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2Th 2:1. Ἐρωτῶμεν, we beseech) There are five divisions of the epistle, of which the principal one begins here.
I. The Inscription, 2Th 1:1-2.
II. Thanksgiving for the Thessalonians, 2Th 1:3-4. With prayer, 2Th 1:11-12.
III. The Doctrine concerning the man of sin, who is to come before Christ, 2Th 2:1-4.
Whence he comforts the saints against that calamity, 2Th 2:9-10; 2Th 2:13-14.
With the addition of exhortation and prayer, 2Th 2:15-17.
IV. An exhortation to prayer, accompanied also with a prayer for them, 2Th 3:1-2.
And an exhortation to reduce to order the brethren who are walking disorderly, with a prayer also for them subjoined, 2Th 3:6-7; 2Th 3:16.
V. Conclusion, 2Th 3:17-18.
-ὑπὲρ) with respect to [not by, as Engl. Vers.]. The particle is intended for clearly indicating the subject in hand, not for adjuration; although the subject under discussion ought in itself to rouse the Thessalonians: comp. ὑπὲρ, 2Co 5:20.[7]-ἐπισυναγωγῆς, (final) gathering together) which will take place at the time of the coming of Jesus: care must be taken lest any falls away. Believers are already gathered in to the Lord; but that gathering together then at last will be the complete and crowning one. This is the force of the double compound when it is broken into its component parts: comp. Heb 10:25, note.
[7] “We are ambassadors for Christ,” i.e. with respect to Him. He and His Gospel are the foundation of our mission.-ED.