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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

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 With regard to the arrival of the Lord Jesus Christ and our muster before him, I beg you, brothers,

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;
(Now we beseech/implore you, brethren/brothers, touching the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him; )

SLT And we ask you, brethren, concerning the arrival of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our assembling together to 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 beseech/implore 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 coming of our Lord Yhesu Christ, and of our congregation in to the same coming,)

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/halfway oures LORD’s Yesu Christi and ours Versammlung to/for him ask we/us you, love(v) brothers,)

ClVg Rogamus autem vos, fratres, per adventum Domini nostri Jesu Christi, et nostræ congregationis in ipsum:[fn]
(Rogamus however you(pl), brothers, through arrival Master our Yesu Christi, and our congregationis in/into/on him: )

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 you(pl), brothers, through arrival Master our Yesu Christi, etc. So_far he/she_said himself to_them graces to_act and to_pray, this/here determinat from/about day judgement, obsecrans them not leviter and facile from/about arrival Master as_if from/about near imminenti opinionm 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,)

RP-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,)

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, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:1–12: The Wicked Person will come before the Lord Jesus returns

Some Christians in Thessalonica thought that Paul had said that the Lord Jesus Christ had already returned. But he had not said this. So, in this section, Paul reminded them about what he had taught them when he was with them: that before the Lord Jesus returned, a leader whom Paul called “the man of lawlessness” would appear. This person would be against every religion and would oppose God’s laws. But he would deceive only those who had rejected God’s message about Christ. On the day when Christ returns, he will destroy that person and his power.

Paul did not list everything in this section (2:1–12) in the order in which the events will happen. Rather, in 2:1–4 he wrote a general sequence of events. Then in 2:5 he introduced what he had previously taught about these events. Then in 2:6–12 he taught specifically about the rebellion, about the wicked person (“man of lawlessness”) who would oppose God’s laws, and about how Jesus Christ would return to destroy him.

Paragraph 2:1–4

Some of the Christians at Thessalonica were upset because they thought that Paul had said that the Lord Jesus had already returned. Here Paul sought to correct this misunderstanding. He reminded them that before the Lord Jesus returns, many people will reject God. Then a wicked leader called “the man of lawlessness” will appear.

2:1a

Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ

¶ Now we^(excl) want to write about the time when our^(incl) Lord Jesus Christ will come again

the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: This refers to the Lord Jesus Christ’s return, not his birth in Bethlehem.

2:1b

and our being gathered together to Him,

and God will gather us^(incl) together to meet him/Jesus.

our being gathered together to Him: Literally, “our gathering to him.” Many English versions translate the Greek noun episunagōgē, “gathering, assembly,” using a passive form, as the BSB has done. Paul did not make clear who will gather the believers, but as the note on 1 Thessalonians 4:17a says, Paul probably meant that God would gather the believers together, both those who were still alive and those who had already died. Then he would bring them to meet the Lord Jesus in the air as he returned. So if you need to use an active verb, you should use God as the subject.

to Him: That is, “to meet him [Jesus].”

2:1c

we ask you, brothers,

About this, brothers, we^(excl) urge you

we ask you: In the Greek text, this part of the verse actually occurs at the beginning of 2:1. The BSB and most other English versions have placed this expression at the end of the verse to make it clear that this phrase is directly connected with 2:2, that is, that 2:2 contains what Paul was asking the Thessalonians.

brothers: See the note on 1 Thessalonians 1:4. If such an expression only occurs in your language at the beginning of a sentence, you may need to place this at the beginning of the verse.

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

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐρωτῶμεν Δέ ὑμᾶς ἀδελφοί ὑπέρ τῆς παρουσίας τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ καί ἡμῶν ἐπισυναγωγῆς ἐπʼ αὐτόν)

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

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

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]