Robertson Word Pictures - 2 Thessalonians 2:16 - 2:16

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Robertson Word Pictures - 2 Thessalonians 2:16 - 2:16


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And God our Father (kai ̣hǒ theos ho patēr hēmōn). It is uncertain whether the first article ho is genuine as it is absent in B D. Usually Paul has the Father before Christ except here, 2Co 13:13; Gal 1:1.

Which loved us (ho agapēsas hēmas). This singular articular participle refers to ho patēr, “though it is difficult to see how St. Paul could otherwise have expressed his thought, if he had intended to refer to the Son, as well as to the Father. There is probably no instance in St. Paul of a plural adjective or verb, when the two Persons of the Godhead are mentioned” (Lightfoot).

Eternal comfort (paraklēsin aiōnian). Distinct feminine form of aiōnios here instead of masculine as in Mat 25:46.