2 Thessalonians 2:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Thessalonians 2:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Thessalonians 2:1 is a verse from the book of 2 Thessalonians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, unto him: ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Thessalonians 2:1 — KJV
“Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, unto him: or, around him”
— 2 Thessalonians 2:1 (KJV)
2 Thessalonians 2:1 in Context — About the Book of 2 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians steadies a church shaken by false reports that the day of the Lord had already come. Paul untangles end-times confusion, commands dignified work over idle speculation, and prays strength into anxious hearts: may the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance.
Cross-References for 2 Thessalonians 2:1
“Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;”
Shares key themes with 2 Thessalonians 2:1: now, beseech, brethren
“Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. divisions: Gr. schisms”
Shares key themes with 2 Thessalonians 2:1: now, beseech, brethren
“For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.”
Shares key themes with 2 Thessalonians 2:1: now, coming, lord
“Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.”
Shares key themes with 2 Thessalonians 2:1: now, brethren, lord
“Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Thessalonians 2:1: now, brethren, coming
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