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ULT Now about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering to him, we ask you, brothers,

UST Now I want to write to you about the time when our Lord Jesus the Messiah will return and will gather us to himself. My fellow believers, I urge you

BSB § Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,

BLB Now we implore you, brothers, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together unto Him,

AICNT We ask you, brothers, concerning the coming of {our}[fn] Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering to him,

2:1, our: Some manuscripts read “the.” B(03)

OEB As to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our being gathered to meet him, we beg you, friends,

WEBBE Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him, we ask you

WMBB Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah and our gathering together to him, we ask you

NET Now regarding the arrival of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to be with him, we ask you, brothers and sisters,

LSV And we ask you, brothers, in regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of our gathering together to Him,

FBV Talking about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we're brought together to him, brother and sisters—

TCNT Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers,

T4T Now I want to write to you about the time when our Lord Jesus Christ will return and when God will gather us together to where Jesus is. My fellow believers, I urge you

LEB Now we ask you, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our assembling to him,

BBE Now as to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, and our meeting with him, it is our desire, my brothers,

Moff No Moff 2TH book available

Wymth But with respect to the Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to meet Him, we entreat you, brethren,

ASV Now we beseech you, brethren, touching the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him;

DRA And we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of our gathering together unto him:

YLT And we ask you, brethren, in regard to the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of our gathering together unto him,

Drby Now we beg you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him,

RV Now we beseech you, brethren, touching the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him;

Wbstr Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering to him.

KJB-1769 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
(Now we beseech/implore you, brethren/brothers, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, )

KJB-1611 ¶ Now wee beseech you, brethren, by the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ, and by our gathering together vnto him,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps We besech you brethren, by the comming of our Lorde Iesus Christe, and by our assembling vnto hym,
(We besech you brethren/brothers, by the coming of our Lord Yesus/Yeshua Christ, and by our assembling unto him,)

Gnva Now we beseech you, brethren, by the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ, and by our assembling vnto him,
(Now we beseech/implore you, brethren/brothers, by the coming of our Lord Yesus/Yeshua Christ, and by our assembling unto him, )

Cvdl We beseke you brethren by the commynge of or LORDE Iesus Christ, and in that we shal assemble vnto him,
(We beseke you brethren/brothers by the coming of or LORD Yesus/Yeshua Christ, and in that we shall assemble unto him,)

TNT We beseche you brethren by the commynge of oure lorde Iesu Christ and in that we shall assemble vnto him
(We beseche you brethren/brothers by the coming of our lord Yesu Christ and in that we shall assemble unto him )

Wycl But, britheren, we preien you bi the comyng of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, and of oure congregacioun in to the same comyng,
(But, brethren/brothers, we preien you by the commong of our Lord Yhesu Christ, and of our congregacioun in to the same commong,)

Luth Aber der Zukunft halben unseres HErr’s JEsu Christi und unserer Versammlung zu ihm bitten wir euch, liebe Brüder,
(But the/of_the Zukunft half unseres LORD’s YEsu Christi and unserer Versammlung to him bitten we/us you, liebe brothers,)

ClVg Rogamus autem vos, fratres, per adventum Domini nostri Jesu Christi, et nostræ congregationis in ipsum:[fn]
(Rogamus however vos, brothers, through adventum Master our Yesu of_Christ, and nostræ congregationis in ipsum: )

2.1 Rogamus autem vos, fratres, per adventum Domini nostri Jesu Christi, etc. Hucusque dixit se eis gratias agere et orare, hic determinat de die judicii, obsecrans eos ne leviter et facile de adventu Domini quasi de prope imminenti opinionem recipiant vel terreantur.

2.1 Rogamus however vos, brothers, through adventum Master our Yesu of_Christ, etc. Hucusque he_said se to_them gratias agere and orare, this determinat about day yudicii, obsecrans them not leviter and facile about adventu Master as_if about prope imminenti opinionem recipiant or terreantur.

UGNT ἐρωτῶμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, ὑπὲρ τῆς παρουσίας τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ ἡμῶν ἐπισυναγωγῆς ἐπ’ αὐτόν,
(erōtōmen de humas, adelfoi, huper taʸs parousias tou Kuriou haʸmōn, Yaʸsou Ⱪristou, kai haʸmōn episunagōgaʸs ep’ auton,)

SBL-GNT Ἐρωτῶμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, ὑπὲρ τῆς παρουσίας τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ ἡμῶν ἐπισυναγωγῆς ἐπʼ αὐτόν,
(Erōtōmen de humas, adelfoi, huper taʸs parousias tou kuriou haʸmōn Yaʸsou Ⱪristou kai haʸmōn episunagōgaʸs epʼ auton,)

TC-GNT Ἐρωτῶμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, ὑπὲρ τῆς παρουσίας τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ ἡμῶν ἐπισυναγωγῆς ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν,
(Erōtōmen de humas, adelfoi, huper taʸs parousias tou Kuriou haʸmōn Yaʸsou Ⱪristou, kai haʸmōn episunagōgaʸs ep auton, )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN 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]

Parallel 2TH 2:1

General Information: