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Verse	Translation	Text
1Th 1:10	Strong Concordance	And [2532] to wait for [362] his [846] Son [5207] from [1537] heaven [3772], whom [3739] he raised [1453] from [1537] the dead [3498], even Jesus [2424], which [3588] delivered [4506] us [2248] from [575] the wrath [3709] to come [2064].
	King James	And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
This verse distinguishes them from the Jews, as Th1 1:9 from the idolatrous Gentiles. To wait for the Lord's coming is a sure characteristic of a true believer, and was prominent amidst the graces of the Thessalonians (Co1 1:7-8). His coming is seldom called his return (Joh 14:3); because the two advents are regarded as different phases of the same coming; and the second coming shall have features altogether new connected with it, so that it will not be a mere repetition of the first, or a mere coming back again. his Son . . . raised from the dead--the grand proof of His divine Sonship (Rom 1:4). delivered--rather as Greek, "who delivereth us." Christ has once for all redeemed us; He is our Deliverer ALWAYS. wrath to come-- (Th1 5:9; Col 3:6).

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

This verse distinguishes them from the Jews, as Th1 1:9 from the idolatrous Gentiles. To wait for the Lord's coming is a sure characteristic of a true believer, and was prominent amidst the graces of the Thessalonians (Co1 1:7-8). His coming is seldom called his return (Joh 14:3); because the two advents are regarded as different phases of the same coming; and the second coming shall have features altogether new connected with it, so that it will not be a mere repetition of the first, or a mere coming back again.

his Son . . . raised from the dead--the grand proof of His divine Sonship (Rom 1:4).

delivered--rather as Greek, "who delivereth us." Christ has once for all redeemed us; He is our Deliverer ALWAYS.

wrath to come-- (Th1 5:9; Col 3:6).

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
And to wait for his Son from heaven - It is clear from this and from other parts of these two Epistles, that the return of the Lord Jesus to this world was a prominent subject of the preaching of Paul at Thessalonica. No small part of these Epistles is occupied with stating the true doctrine on this point (1 Th 4:v.), and in correcting the errors which prevailed in regard to it after the departure of Paul. Perhaps we are not to infer, however, that this doctrine was made more prominent there than others, or that it had been inculcated there more frequently than it had been elsewhere, but the apostle adverts to it here particularly because it was a doctrine so well fitted to impart comfort to them in their trials Th1 4:13-18, and because, in that connection, it was so well calculated to rouse them to vigilance and zeal; Th1 5:1-11. He makes it prominent in the second Epistle, because material errors prevailed there in reference to it which needed to be corrected. In the passage before us, he says that the return of the Son of God from heaven was an important point which had been insisted on when he was there, and that their conduct, as borne witness to by all, had shown with what power it had seized upon them, and what a practical influence it had exerted in their lives. They lived as if they were" waiting" for his return. They fully believed in it; they expected it. They were looking out for it, not knowing when it might occur, and as if it might occur at any moment. They were, therefore, dead to the world, and were animated with an earnest desire to do good. This is one of the instances which demonstrate that the doctrine that the Lord Jesus will return to our world, is fitted, when understood in the true sense revealed in the Scriptures, to exert a powerful influence on the souls of people. It is eminently adapted to comfort the hearts of true Christians in the sorrows, bereavements, and sicknesses of life Joh 14:1-3; Act 1:11; Th1 4:13-18; Pe2 3:8-9; to lead us to watchfulness and to an earnest inquiry into the question whether we are prepared to meet him Mat 24:37-44; Mat 25:13; to make us dead to the world, and to lead us to act as becomes the children of light (Th1 5:5-9; to awaken and arouse impenitent and carless sinners Th1 5:2-3; Pe2 3:3-7, and to excite Christians to self-denying efforts to spread the gospel in distant lands, as was the case at Thessalonica. Every doctrine of the gospel is adapted to produce some happy practical effects on mankind, but there are few that are more full of elevated and holy influences than that which teaches that the Lord Jesus will return to the earth, and which leads the soul to wait for his appearing; compare notes, Co1 1:7; Phi 3:20. Whom he raised from the dead - See the Act 2:24-32 notes; Co1 15:4-9 notes. Paul probably means to intimate here, that this was one of the great truths which they had received, that the Lord Jesus had been raised from the dead. We know it was a prominent doctrine wherever the gospel was preached. Which delivered us from the wrath to come - Another of the prominent doctrines of Christianity, which was undoubtedly always inculcated by the first preachers of religion. The "wrath to come" is the divine indignation which will come upon the guilty; Mat 3:7. From that Christ delivers us by taking our place, and dying in our stead. It was the great purpose of his coming to save us from this approaching wrath. It follows from this: (1) that there was wrath which man had to dread - since Jesus came to deliver us from something that was real, and not from what was imaginary; and, (2) that the same wrath is to be dreaded now by all who are not united to Christ, since in this respect they are now just as all were before he died; that is, they are exposed to fearful punishment, from which He alone can deliver. It may be added, that the existence of this wrath is real, whether people believe it or not, for the fact of its existence is not affected by our belief or unbelief. Remarks On 1 Thessalonians 1 This chapter teaches: (1) That it is right to commend these who do well; Th1 1:3. Paul was never afraid of injuring any one by commending him when he deserved it: nor was he ever afraid to rebuke when censure was due. (2) Christians are chosen to salvation; Th1 1:4. Their hope of heaven depends on the "election of God." (3) it is possible for a people to know that they are chosen of God, and to give such evidence of it that others shall know it also; Th1 1:4. It is possible for a church to evince such a spirit of piety, self-denial, love, and holiness, and such a desire to spread the gospel, as to show that they are "chosen of God," or that they are a true church. This question is not to be determined by their adherence to certain rites and forms; by their holding to the sentiments of an orthodox creed: or by their zeal in defense of the "apostolic succession," but by their bringing forth "the fruits of good living." In determining that the church at Thessalonica was "chosen of God," Paul does not refer to its external organization, or to the fact that it was founded by apostolic hands, or that it had a true ministry and valid ordinances, but to the fact that it evinced the true spirit of Christian piety; and particularly that they had been zealous in sending the gospel to others. There were three things to which he referred: 1. that the gospel had power over themselves, inducing them to abandon their sins; 2. that it had such influence on their lives that others recognized in them the evidence of true religion; and, 3. that it made them benevolent, and excited them to make efforts to diffuse its blessings abroad. (4) if a church may know that it is chosen or elected of God, it is true of an individual also that he may know it. It is not by any direct revelation from heaven; not by an infallible communication of the Holy Spirit; not by any voice or vision; but it is in the same way in which this may be evinced by a church. The conversion of an individual, or his "election of God," may be certainly known by himself, if, 1. the gospel is received as "the word of God," and induces him to abandon his sins; 2. if it leads him to pursue such a life that others shall see that he is actuated by Christian principles; and, 3. if he makes it his great aim in life to do good, and to diffuse abroad, as far as he can, that religion which he professes to love. He who finds in his own heart and life evidence of these things, need not doubt that he is among the "chosen of God." (5) the character of piety in the life of an individual Christian, and in a church, is often determined by the manner in which the gospel is embraced at first, and by the spirit with which the Christian life is entered on; see the notes on Th1 1:5-6. If so, then this fact is of immense importance in the question about organizing a church, and about making a profession of religion. If a church is so organized as to have it understood that it shall be to a considerable extent the patron of worldly amusements - a "halfway house" between the world and religion, that purpose will determine all its subsequent character - unless it shall be counteracted by the grace of God. If it is organized so as to look with a benignant and tolerant eye on gaiety, vanity, self-indulgence, ease, and what are called the amusements and pleasures of life, it is not difficult to see what will be its character and influence. How can such a church diffuse far and near the conviction that it is "chosen of God," as the church at Thessalonica did And so of an individual. Commonly, the whole character of the religious life will be determined by the views with which the profession of religion is made. If there is a purpose to enjoy religion and the world too; to be the patron of fashion as well as a professed follower of Christ; to seek the flattery or the plaudits of man as well as the approbation of God, that purpose will render the whole religious life useless, vacillating, inconsistent, miserable. The individual will live without the enjoyment of religion, and will die leaving little evidence to his friends that he has gone to be with God. If, on the other hand, there be singleness of purpose, and entire dedication to God at the commencement of the Christian life, the religious career will be one of usefulness, respectability, and peace. The most important period in a man's life, then, is that when he is pondering the question whether he shall make a profession of religion. (6) a church in a city should cause its influence to be felt afar; Th1 1:7-9. This is true, indeed, of all other churches, but it is especially so of a church in a large town. Cities will be centers of influence in fashion, science, literature, religion, and morals. A thousand ties of interest bind them to other parts of a land, and though in fact there may be, as there often is, much more intelligence in a country neighborhood than among the same number of inhabitants taken promiscuously from a city; and though there may be, as there often is, far more good sense and capability to appreciate religious truth in a country congregation than in a congregation in a city, yet it is true that the city will be the radiating point of influence. This, of course, increases the responsibility of Christians in a city, and makes it important that, like those of Thessalonica, they should be models of self-denial and of efforts to spread the gospel. (7) a church in a commercial town should make use of its special influence to spread the gospel abroad; Th1 1:7-9. Such a place is connected with remote lands, and those who, for commercial purposes, visit distant ports from that place, should bear with them the spirit of the gospel. Such, too, should be the character of piety in the churches in such a city, that all who visit it for any purpose, should see the reality of religion, and be led to bear the honorable report of it again to their own land, (8) such, too, should be the piety of any church. The church at Thessalonica evinced the true spirit of religion; Th1 1:7-9. Its light shone afar. It sent out those who went to spread the gospel. Its members, when they went abroad, showed that they were influenced by higher and purer principles than those which actuated them before conversion, and than were evinced by the pagan world. Those who visited them, also, saw that there was a reality in religion, and bore an honorable report of it again to their own lands. Let any church evince this spirit, and it will show that it is "chosen of God," or a true church; and wherever there is a church formed after the primitive model, these traits will always be seen. (9) it is our duty and privilege to "wait for the Son of God to return from heaven." We know not when his appearing, either to remove us by death, or to judge the world, will be - and we should therefore watch and be ready. The hope of his return to our world to raise the dead, and to convey his ransomed to heaven, is the brightest and most cheering prospect that dawns on man, and we should be ready, whenever it occurs, to hail him as our returning Lord, and to rush to his arms as our glorious Redeemer. It should be always the characteristic of our piety, as it was that of John to say, "Even so, come, Lord Jesus;" Rev 22:20.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

And to wait for his Son from heaven - It is clear from this and from other parts of these two Epistles, that the return of the Lord Jesus to this world was a prominent subject of the preaching of Paul at Thessalonica. No small part of these Epistles is occupied with stating the true doctrine on this point (1 Th 4:v.), and in correcting the errors which prevailed in regard to it after the departure of Paul. Perhaps we are not to infer, however, that this doctrine was made more prominent there than others, or that it had been inculcated there more frequently than it had been elsewhere, but the apostle adverts to it here particularly because it was a doctrine so well fitted to impart comfort to them in their trials Th1 4:13-18, and because, in that connection, it was so well calculated to rouse them to vigilance and zeal; Th1 5:1-11. He makes it prominent in the second Epistle, because material errors prevailed there in reference to it which needed to be corrected.

In the passage before us, he says that the return of the Son of God from heaven was an important point which had been insisted on when he was there, and that their conduct, as borne witness to by all, had shown with what power it had seized upon them, and what a practical influence it had exerted in their lives. They lived as if they were" waiting" for his return. They fully believed in it; they expected it. They were looking out for it, not knowing when it might occur, and as if it might occur at any moment. They were, therefore, dead to the world, and were animated with an earnest desire to do good. This is one of the instances which demonstrate that the doctrine that the Lord Jesus will return to our world, is fitted, when understood in the true sense revealed in the Scriptures, to exert a powerful influence on the souls of people. It is eminently adapted to comfort the hearts of true Christians in the sorrows, bereavements, and sicknesses of life Joh 14:1-3; Act 1:11; Th1 4:13-18; Pe2 3:8-9; to lead us to watchfulness and to an earnest inquiry into the question whether we are prepared to meet him Mat 24:37-44; Mat 25:13; to make us dead to the world, and to lead us to act as becomes the children of light (Th1 5:5-9; to awaken and arouse impenitent and carless sinners Th1 5:2-3; Pe2 3:3-7, and to excite Christians to self-denying efforts to spread the gospel in distant lands, as was the case at Thessalonica. Every doctrine of the gospel is adapted to produce some happy practical effects on mankind, but there are few that are more full of elevated and holy influences than that which teaches that the Lord Jesus will return to the earth, and which leads the soul to wait for his appearing; compare notes, Co1 1:7; Phi 3:20.

Whom he raised from the dead - See the Act 2:24-32 notes; Co1 15:4-9 notes. Paul probably means to intimate here, that this was one of the great truths which they had received, that the Lord Jesus had been raised from the dead. We know it was a prominent doctrine wherever the gospel was preached.

Which delivered us from the wrath to come - Another of the prominent doctrines of Christianity, which was undoubtedly always inculcated by the first preachers of religion. The "wrath to come" is the divine indignation which will come upon the guilty; Mat 3:7. From that Christ delivers us by taking our place, and dying in our stead. It was the great purpose of his coming to save us from this approaching wrath. It follows from this:

(1) that there was wrath which man had to dread - since Jesus came to deliver us from something that was real, and not from what was imaginary; and,

(2) that the same wrath is to be dreaded now by all who are not united to Christ, since in this respect they are now just as all were before he died; that is, they are exposed to fearful punishment, from which He alone can deliver. It may be added, that the existence of this wrath is real, whether people believe it or not, for the fact of its existence is not affected by our belief or unbelief.

Remarks On 1 Thessalonians 1

This chapter teaches:

(1) That it is right to commend these who do well; Th1 1:3. Paul was never afraid of injuring any one by commending him when he deserved it: nor was he ever afraid to rebuke when censure was due.

(2) Christians are chosen to salvation; Th1 1:4. Their hope of heaven depends on the "election of God."

(3) it is possible for a people to know that they are chosen of God, and to give such evidence of it that others shall know it also; Th1 1:4. It is possible for a church to evince such a spirit of piety, self-denial, love, and holiness, and such a desire to spread the gospel, as to show that they are "chosen of God," or that they are a true church. This question is not to be determined by their adherence to certain rites and forms; by their holding to the sentiments of an orthodox creed: or by their zeal in defense of the "apostolic succession," but by their bringing forth "the fruits of good living." In determining that the church at Thessalonica was "chosen of God," Paul does not refer to its external organization, or to the fact that it was founded by apostolic hands, or that it had a true ministry and valid ordinances, but to the fact that it evinced the true spirit of Christian piety; and particularly that they had been zealous in sending the gospel to others. There were three things to which he referred:

1. that the gospel had power over themselves, inducing them to abandon their sins;

2. that it had such influence on their lives that others recognized in them the evidence of true religion; and,

3. that it made them benevolent, and excited them to make efforts to diffuse its blessings abroad.

(4) if a church may know that it is chosen or elected of God, it is true of an individual also that he may know it. It is not by any direct revelation from heaven; not by an infallible communication of the Holy Spirit; not by any voice or vision; but it is in the same way in which this may be evinced by a church. The conversion of an individual, or his "election of God," may be certainly known by himself, if,

1. the gospel is received as "the word of God," and induces him to abandon his sins;

2. if it leads him to pursue such a life that others shall see that he is actuated by Christian principles; and,

3. if he makes it his great aim in life to do good, and to diffuse abroad, as far as he can, that religion which he professes to love. He who finds in his own heart and life evidence of these things, need not doubt that he is among the "chosen of God."

(5) the character of piety in the life of an individual Christian, and in a church, is often determined by the manner in which the gospel is embraced at first, and by the spirit with which the Christian life is entered on; see the notes on Th1 1:5-6. If so, then this fact is of immense importance in the question about organizing a church, and about making a profession of religion. If a church is so organized as to have it understood that it shall be to a considerable extent the patron of worldly amusements - a "halfway house" between the world and religion, that purpose will determine all its subsequent character - unless it shall be counteracted by the grace of God. If it is organized so as to look with a benignant and tolerant eye on gaiety, vanity, self-indulgence, ease, and what are called the amusements and pleasures of life, it is not difficult to see what will be its character and influence. How can such a church diffuse far and near the conviction that it is "chosen of God," as the church at Thessalonica did And so of an individual. Commonly, the whole character of the religious life will be determined by the views with which the profession of religion is made. If there is a purpose to enjoy religion and the world too; to be the patron of fashion as well as a professed follower of Christ; to seek the flattery or the plaudits of man as well as the approbation of God, that purpose will render the whole religious life useless, vacillating, inconsistent, miserable. The individual will live without the enjoyment of religion, and will die leaving little evidence to his friends that he has gone to be with God. If, on the other hand, there be singleness of purpose, and entire dedication to God at the commencement of the Christian life, the religious career will be one of usefulness, respectability, and peace. The most important period in a man's life, then, is that when he is pondering the question whether he shall make a profession of religion.

(6) a church in a city should cause its influence to be felt afar; Th1 1:7-9. This is true, indeed, of all other churches, but it is especially so of a church in a large town. Cities will be centers of influence in fashion, science, literature, religion, and morals. A thousand ties of interest bind them to other parts of a land, and though in fact there may be, as there often is, much more intelligence in a country neighborhood than among the same number of inhabitants taken promiscuously from a city; and though there may be, as there often is, far more good sense and capability to appreciate religious truth in a country congregation than in a congregation in a city, yet it is true that the city will be the radiating point of influence. This, of course, increases the responsibility of Christians in a city, and makes it important that, like those of Thessalonica, they should be models of self-denial and of efforts to spread the gospel.

(7) a church in a commercial town should make use of its special influence to spread the gospel abroad; Th1 1:7-9. Such a place is connected with remote lands, and those who, for commercial purposes, visit distant ports from that place, should bear with them the spirit of the gospel. Such, too, should be the character of piety in the churches in such a city, that all who visit it for any purpose, should see the reality of religion, and be led to bear the honorable report of it again to their own land,

(8) such, too, should be the piety of any church. The church at Thessalonica evinced the true spirit of religion; Th1 1:7-9. Its light shone afar. It sent out those who went to spread the gospel. Its members, when they went abroad, showed that they were influenced by higher and purer principles than those which actuated them before conversion, and than were evinced by the pagan world. Those who visited them, also, saw that there was a reality in religion, and bore an honorable report of it again to their own lands. Let any church evince this spirit, and it will show that it is "chosen of God," or a true church; and wherever there is a church formed after the primitive model, these traits will always be seen.

(9) it is our duty and privilege to "wait for the Son of God to return from heaven." We know not when his appearing, either to remove us by death, or to judge the world, will be - and we should therefore watch and be ready. The hope of his return to our world to raise the dead, and to convey his ransomed to heaven, is the brightest and most cheering prospect that dawns on man, and we should be ready, whenever it occurs, to hail him as our returning Lord, and to rush to his arms as our glorious Redeemer. It should be always the characteristic of our piety, as it was that of John to say, "Even so, come, Lord Jesus;" Rev 22:20.

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]
To wait for (ἀναμένειν) N.T.o. Several times in lxx, as Job 2:9; Job 7:2; Isa 59:11. Paul's usual word is ἀπεκδέχομαι: see Rom 8:19, Rom 8:28, Rom 8:25; Co1 1:7; Phi 3:20. From heaven (ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν) Lit. from the heavens. Comp. Co1 15:47; Th1 4:16; Th2 1:7. Paul uses the unclassical plural much oftener than the singular. Although the Hebrew equivalent has no singular, the singular is almost universal in lxx, the plural occurring mostly in the Psalm. Οὐρανός is from a Sanscrit word meaning to cover or encompass. The Hebrew shamayim signifies height, high district, the upper regions. Similarly we have in N.T. ἐν ὑψίστοις in the highest (places), Mat 21:9; Luk 2:14 : ἐν ὑψηλοῖς in the high (places), Heb 1:3. Paul's usage is evidently colored by the Rabbinical conception of a series of heavens: see Co2 12:2; Eph 4:10. Some Jewish teachers held that there were seven heavens, others three. The idea of a series of heavens appears in patristic writings, in Thomas Aquinas's doctrine of the celestial hierarchies, and in Dionysius the Areopagite, Through the scholastic theologians it passed into Dante's Paradiso with its nine heavens. The words to await his Son from heaven strike the keynote of this Epistle. Jesus which delivered (Ἱησοῦν τὸν ῥυόμενον) More correctly, delivereth. See on Mat 1:21. Ῥύεσθαι to deliver, mostly in Paul. Lit. to draw to one's self. Almost invariably with the specification of some evil or danger or enemy. Σώζειν to save is often used in a similar sense, of deliverance from disease, from sin, or from divine wrath: see Mat 1:21; Mar 6:56; Luk 8:36; Act 2:40; Rom 5:9 : but σώζειν is a larger and more comprehensive term, including not only deliverance from sin and death, but investment with all the privileges and rewards of the new life in Christ. The wrath to come (τῆς ὀργῆς τῆς ἐρχομένης) Lit. the wrath which is coming. The wrath, absolutely, of the wrath of God, as Rom 5:9 Rom 7:19; Th1 2:16. Sometimes for the punishment which wrath inflicts, as Rom 12:4; Eph 5:6; Col 3:6. See on Joh 3:36. The phrase wrath to come is found in Mat 3:7; Luk 3:7. Coming does not necessarily imply the thought of speedy or imminent approach, but the general tone of the Epistle points in that direction.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Whom he hath raised from the dead - In proof of his future coming to judgment. Who delivereth us - He redeemed us once; he delivers us continually; and will deliver all that believe from the wrath, the eternal vengeance, which will then come upon the ungodly.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
And to wait for his Son from heaven - To expect a future state of glory, and resurrection of the body, according to the Gospel doctrine, after the example of Jesus Christ, who was raised from the dead, and ascended unto heaven, ever to appear in the presence of God for us. Delivered us from the wrath to come - From all the punishment due to us for our sins, and from the destruction which is about to come on the unbelieving and impenitent Jews. This was the news, the sounding out, that went abroad concerning the converted Thessalonians. Every where it was said: They have believed the Gospel; they have renounced idolatry; they worship the living and true God; they have received the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit; they are happy in their souls, unspotted in their lives, and full of joy; expecting an eternal glory through that Christ who had died for and purged their sins, and who shall fashion their degraded bodies and make them like to his glorious body, and give them an eternal residence with himself in a state of blessedness. These were glorious news; and, wherever they were told, prepared the way of the Gospel among the heathen. The mere preaching of the Gospel has done much to convince and convert sinners, but the lives of the sincere followers of Christ, as illustrative of the truth of these doctrines, have done much more: Truth represented in action seems to assume a body, and thus renders itself palpable. In heathen countries, which are under the dominion of Christian powers, the Gospel, though established there, does little good, because of the profane and irreligious lives of those who profess it. Why has not the whole peninsula of India been long since evangelized? The Gospel has been preached there; but the lives of the Europeans professing Christianity there have been, in general, profligate, sordid, and base. From them sounded out no good report of the Gospel; and therefore the Mohammedans continue to prefer their Koran, and the Hindoos their Vedas and Shasters, to the Bible. It should now ever be acknowledged, to the glory of God, that of late years a few apostolic men in that country are turning the tide in favor of the Gospel; and several eminent Europeans have warmly espoused the doctrine of Christ, and are labouring to circulate the word of God through the whole of British India.

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⁶ For [1223] which things' sake [3739] the wrath [3709] of God [2316] cometh [2064] on [1909] the children [5207] of disobedience [543]:

⁹ For [3754] God [2316] hath [5087] not [3756] appointed [5087] us [2248] to [1519] wrath [3709], but [235] to [1519] obtain [4047] salvation [4991] by [1223] our [2257] Lord [2962] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547],

⁴ And declared [3724] to be the Son [5207] of God [2316] with [1722] power [1411], according [2596] to the spirit [4151] of holiness [42], by [1537] the resurrection [386] from the dead [3498]:

³ And [2532] if [1437] I go [4198] and [2532] prepare [2090] a place [5117] for you [5213], I will come [2064] again [3825], and [2532] receive [3880] you [5209] unto [4314] myself [1683]; that [2443] where [3699] I [1473] am [1510], there ye [5210] may be [5600] also [2532].

⁷ So that [5620] ye [5209] come behind [5302] in [1722] no [3361] [3367] gift [5486]; waiting for [553] the coming [602] of our [2257] Lord [2962] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547]:
⁸ Who [3739] shall [950] also [2532] confirm [950] you [5209] unto [2193] the end [5056], that ye may be blameless [410] in [1722] the day [2250] of our [2257] Lord [2962] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547].

⁹ For [1063] they [518] themselves [846] shew [518] of [4012] us [2257] what manner [3697] of entering in [1529] we had [2192] [2192] unto [4314] you [5209], and [2532] how [4459] ye turned [1994] to [4314] God [2316] from [575] idols [1497] to serve [1398] the living [2198] and [2532] true [228] God [2316];

²⁰ He which testifieth [3140] these things [5023] saith [3004], Surely [3483] I come [2064] quickly [5035]. Amen [281]. Even so [3483], come [2064], Lord [2962] Jesus [2424].

⁷ So [5620] that ye [5209] were [1096] ensamples [5179] to all [3956] that believe [4100] in [1722] Macedonia [3109] and [2532] Achaia [882].
⁸ For [1063] from [575] you [5216] sounded out [1837] the word [3056] of the Lord [2962] not [3756] only [3440] in [1722] Macedonia [3109] and [2532] Achaia [882], but [235] also [2532] in [1722] every [3956] place [5117] your [5216] faith [4102] to [4314] God-ward [2316] is spread abroad [1831]; so [5620] that we [2248] need [5532] not [3361] [2192] to speak [2980] any thing [5100].
⁹ For [1063] they [518] themselves [846] shew [518] of [4012] us [2257] what manner [3697] of entering in [1529] we had [2192] [2192] unto [4314] you [5209], and [2532] how [4459] ye turned [1994] to [4314] God [2316] from [575] idols [1497] to serve [1398] the living [2198] and [2532] true [228] God [2316];

⁵ For [3754] our [2257] gospel [2098] came [1096] not [3756] unto [1519] you [5209] in [1722] word [3056] only [3440], but [235] also [2532] in [1722] power [1411], and [2532] in [1722] the Holy [40] Ghost [4151], and [2532] in [1722] much [4183] assurance [4136]; as [2531] ye know [1492] what manner of men [3634] we were [1096] among [1722] you [5213] for [1223] your [5209] sake.
⁶ And [2532] ye [5210] became [1096] followers [3402] of us [2257], and [2532] of the Lord [2962], having received [1209] the word [3056] in [1722] much [4183] affliction [2347], with [3326] joy [5479] of the Holy [40] Ghost [4151]:

⁴ Knowing [1492], brethren [80] beloved [25], your [5216] election [1589] of [5259] God [2316].

³ Remembering [3421] without ceasing [89] your [5216] work [2041] of faith [4102], and [2532] labour [2873] of love [26], and [2532] patience [5281] of hope [1680] in our [2257] Lord [2962] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547], in the sight [1715] of God [2316] and [2532] our [2257] Father [3962];

⁷ But [1161] when he saw [1492] many [4183] of the Pharisees [5330] and [2532] Sadducees [4523] come [2064] to [1909] his [846] baptism [908], he said [2036] unto them [846], O generation [1081] of vipers [2191], who [5101] hath warned [5263] you [5213] to flee [5343] from [575] the wrath [3709] to come [3195]?

⁴ And [2532] that [3754] he was buried [2290], and [2532] that [3754] he rose again [1453] the third [5154] day [2250] according [2596] to the scriptures [1124]:
⁵ And [2532] that [3754] he was seen [3700] of Cephas [2786], then [1534] of the twelve [1427]:
⁶ After that [1899], he was seen [3700] of above [1883] five hundred [4001] brethren [80] at once [2178]; of [1537] whom [3739] the greater part [4119] remain [3306] unto [2193] this present [737], but [1161] some [5100] [2532] are fallen asleep [2837].
⁷ After that [1899], he was seen [3700] of James [2385]; then [1534] of all [3956] the apostles [652].
⁸ And [1161] last [2078] of all [3956] he was seen [3700] of me also [2504], as [5619] of one born out of due time [1626].
⁹ For [1063] I [1473] am [1510] the least [1646] of the apostles [652], that [3739] am [1510] not [3756] meet [2425] to be called [2564] an apostle [652], because [1360] I persecuted [1377] the church [1577] of God [2316].

²⁴ Whom [3739] God [2316] hath raised up [450], having loosed [3089] the pains [5604] of death [2288]: because [2530] it was [2258] not [3756] possible [1415] that he [846] should be holden [2902] of [5259] it [846].
²⁵ For [1063] David [1138] speaketh [3004] concerning [1519] him [846], I foresaw [4308] the Lord [2962] always [1223] [3956] before [1799] my [3450] face, for [3754] he is [2076] on [1537] my [3450] right hand [1188], that [3363] I should [4531] not [3363] be moved [4531]:
²⁶ Therefore [1223] [5124] did [2165] my [3450] heart [2588] rejoice [2165], and [2532] my [3450] tongue [1100] was glad [21]; moreover [1161] [2089] also [2532] my [3450] flesh [4561] shall rest [2681] in [1909] hope [1680]:
²⁷ Because [3754] thou wilt [1459] not [3756] leave [1459] my [3450] soul [5590] in [1519] hell [86], neither [3761] wilt thou suffer [1325] thine [4675] Holy One [3741] to see [1492] corruption [1312].
²⁸ Thou hast made known [1107] to me [3427] the ways [3598] of life [2222]; thou shalt make [4137] me [3165] full [4137] of joy [2167] with [3326] thy [4675] countenance [4383].
²⁹ Men [435] and brethren [80], let [2036] me [1832] freely [3326] [3954] speak [2036] unto [4314] you [5209] of [4012] the patriarch [3966] David [1138], that [3754] he is [5053] both [2532] dead [5053] and [2532] buried [2290], and [2532] his [846] sepulchre [3418] is [2076] with [1722] us [2254] unto [891] this [5026] day [2250].
³⁰ Therefore [3767] being [5225] a prophet [4396], and [2532] knowing [1492] that [3754] God [2316] had sworn [3660] with an oath [3727] to him [846], that of [1537] the fruit [2590] of his [846] loins [3751], according to [2596] the flesh [4561], he would raise up [450] Christ [5547] to sit [2523] on [1909] his [846] throne [2362];
³¹ He seeing this before [4275] spake [2980] of [4012] the resurrection [386] of Christ [5547], that [3754] his [846] soul [5590] was [2641] not [3756] left [2641] in [1519] hell [86], neither [3761] his [846] flesh [4561] did see [1492] corruption [1312].
³² This [5126] Jesus [2424] hath [450] God [2316] raised up [450], whereof [3739] we [2249] all [3956] are [2070] witnesses [3144].

²⁰ For [1063] our [2257] conversation [4175] is [5225] in [1722] heaven [3772]; from [1537] whence [3739] also [2532] we look for [553] the Saviour [4990], the Lord [2962] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547]:

⁷ So that [5620] ye [5209] come behind [5302] in [1722] no [3361] [3367] gift [5486]; waiting for [553] the coming [602] of our [2257] Lord [2962] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547]:

³ Knowing [1097] this [5124] first [4412], that [3754] there shall come [2064] in [1909] the last [2078] days [2250] scoffers [1703], walking [4198] after [2596] their [846] own [2398] lusts [1939],
⁴ And [2532] saying [3004], Where [4226] is [2076] the promise [1860] of his [846] coming [3952]? for [1063] since [575] [3739] the fathers [3962] fell asleep [2837], all things [3956] continue [3779] [1265] as they were from [575] the beginning [746] of the creation [2937].
⁵ For [1063] this [5124] they [846] willingly [2309] are ignorant of [2990], that [3754] by the word [3056] of God [2316] the heavens [3772] were [2258] of old [1597], and [2532] the earth [1093] standing out [4921] of [1537] the water [5204] and [2532] in [1223] the water [5204]:
⁶ Whereby [1223] [3739] the world [2889] that then was [5119], being overflowed [2626] with water [5204], perished [622]:
⁷ But [1161] the heavens [3772] and [2532] the earth [1093], which are now [3568], by the same [846] word [3056] are [1526] kept in store [2343], reserved [5083] unto fire [4442] against [1519] the day [2250] of judgment [2920] and [2532] perdition [684] of ungodly [765] men [444].

² For [1063] yourselves [846] know [1492] perfectly [199] that [3754] the day [2250] of the Lord [2962] so [3779] cometh [2064] as [5613] a thief [2812] in [1722] the night [3571].
³ For [1063] when [3752] they shall say [3004], Peace [1515] and [2532] safety [803]; then [5119] sudden [160] destruction [3639] cometh upon [2186] them [846], as [5618] travail [5604] upon [1722] a woman with child [1064] [2192]; and [2532] they shall [1628] not [3364] escape [1628].

⁵ Ye [5210] are [2075] all [3956] the children [5207] of light [5457], and [2532] the children [5207] of the day [2250]: we are [2070] not [3756] of the night [3571], nor [3761] of darkness [4655].
⁶ Therefore [686] [3767] let us [2518] not [3361] sleep [2518], as [5613] [2532] do others [3062]; but [235] let us watch [1127] and [2532] be sober [3525].
⁷ For [1063] they that sleep [2518] sleep [2518] in the night [3571]; and [2532] they that be drunken [3182] are drunken [3184] in the night [3571].
⁸ But [1161] let [3525] us [2249], who are [5607] of the day [2250], be sober [3525], putting on [1746] the breastplate [2382] of faith [4102] and [2532] love [26]; and [2532] for an helmet [4030], the hope [1680] of salvation [4991].
⁹ For [3754] God [2316] hath [5087] not [3756] appointed [5087] us [2248] to [1519] wrath [3709], but [235] to [1519] obtain [4047] salvation [4991] by [1223] our [2257] Lord [2962] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547],

¹³ Watch [1127] therefore [3767], for [3754] ye know [1492] neither [3756] the day [2250] nor [3761] the hour [5610] wherein [1722] [3739] the Son [5207] of man [444] cometh [2064].

³⁷ But [1161] as [5618] the days [2250] of Noe [3575] were, so [3779] shall [2071] also [2532] the coming [3952] of the Son [5207] of man [444] be [2071].
³⁸ For [1063] as [5618] in [1722] the days [2250] that were [2258] before [4253] the flood [2627] they were eating [5176] and [2532] drinking [4095], marrying [1060] and [2532] giving in marriage [1547], until [891] the day [2250] that [3739] Noe [3575] entered [1525] into [1519] the ark [2787],
³⁹ And [2532] knew [1097] not [3756] until [2193] the flood [2627] came [2064], and [2532] took [142] them all [537] away [142]; so [3779] shall [2071] also [2532] the coming [3952] of the Son [5207] of man [444] be [2071].
⁴⁰ Then [5119] shall [2071] two [1417] be [2071] in [1722] the field [68]; the one [1520] shall be taken [3880], and [2532] the other [1520] left [863].
⁴¹ Two [1417] women shall be grinding [229] at [1722] the mill [3459]; the one [3391] shall be taken [3880], and [2532] the other [3391] left [863].
⁴² Watch [1127] therefore [3767]: for [3754] ye know [1492] not [3756] what [4169] hour [5610] your [5216] Lord [2962] doth come [2064].
⁴³ But [1161] know [1097] this [1565], that [3754] if [1487] the goodman of the house [3617] had known [1492] in what [4169] watch [5438] the thief [2812] would come [2064], he would [302] have watched [1127], and [2532] would [302] not [3756] have suffered [1439] his [846] house [3614] to be broken up [1358].
⁴⁴ Therefore [1223] [5124] be [1096] ye [5210] also [2532] ready [2092]: for [3754] in such [3739] an hour [5610] as ye think [1380] not [3756] the Son [5207] of man [444] cometh [2064].

⁸ But [1161], beloved [27], be [2990] not [3361] [5209] ignorant [2990] of this one [1520] thing [5124], that [3754] one [3391] day [2250] is with [3844] the Lord [2962] as [5613] a thousand [5507] years [2094], and [2532] a thousand [5507] years [2094] as [5613] one [3391] day [2250].
⁹ The Lord [2962] is [1019] not [3756] slack [1019] concerning his promise [1860], as [5613] some men [5100] count [2233] slackness [1022]; but [235] is longsuffering [3114] to [1519] us-ward [2248], not [3361] willing [1014] that any [5100] should perish [622], but [235] that all [3956] should come [5562] to [1519] repentance [3341].

¹³ But [1161] I would [2309] not [3756] have [2309] you [5209] to be ignorant [50], brethren [80], concerning [4012] them which are asleep [2837], that [3363] ye sorrow [3076] not [3363], even [2532] as [2531] others [3062] which [3588] have [2192] no [3361] hope [1680].
¹⁴ For [1063] if [1487] we believe [4100] that [3754] Jesus [2424] died [599] and [2532] rose again [450], even so [3779] them also [2532] which sleep [2837] in [1223] Jesus [2424] will [71] God [2316] bring [71] with [4862] him [846].
¹⁵ For [1063] this [5124] we say [3004] unto you [5213] by [1722] the word [3056] of the Lord [2962], that [3754] we [2249] which [3588] are alive [2198] and remain [4035] unto [1519] the coming [3952] of the Lord [2962] shall [5348] not [3364] prevent [5348] them which [3588] are asleep [2837].
¹⁶ For [3754] the Lord [2962] himself [846] shall descend [2597] from [575] heaven [3772] with [1722] a shout [2752], with [1722] the voice [5456] of the archangel [743], and [2532] with [1722] the trump [4536] of God [2316]: and [2532] the dead [3498] in [1722] Christ [5547] shall rise [450] first [4412]:
¹⁷ Then [1899] we [2249] which [3588] are alive [2198] and remain [4035] shall be caught up [726] together [260] with [4862] them [846] in [1722] the clouds [3507], to [1519] meet [529] the Lord [2962] in [1519] the air [109]: and [2532] so [3779] shall we [2071] ever [3842] be [2071] with [4862] the Lord [2962].
¹⁸ Wherefore [5620] comfort [3870] one another [240] with [1722] these [5125] words [3056].

¹¹ Which [3739] also [2532] said [2036], Ye men [435] of Galilee [1057], why [5101] stand ye [2476] gazing up [1689] into [1519] heaven [3772]? this same [3778] Jesus [2424], which [3588] is taken up [353] from [575] you [5216] into [1519] heaven [3772], shall [2064] so [3779] come [2064] in like manner as [3739] [5158] ye have seen [2300] him [846] go [4198] into [1519] heaven [3772].

¹ Let [5015] not [3361] your [5216] heart [2588] be troubled [5015]: ye believe [4100] in [1519] God [2316], believe [4100] also [2532] in [1519] me [1691].
² In [1722] my [3450] Father's [3962] house [3614] are [1526] many [4183] mansions [3438]: if it were not [1490] so, I would have told [302] [2036] you [5213]. I go [4198] to prepare [2090] a place [5117] for you [5213].
³ And [2532] if [1437] I go [4198] and [2532] prepare [2090] a place [5117] for you [5213], I will come [2064] again [3825], and [2532] receive [3880] you [5209] unto [4314] myself [1683]; that [2443] where [3699] I [1473] am [1510], there ye [5210] may be [5600] also [2532].

¹ But [1161] of [4012] the times [5550] and [2532] the seasons [2540], brethren [80], ye have [2192] no [3756] need [5532] that I write [1125] unto you [5213].
² For [1063] yourselves [846] know [1492] perfectly [199] that [3754] the day [2250] of the Lord [2962] so [3779] cometh [2064] as [5613] a thief [2812] in [1722] the night [3571].
³ For [1063] when [3752] they shall say [3004], Peace [1515] and [2532] safety [803]; then [5119] sudden [160] destruction [3639] cometh upon [2186] them [846], as [5618] travail [5604] upon [1722] a woman with child [1064] [2192]; and [2532] they shall [1628] not [3364] escape [1628].
⁴ But [1161] ye [5210], brethren [80], are [2075] not [3756] in [1722] darkness [4655], that [2443] that day [2250] should overtake [2638] you [5209] as [5613] a thief [2812].
⁵ Ye [5210] are [2075] all [3956] the children [5207] of light [5457], and [2532] the children [5207] of the day [2250]: we are [2070] not [3756] of the night [3571], nor [3761] of darkness [4655].
⁶ Therefore [686] [3767] let us [2518] not [3361] sleep [2518], as [5613] [2532] do others [3062]; but [235] let us watch [1127] and [2532] be sober [3525].
⁷ For [1063] they that sleep [2518] sleep [2518] in the night [3571]; and [2532] they that be drunken [3182] are drunken [3184] in the night [3571].
⁸ But [1161] let [3525] us [2249], who are [5607] of the day [2250], be sober [3525], putting on [1746] the breastplate [2382] of faith [4102] and [2532] love [26]; and [2532] for an helmet [4030], the hope [1680] of salvation [4991].
⁹ For [3754] God [2316] hath [5087] not [3756] appointed [5087] us [2248] to [1519] wrath [3709], but [235] to [1519] obtain [4047] salvation [4991] by [1223] our [2257] Lord [2962] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547],
¹⁰ Who [3588] died [599] for [5228] us [2257], that [2443], whether [1535] we wake [1127] or [1535] sleep [2518], we should live [2198] together [260] with [4862] him [846].
¹¹ Wherefore [1352] comfort [3870] yourselves together [240], and [2532] edify [3618] one [1520] another [1520], even [2531] as also [2532] ye do [4160].

⁷ Then [3767] said [3004] he to the multitude [3793] that came forth [1607] to be baptized [907] of [5259] him [846], O generation [1081] of vipers [2191], who [5101] hath warned [5263] you [5213] to flee [5343] from [575] the wrath [3709] to come [3195]?

³⁶ He that believeth [4100] on [1519] the Son [5207] hath [2192] everlasting [166] life [2222]: and [1161] he that believeth not [544] the Son [5207] shall [3700] not [3756] see [3700] life [2222]; but [235] the wrath [3709] of God [2316] abideth [3306] on [1909] him [846].

⁶ For [1223] which things' sake [3739] the wrath [3709] of God [2316] cometh [2064] on [1909] the children [5207] of disobedience [543]:

⁶ Let [538] no man [3367] deceive [538] you [5209] with vain [2756] words [3056]: for [1063] because [1223] of these things [5023] cometh [2064] the wrath [3709] of God [2316] upon [1909] the children [5207] of disobedience [543].

⁴ For [1063] as [2509] we have [2192] many [4183] members [3196] in [1722] one [1520] body [4983], and [1161] all [3956] members [3196] have [2192] not [3756] the same [846] office [4234]:

¹⁶ Forbidding [2967] us [2248] to speak [2980] to the Gentiles [1484] that [2443] they might be saved [4982], to [1519] fill up [378] their [846] sins [266] alway [3842]: for [1161] the wrath [3709] is come [5348] upon [1909] them [846] to [1519] the uttermost [5056].

¹⁹ For [1063] [3739] the good [18] that I would [2309] I do [4160] not [3756]: but [235] the evil [2556] which [3739] I would [2309] not [3756], that [5124] I do [4238].

⁹ Much [4183] more [3123] then [3767], being [1344] now [3568] justified [1344] by [1722] his [846] blood [129], we shall be saved [4982] from [575] wrath [3709] through [1223] him [846].

⁴⁰ And [5037] with many [4119] other [2087] words [3056] did he testify [1263] and [2532] exhort [3870], saying [3004], Save yourselves [4982] from [575] this [5026] untoward [4646] generation [1074].

³⁶ [1161] They also [2532] which saw [1492] it told [518] them [846] by what means [4459] he that was possessed of the devils [1139] was healed [4982].

⁵⁶ And [2532] whithersoever [3699] [302] he entered [1531], into [1519] villages [2968], or [2228] cities [4172], or [2228] country [68], they laid [5087] the sick [770] in [1722] the streets [58], and [2532] besought [3870] him [846] that [2443] they might touch [680] if [2579] it were but [2579] the border [2899] of his [846] garment [2440]: and [2532] as many [3745] as [302] touched [680] him [846] were made whole [4982].

²¹ And [1161] she shall bring forth [5088] a son [5207], and [2532] thou shalt call [2564] his [846] name [3686] JESUS [2424]: for [1063] he [846] shall save [4982] his [846] people [2992] from [575] their [846] sins [266].

¹⁰ He [846] that descended [2597] is [2076] the same also [2532] that ascended up [305] far above [5231] all [3956] heavens [3772], that [2443] he might fill [4137] all things [3956].)

² I knew [1492] a man [444] in [1722] Christ [5547] above [4253] fourteen [1180] years [2094] ago [4253], (whether [1535] in [1722] the body [4983], I cannot [3756] tell [1492]; or whether [1535] out [1622] of the body [4983], I cannot [3756] tell [1492]: God [2316] knoweth [1492] such an one [5108] caught up [726] to [2193] the third [5154] heaven [3772].

³ Who [3739] being [5607] the brightness [541] of his glory [1391], and [2532] the express image [5481] of his [846] person [5287], and [5037] upholding [5342] all things [3956] by the word [4487] of his [846] power [1411], when he had [4160] [2512] by [1223] himself [1438] purged [4160] [2512] our [2257] sins [266], sat down [2523] on [1722] the right hand [1188] of the Majesty [3172] on [1722] high [5308];

¹⁴ Glory [1391] to God [2316] in [1722] the highest [5310], and [2532] on [1909] earth [1093] peace [1515], good will [2107] toward [1722] men [444].

⁹ And [1161] the multitudes [3793] that went before [4254], and [2532] that followed [190], cried [2896], saying [3004], Hosanna [5614] to the Son [5207] of David [1138]: Blessed [2127] is he that cometh [2064] in [1722] the name [3686] of the Lord [2962]; Hosanna [5614] in [1722] the highest [5310].

⁷ And [2532] to you [5213] who are troubled [2346] rest [425] with [3326] us [2257], when [1722] the Lord [2962] Jesus [2424] shall be revealed [602] from [575] heaven [3772] with [3326] his [846] mighty [1411] angels [32],

¹⁶ For [3754] the Lord [2962] himself [846] shall descend [2597] from [575] heaven [3772] with [1722] a shout [2752], with [1722] the voice [5456] of the archangel [743], and [2532] with [1722] the trump [4536] of God [2316]: and [2532] the dead [3498] in [1722] Christ [5547] shall rise [450] first [4412]:

⁴⁷ The first [4413] man [444] is of [1537] the earth [1093], earthy [5517]: the second [1208] man [444] is the Lord [2962] from [1537] heaven [3772].

⁷ So that [5620] ye [5209] come behind [5302] in [1722] no [3361] [3367] gift [5486]; waiting for [553] the coming [602] of our [2257] Lord [2962] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547]:

²⁵ But [1161] if [1487] we hope [1679] for that [3739] we see [991] not [3756], then do we [553] with [1223] patience [5281] wait for [553] it.

²⁸ And [1161] we know [1492] that all things [3956] work together [4903] for [1519] good [18] to them that [3754] love [25] God [2316], to them who are [5607] the called [2822] according [2596] to his purpose [4286].

¹⁹ For [1063] the earnest expectation [603] of the creature [2937] waiteth [553] for the manifestation [602] of the sons [5207] of God [2316].

¹¹ We roar [01993] all like bears [01677], and mourn [01897] sore [01897] like doves [03123]: we look [06960] for judgment [04941], but there is none; for salvation [03444], but it is far off [07368] from us.

² As a servant [05650] earnestly desireth [07602] the shadow [06738], and as an hireling [07916] looketh [06960] for the reward of his work [06467]:

⁹ Then said [0559] his wife [0802] unto him, Dost thou still retain [02388] thine integrity [08538]? curse [01288] God [0430], and die [04191].