2Th 1:7 | TNotes | STEP | 1:7 rest: Relief from suffering. • Elsewhere, Paul speaks of Christ’s “coming” (2:1 ; 1 Thes 2:19 ; 3:13 ; 4:15 ; 5:23 ); here, he speaks of the event as the “appearing” or “unveiling” of the Lord Jesus , who cannot currently be seen physically (cp. 1 Pet 1:7-8 ; 4:13 ).

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c1 Thes 2:19►

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g1 Pet 1:7-8►

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‏ 2 Thessalonians 1:7

1:7 ^a rest: Relief from suffering.

• Elsewhere, Paul speaks of Christ’s “coming” (2:1 ^b; 1 Thes 2:19 ^c; 3:13 ^d; 4:15 ^e; 5:23 ^f); here, he speaks of the event as the “appearing” or “unveiling” of the Lord Jesus, who cannot currently be seen physically (cp. 1 Pet 1:7-8 ^g; 4:13 ^h).