2 Tesalonika 2:6

2:6 And so ¹  you know what holds him back, ²  so that he will be revealed in his own time.

2 Tesalonika 2:5

2:5 Surely you recall ³  that I used to tell you these things while I was still with you.

2 Tesalonika 3:7

3:7 For you know yourselves how you must imitate us, because we did not behave without discipline ⁴  among you,

2 Tesalonika 3:10

3:10 For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command: “If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat.”

2 Tesalonika 1:4

1:4 As a result we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you are enduring.

2 Tesalonika 2:15

2:15 Therefore, brothers and sisters, ⁵  stand firm and hold on to the traditions that we taught you, whether by speech or by letter. ⁶ 

[2:6]  ¹ tn Grk “and now,” but this shows the logical result of his previous teaching.

[2:6]  ² tn Grk “the thing that restrains.”

[2:5]  ³ tn Grk “You do remember, don’t you?”

[3:7]  ⁴ tn This is the verbal form of the words occurring in vv. 6 and 11, meaning “to act out of line, in an unruly way.”

[2:15]  ⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:3.

[2:15]  ⁶ tn Grk “that you were taught whether by word or by letter of ours.”