2 Thessalonians 1:9 BSB

2 Thessalonians 1:9

They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,

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ASV

who shall suffer punishment, even eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

KJV

Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

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Commentary

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Irenaeus

Against Heresies Book 4 (202)

...And as the wrath of God did then descend upon the unrighteous, here also does the apostle likewise say: "For the wrath of God shall be revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of those men who hold back the truth in unrighteousness." And as, in those times, vengeance came from God upon the Egyptians who were subjecting Israel to unjust punishment, so is it now, the Lord truly declaring, "And shall not God avenge His own elect, which cry day and night unto Him? I tell you, that He will avenge them speedily."

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction,.... With destruction both of soul and body, though not with the annihilation of either; their gnawing worm of conscience will never die, and the fire of divine wrath will never be quenched; the smoke of their torment will ascend for ever. Sin being committed against an infinite and eternal Being, will be infinite in its duration; nor will it cease to be in the persons punished, who will not be in the least reformed or purged from sin by punishment; which will make the continuance of it just and necessary.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

From the glory of his power - Tremble, ye stout-hearted. Everlasting destruction - As there can be no end of their sins, (the same enmity against God continuing,) so neither of their punishment; sin and its punishment running parallel throughout eternity itself.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction; - see the notes on Mat 25:41, Mat 25:46. The word which is here rendered “destruction” (ὄλεθρον olethron), is different from that which occurs in Mat 25:46, and which is there rendered “punishment” - κόλασις kolasis. The word ὄλεθρον olethron - “olethron” - occurs only here and in 1Co 5:5; 1Th 5:3; 1Ti 6:9; in each of which places it is rendered destruction. It does not denote annihilation, but is used in the same sense in which we use the word when we say that a thing is destroyed.

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16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
οἵτινες	oitines	who	G3748 →
δίκην	dikēn	[the] penalty	G1349 →
τίσουσιν,	tisousin	will suffer	G5099 →
ὄλεθρον	olethron	of destruction	G3639 →
αἰώνιον	aiōnion	eternal	G166 →
ἀπὸ	apo	away from	G575 →
προσώπου	prosōpou	[the] presence	G4383 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
κυρίου	kuriou	Lord	G2962 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
δόξης	doxēs	glory	G1391 →
τῆς	tēs	of the	G3588 →
ἰσχύος	ischuos	power	G2479 →
αὐτοῦ,	autou	of Him,	G846 →

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Revelation 21:8
But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This…
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 6:9–10
  Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual…
- Revelation 2:11
  He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.
- Ephesians 5:5–6
  For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
- Revelation 22:15
  But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
- Revelation 20:14–15
  Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.
Through
Matthew 25:46
And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
leads to
- Daniel 12:2
  And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.
- John 5:29
  and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
- John 3:36
  Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”

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