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Correcting an Alarming Rumor
Commentators agree that Paul's primary goal here is to calm the Thessalonian church. A false teaching had spread, possibly from a misinterpretation of his first letter or even a forged one, suggesting that the Day of the Lord was imminent or had already begun. This caused alarm and confusion, which Paul now seeks to correct by providing a clearer timeline of future events.
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2 Thessalonians
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Thessalonians 2:1
18th Century
Theologian
2 Thessalonians Chapter 2
Analysis of the Chapter
The main object of this chapter is to correct an erroneous impression which had bee…
AT Robertson
On 2 Thessalonians 2:1
Touching the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (υπερ της παρουσιας του Κυριου (ημων) Ιησου Χριστου). For ερωτωμεν, to beseech, see o…
Charles Spurgeon
On 2 Thessalonians 2:1–2
19th Century
Preacher
Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, that ye be not soon shaken in min…
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On 2 Thessalonians 2:1
The hortatory words “we ask you, brothers” (cf. 1 Thessalonians 5:12) provides a transition from what Paul has been saying about the da…
John Calvin
On 2 Thessalonians 2:1
16th Century
Theologian
Now I beseech you, by the coming. It may indeed be read, as I have noted on the margin, concerning the coming, but it is more fit…
John Gill
On 2 Thessalonians 2:1
17th Century
Pastor
Now we beseech you, brethren
The apostle having finished his first design in this epistle, which was to encourage th…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Thessalonians 2:1–4
17th Century
Minister
If errors arise among Christians, we should set them right; and good people will be careful to suppress errors that arise from mistaking their word…