[B-Greek] 2 Thess 1.5,6 What is the ENDEIGMA

Iver Larsen iver_larsen at sil.org
Wed Mar 9 08:38:52 EST 2011


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Subject: [B-Greek] 2 Thess 1.5,6 What is the ENDEIGMA

2 Thess 1.5-6

ENDEIGMA THD DIKAIAS KRISEWS TOU QEOU EIS TO KATAXIWQHNAI hUMAS THS BASILEAS TOU 
QEOU, hUPER hHS KAI PASCETE, (6) EIPER DIKAION PARA QEWi ANTAPODOUNAI.

5 ἔνδειγμα τῆς δικαίας κρίσεως τοῦ θεοῦ, εἰς τὸ καταξιωθῆναι ὑμᾶς τῆς βασιλείας 
τοῦ θεοῦ, ὑπὲρ ἧς καὶ πάσχετε, 6 εἴπερ δίκαιον παρὰ θεῷ ἀνταποδοῦναι τοῖς 
θλίβουσιν ὑμᾶς θλῖψιν 7 καὶ ὑμῖν τοῖς θλιβομένοις ἄνεσιν μεθ' ἡμῶν ἐν τῇ 
ἀποκαλύψει τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ

I am trying to connect the dots. What is the ENDEIGMA - the suffering or the 
steadfastness in faith and love? Is it evidence of the righteous judgement of 
God that they are suffering? Or has God made a good choice to count they worthy 
because they are so good at enduring affliction?

IL: It is their endurance and faith(fulness) in the midst of persecutions. This 
shows that they have proved themselves worthy of belonging to the Kingdom of 
God. When God considered them to be worthy to enter the Kingdom, he had made a 
correct evaluation (DIKAIA KRISIS) of them. They proved it by their perseverance 
and faith. Belonging to the Kingdom of God is both a present reality and a 
future promise for them.

Verse 6 EIPER - since indeed or if indeed?
...
DIKAION PARA QEWi - the NRSV has "just of God", but maybe it should be "just 
according to God, just in God's will"?

IL: Since indeed or considering that God also has the right - DIKAION PARA 
QEWi - to pay back what people deserve.

Iver Larsen 




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