uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: headings

General Information:

In verses 1–12, Paul exhorts believers not to be deceived about the day Jesus will come back and warns them about the coming man of lawlessness. A heading for this section might be, “The Man of Lawlessness” or “The Deception before Jesus Returns.”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

and

The word translated Now marks a change in topic. You can use a natural way in your language to show that this is a new section with a different topic than the previous section.

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-time-simultaneous

ὑπὲρ τῆς παρουσίας τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ ἡμῶν ἐπισυναγωγῆς ἐπ’ αὐτόν

concerning the coming ˱of˲_the Lord ˱of˲_us Jesus Christ and ˱of˲_us gathering_together to him

The coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering to him are two actions that happen at the same time. You can make this clear in your translation with an appropriate connecting word or phrase. Alternate translation: “regarding the time of our Lord Jesus coming when we will be gathered together unto him”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὑπὲρ τῆς παρουσίας τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ ἡμῶν ἐπισυναγωγῆς ἐπ’ αὐτόν

concerning the coming ˱of˲_the Lord ˱of˲_us Jesus Christ and ˱of˲_us gathering_together to him

If it is more natural in your language, you could use active verbs for the events of coming and gathering. Alternate translation: “about the time when our Lord Jesus will come and gather us to himself”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἀδελφοί

brothers

Here, brothers means fellow Christians, including both men and women. Alternate translation: “brothers and sisters”