New Testament
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2 Thessalonians 1.6–7 The Bigger Picture

6 God is just: he will pay back trouble to those who trouble you 너희로 환난 받게 하는 자들에게는 환난으로 갚으시고 Here in NIV it is missing but this sentence is preceded by a conjunction ‘since’ (ESV)/ ‘for after all’ (NASB). It indicates that what follows is given as the grounds for the token, the clear… Continue reading
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2 Thessalonians 1.5 A Token

5 All this is evidence that God’s judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering. 이는 하나님의 공의로운 심판의 표요 너희로 하여금 하나님의 나라에 합당한 자로 여기심을 얻게 하려 함이니 그 나라를 위하여 너희가 또한 고난을 받으리니 ‘All this’ refers to the… Continue reading
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2 Thessalonians 1.4 Presentation
4 Therefore, among God’s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring. 그리고 너희의 참는 모든 핍박과 환난 중에서 너희 인내와 믿음을 인하여 하나님의 여러 교회에서 우리가 친히 자랑함이라 Literally, ‘therefore’ is appropriate rather than ‘and’ to begin this sentence.[1] Or even ‘as for us’. That is… Continue reading
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2 Thessalonians 1.1–3 Increase
3 We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing. 형제들아 우리가 너희를 위하여 항상 하나님께 감사할찌니 이것이 당연함은 너희 믿음이 더욱 자라고 너희가 다 각기 서로 사랑함이 풍성함이며 In the first… Continue reading
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1 Thessalonians 5.23–28 Holy Kiss

26 Greet all God’s people with a holy kiss. 거룩하게 입맞춤으로 모든 형제에게 문안하라 Paul uses the phrase to greet with a holy kiss many times in his letters. Apostle Peter calls it the kiss of love (1 Pet 5:14). In Luke 7, where a sinful woman comes to pour oil onto his feet, Jesus explains… Continue reading
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1 Thessalonians 5.19–22 Extinguisher?
22 reject every kind of evil. 악은 모든 모양이라도 버리라 Some tend to understand this as various outward behaviour patterns that remind people of evil. But this is more defintie and active rejection against being filled with the Spirit God gives. Continue reading
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1 Thessalonians 5:14–18 Endure
16-18 Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 항상 기뻐하라 쉬지 말고 기도하라 범사에 감사하라 이는 그리스도 예수 안에서 너희를 향하신 하나님의 뜻이니라 This is the good that we should seek. For there is only One who is good. Our Lord once replied to the rich… Continue reading
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1 Thessalonians 5.12–13 See
13 Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other. 저의 역사로 말미암아 사랑 안에서 가장 귀히 여기며 너희끼리 화목하라 The second and third begging verbs are: to highly esteem (ESV) them and to be in peace with them. And the important ground here is because of… Continue reading
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1 Thessalonians 5.6–11 Waking Up
11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up… 그러므로 피차 권면하고 피차 덕을 세우기를 … These words are therefore to build each other up. Not to puff up as some false and vain knowledge (1 Cor 8:1), to make us patient and kind etc….. (1 Cor 13) toward each other because we know our… Continue reading
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1 Thessalonians 5.1–5 Light in the Darkness

4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief. 형제들아 너희는 어두움에 있지 아니하매 그 날이 도적 같이 너희에게 임하지 못하리니 The whitewash will be crushed (Ezk 13:11) and the superficially treatment brokenness will lead to death (Jer 9:1). The only authority that can announce… Continue reading