[1]Salutation (2 Thess 1:1-2)
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| | A(1:1) | | 1:1God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ (1:1) (θεῷ πατρὶ ἡμῶν καὶ κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ ξριστω) |
| | A'(1:2) | | 1:2God Father and the Lord Jesus Christ (1:2) (θεοῦ πατρὸς καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Ξριστου) |
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A: God Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
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[2]The judgment at Christ's coming (2 Thess 1:3-12)
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| | A(1:3) | | 1:3 your faith flourishes ever more (1:3) (πίστις) |
| | | B(1:4-5) | | | 1:5 This is evidence of the just judgment of God (1:5) (ἔνδειγμα) |
| | | | C(1:6-7) | | | | 1:6 to repay with afflictions those who are afflicting you, (1:6)" (ἀνταποδοῦναι) |
| | | | C'(1:8-9) | | | | 1:8 inflicting punishment on those who do not acknowledge God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. (1:8) (ἐκδίκησιν) |
| | | B'(1:10) | | | 1:10 for our testimony to you was believed.(1:10) (μαρτύριον) |
| | A'(1:11-12) | | 1:11 our God may make you worthy of his calling and powerfully bring to fulfillment every good purpose and every effort of faith (1:11) (πίστεως) |
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A: Faith. B: Evidence. C: Rewards and punishments. |
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[3]The man of lawlessness (2 Thess 2:1-17)
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| | A(2:1-2) | | 2:2 a letter allegedly from us (2:2) (ἐπιστολῆς) |
| | | B(2:3-4) | | | 2:3 For unless the apostasy comes first and the lawless one is revealed, the one doomed to perdition,(2:3)" (ἀπωλείας) |
| | | | C(2:5-8) | | | | 2:8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord (Jesus) will kill with the breath of his mouth and render powerless by the manifestation of his coming, (2:8) |
| | | B'(2:9-12) | | | 2:10 in every wicked deceit for those who are perishing (2:10) (ἀπολλυμένοις) |
| | A'(2:13-17) | | 2:15 a letter of ours. (2:15) (ἐπιστολῆς) |
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A: A letter. B: Opponents. C: Perish of opponents. |
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[4]Request for prayer (2 Thess 3:1-15)
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| | A(3:1-3) | | 3:2 we may be delivered from perverse and wicked people (3:2) |
| | | B(3:4-5) | | | 3:4 what we instruct you, you (both) are doing and will continue to do. (3:4) |
| | | | C(3:6) | | | | 3:6 to shun any brother who conducts himself in a disorderly way (3:6) (ἀτάκτως) |
| | | | | D(3:7-9) | | | | | 3:8 in toil and drudgery, night and day we worked, so as not to burden any of you. (3:8) |
| | | | C'(3:10-11) | | | | 3:11 We hear that some are conducting themselves among you in a disorderly way (3:11) (ἀτάκτως) |
| | | B'(3:12-13) | | | 3:13 you, brothers, do not be remiss in doing good. (3:13) |
| | A'(3:14-15) | | 3:14 If anyone does not obey our word as expressed in this letter, take note of this person not to associate with him (3:14) |
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A: Avoiding evils. B: Doing good. C: Disorderly way. D: Diligent way. |
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[5]Final greetings and benediction (2 Thess 3:16-18)
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| | A(3:16) | | 3:16 The Lord be with all of you. (3:16) (μετὰ πάντων ἡμῶν) |
| | | B(3:17) | | | 3:17 This greeting is in my own hand, Paul's (3:17) |
| | A'(3:18) | | 3:18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.(3:18) (μετὰ πάντων ἡμῶν) |
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A: The Lord be with you. B: Greeting of Paul. |
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