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The Day of Christ
1 Ἐρωτῶμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, ὑπὲρ τῆς παρουσίας τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ ἡμῶν ἐπισυναγωγῆς ἐπ᾿ αὐτόν, 2 εἰς τὸ μὴ ταχέως σαλευθῆναι ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ νοὸς μήτε* θροεῖσθαι,† μήτε διὰ‡ πνεύματος μήτε διὰ λόγου μήτε δι᾿ ἐπιστολῆς ὡς δι᾿ ἡμῶν, ὡς ὅτι ἐνέστηκεν ἡ ἡμέρα τοῦ Χριστοῦ.§
The man of sin
3 Μή τις ὑμᾶς ἐξαπατήσῃ κατὰ μηδένα τρόπον· ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ ἔλθῃ ἡ ἀποστασία πρῶτον καὶ ἀποκαλυφθῇ ὁ ἄνθρωπος τῆς ἁμαρτίας,* ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας, 4 ὁ ἀντικείμενος καὶ ὑπεραιρόμενος ἐπὶ πάντα λεγόμενον θεὸν ἢ σέβασμα, ὥστε αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν ναὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ ὡς Θεὸν καθίσαι,† ἀποδεικνύντα‡ ἑαυτὸν ὅτι ἐστὶν Θεός. 5 (Οὐ μνημονεύετε ὅτι ἔτι ὢν πρὸς ὑμᾶς ταῦτα ἔλεγον ὑμῖν;)
The Restrainer
6 Καὶ νῦν τὸ κατέχον οἴδατε, εἰς τὸ ἀποκαλυφθῆναι αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ ἑαυτοῦ§ καιρῷ. 7 Τὸ γὰρ μυστήριον ἤδη ἐνεργεῖται τῆς ἀνομίας· μόνον ὁ κατέχων ἄρτι ἕως ἐκ μέσου γένηται. 8 Καὶ τότε ἀποκαλυφθήσεται ὁ ἄνομος, ὃν ὁ Κύριος* ἀναλώσει† τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ καὶ καταργήσει τῇ ἐπιφανείᾳ τῆς παρουσίας αὐτοῦ· 9 οὗ ἐστιν ἡ παρουσία κατ᾿ ἐνέργειαν τοῦ Σατανᾶ ἐν πάσῃ δυνάμει καὶ σημείοις καὶ τέρασιν ψεύδους, 10 καὶ ἐν πάσῃ ἀπάτῃ τῆς‡ ἀδικίας ἐν§ τοῖς ἀπολλυμένοις, ἀνθ᾿ ὧν τὴν ἀγάπην τῆς ἀληθείας οὐκ ἐδέξαντο εἰς τὸ σωθῆναι αὐτούς.
Believing ‘the lie’
11 Καί, διὰ τοῦτο πέμψει* αὐτοῖς ὁ Θεὸς ἐνέργειαν πλάνης εἰς τὸ πιστεῦσαι αὐτοὺς τῷ ψεύδει, 12 ἵνα κριθῶσιν πάντες οἱ μὴ πιστεύσαντες τῇ ἀληθείᾳ ἀλλ᾿ εὐδοκήσαντες ἐν† τῇ ἀδικίᾳ.
To be Saved is Different
13 Ἡμεῖς δὲ ὀφείλομεν εὐχαριστεῖν τῷ Θεῷ πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοὶ ἠγαπημένοι ὑπὸ Κυρίου, ὅτι εἵλετο‡ ὑμᾶς ὁ Θεὸς ἀπ᾿ ἀρχῆς,§ εἰς σωτηρίαν, ἐν ἁγιασμῷ πνεύματος καὶ πίστει ἀληθείας, 14 εἰς ὃ * ἐκάλεσεν ὑμᾶς διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου ἡμῶν, εἰς περιποίησιν δόξης τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.
15 Ἄρα οὖν, ἀδελφοί, στήκετε καὶ κρατεῖτε τὰς παραδόσεις ἃς ἐδιδάχθητε, εἴτε διὰ λόγου εἴτε δι᾿ ἐπιστολῆς ἡμῶν.
Another model prayer
16 Αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, καὶ ὁ † Θεὸς καὶ‡ Πατὴρ ἡμῶν, ὁ ἀγαπήσας ἡμᾶς§ καὶ δοὺς* παράκλησιν αἰωνίαν καὶ ἐλπίδα ἀγαθήν, ἐν χάριτι, 17 παρακαλέσαι ὑμῶν τὰς καρδίας καὶ στηρίξαι ὑμᾶς† ἐν παντὶ λόγῳ καὶ ἔργῳ‡ ἀγαθῷ.
Notes
* 2:2
μητε f35 [94%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ μηδε ℵA,B [5%] NU ¦ μηποτε [1%]
† 2:2
θροεισθαι rell ¦ θροεισθε [10%]
‡ 2:2
δια rell ¦ 1 του [10%] OC (The addition of the article presumably makes the reference be to the Holy Spirit, which is clearly wrong here.)
§ 2:2
χριστου f35 [85%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ κυριου ℵA,B [15%] NU (Might this be a doctrinally motivated variant?)
* 2:3
αμαρτιας f35 A (93.8%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ανομιας ℵB (5.4%) NU ¦ long omissions (0.8%)
† 2:4
ως θεον καθισαι f35 (82.3%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ~ 312 (8.2%) ¦ 3 ℵA,B (9.2%) NU ¦ two other variants (0.3%) (Scattered around the variants, 4.9% have καθησαι.)
‡ 2:4
αποδεικνυντα f35 ℵB [88%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ αποδεικνυοντα (A) [12%] CP
§ 2:6
εαυτου f35 B [80%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ αυτου ℵA,I [20%]
* 2:8
κυριος f35 B (86.6%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 ιησους ℵA (13.4%) [NU]
† 2:8
αναλωσει f35 (92.9%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ανελει B (6.1%) NU ¦ ανελοι (0.7%) ¦ αναλοι ℵ ¦ αναιλει A
‡ 2:10
της f35 [95%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA,B [5%] NU
§ 2:10
εν f35 [96%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA,B [4%] NU
* 2:11
πεμψει f35 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ πεμπει ℵA,B [3%] NU
† 2:12
εν f35 A [90%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵB [10%] NU
‡ 2:13
ειλετο f35 [95%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ειλατο ℵA,B [5%] NU
§ 2:13
απ αρχης f35 ℵ [94%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ απαρχην B [6%] NU (‘Firstfruits’ when and where? Is not the reading of NU inferior?)
* 2:14
ο f35 A,B [94%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 και ℵ [6%] [NU]
† 2:16
ο f35 ℵA,I [94%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU] ¦ — B [6%]
‡ 2:16
και f35 A,I [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ο ℵB [2%] NU ¦ και ο [1%]
§ 2:16
ημας rell ¦ υμας [5%] CP
* 2:16
δους f35 ℵA,B [90%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ διδους [10%] CP
† 2:17
υμας f35 [92%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA,B [8%] NU
‡ 2:17
λογω και εργω f35 [89%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ~ 321 ℵA,B [10%] NU ¦ two other readings [1%]
μητε f 35 [94%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ μηδε ℵA,B [5%] NU ¦ μηποτε [1%]
θροεισθαι rell ¦ θροεισθε [10%]
δια rell ¦ 1 του [10%] OC (The addition of the article presumably makes the reference be to the Holy Spirit, which is clearly wrong here.)
χριστου f 35 [85%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ κυριου ℵA,B [15%] NU (Might this be a doctrinally motivated variant?)
αμαρτιας f 35 A (93.8%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ανομιας ℵB (5.4%) NU ¦ long omissions (0.8%)
ως θεον καθισαι f 35 (82.3%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ~ 312 (8.2%) ¦ 3 ℵA,B (9.2%) NU ¦ two other variants (0.3%) (Scattered around the variants, 4.9% have καθησαι.)
αποδεικνυντα f 35 ℵB [88%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ αποδεικνυοντα (A) [12%] CP
εαυτου f 35 B [80%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ αυτου ℵA,I [20%]
κυριος f 35 B (86.6%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 ιησους ℵA (13.4%) [NU]
αναλωσει f 35 (92.9%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ανελει B (6.1%) NU ¦ ανελοι (0.7%) ¦ αναλοι ℵ ¦ αναιλει A
της f 35 [95%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA,B [5%] NU
εν f 35 [96%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA,B [4%] NU
πεμψει f 35 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ πεμπει ℵA,B [3%] NU
εν f 35 A [90%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵB [10%] NU
ειλετο f 35 [95%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ειλατο ℵA,B [5%] NU
απ αρχης f 35 ℵ [94%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ απαρχην B [6%] NU (‘Firstfruits’ when and where? Is not the reading of NU inferior?)
ο f 35 A,B [94%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 και ℵ [6%] [NU]
ο f 35 ℵA,I [94%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU] ¦ — B [6%]
και f 35 A,I [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ο ℵB [2%] NU ¦ και ο [1%]
ημας rell ¦ υμας [5%] CP
δους f 35 ℵA,B [90%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ διδους [10%] CP
υμας f 35 [92%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA,B [8%] NU
λογω και εργω f 35 [89%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ~ 321 ℵA,B [10%] NU ¦ two other readings [1%]