dikhn (penalty). This phrase does not appear elsewhere in the N.T., but is in IV Macc. 10:15 ton aiwnion tou turannou oleqron the eternal destruction of the tyrant (Antiochus Epiphanes). Destruction (cf. I Thessalonians 5:3) does not mean here annihilation, but, as Paul proceeds to show, separation

from the face of the Lord (apo proswpou tou kuriou) and from the

glory of his might (kai apo thv dochv thv isxuov autou), an eternity of woe such as befell Antiochus Epiphanes. Aiwniov in itself only means age-long and papyri and inscriptions give it in the weakened sense of a Caesar's life (Milligan), but Paul means by age-long

the coming age in contrast with

this age, as

eternal as the New Testament knows how to make it. See on Matthew 25:46 for use of aiwniov both with zwhn, life, and kolasin, punishment.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 2 Thessalonians 1:9:**

1 Corinthians 1:2
Galatians 6:8
1 Thessalonians 5:3
2 Thessalonians 1:5
2 Thessalonians 1:11
2 Thessalonians 1:11
1 Timothy 6:9
Hebrews 10:27
1 John 2:28
Jude 1:7

<< 2 Thessalonians 1:8

2 Thessalonians 1:10 >>

DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. However, it is up to the individual to "prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). The content of these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of CGG. They are provided for information purposes only.