OET interlinear 2TH 1:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

διδόντος ἐκδίκησιν τοῖς

giving vengeance ˱on˲_the_‹ones›

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind vengeance, you can express this idea in another way. Since this is part of God’s justice, do not use a word that implies that God is doing something illegal or inappropriate. Alternate translation: “punishing the people” or “judging the ones”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τοῖς μὴ εἰδόσι Θεὸν

˱on˲_the_‹ones› not /having/_known God

Here, the ones not having known God refers to those who have refused the relationship with God that he had offered to them. Alternate translation: “on those who did not want to know God” or “on those who have rejected God”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

καὶ τοῖς μὴ ὑπακούουσιν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ

and ˱on˲_the_‹ones› not submitting ˱to˲_the gospel

The phrase, not obeying the gospel could refer to: (1) the same people as those not having known God. Alternate translation: “and who are not obeying the gospel” (2) a separate group. Alternate translation: “and also on those who are not obeying the gospel”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ὑπακούουσιν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ

submitting ˱to˲_the gospel

The phrase, obeying the gospel is an idiom that means to live according to everything that God tells us in the gospel message. Alternate translation: “living according to the message of the gospel” or “heeding the admonitions that are part of the gospel message”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦ

˱to˲_the gospel ˱of˲_the Lord ˱of˲_us Jesus

Here, Paul is using the general possessive form of our Lord Jesus to describe the gospel. The specific meaning here is that the gospel is about Jesus. Alternate translation: “the gospel that is about our Lord Jesus” or “the gospel message that tells us about our Lord Jesus”