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2 Thessalonians 2:1
Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Thessalonian believers to introduce a doctrinal inquiry regarding the timeline of Christ's return and their future gathering to Him. He makes this request immediately before warning against false claims that the Day of the Lord has already arrived.
The words — Ἐρωτῶμεν (erōtōmen) literally means "we implore," and παρουσίας (parousias) translates to "coming" or "presence." These terms frame the letter's immediate focus as a serious request for clarity on a future event.
The thread — The motif of gathering appears in 1 Thessalonians 4:14, which states God will bring those who have fallen asleep in Him with Jesus, and in Mark 13:27 and Matthew 24:31, where angels gather the elect from the four winds. These passages track the same event without conflating the resurrection phase with the final gathering.
Why it lands — The text demands that readers evaluate spiritual claims against established apostolic teaching rather than accepting unverified reports. It requires steadfastness when future events are misrepresented as already fulfilled.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
Cross-references
- 1 Thessalonians 4:14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.
- Mark 13:27 And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
- Matthew 24:31 And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:19 After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?
- 1 Thessalonians 3:13 so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
- 2 Timothy 4:1 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:
- Matthew 25:32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
- Genesis 49:10 The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
- Ephesians 1:10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
- Romans 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.