Passage Research
2 Thessalonians 2 — Sermon Preparation
Paul corrects the mistaken belief that the Day of the Lord has already come and describes the apostasy and the man of lawlessness that must appear first. Below is a research summary for 2 Thessalonians 2, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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2 Thessalonians 2 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| παρουσία | parousía | G3952 | 3 | coming, presence |
| ἀποκαλύπτω | apokalýptō | G601 | 3 | reveal |
| ἀλήθεια | alḗtheia | G225 | 3 | true, truly, truth, verity |
| ἐνέργεια | enérgeia | G1753 | 2 | operation, strong, working |
| ψεῦδος | pseûdos | G5579 | 2 | lie, lying |
| ἀνομία | anomía | G458 | 2 | iniquity, transgress the law, unrighteousness |
| κατέχω | katéchō | G2722 | 2 | have, hold, keep, let |
How preachers through history handled this text
20 public-domain excerpts on 2 Thessalonians 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“We may and should direct our prayers, not only to God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ, but also to our Lord Jesus Christ himself. And we should pray in his name unto God, not only as his Father, but as our Father in and through him. The love of God in Christ Jesus, is the spring and fountain of all the good we have or hope for. There is good reason for strong consolations, because the saints have good hope through grace. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Thessalonians 2:16–30 (Public Domain)
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