2 Thessalonians

The purpose of this apparatus is to show all variation within Family 35, as identified by a complete
collation of the following thirty-eight representative MSS18, 35, 201, 204, 328, 386, 394, 444, 604,
757, 824, 928, 959, 986, 1072, 1075, 1100, 1248, 1249, 1250, 1503, 1548, 1637, 1725, 1732, 1761,
1768, 1855, 1864, 1865, 1876, 1892, 1897, 2080, 2466, 2554, 2587 and 2723. The first reading is that
of the family and represents the vote of all the collated MSS (listed above) that are not identified as
having a variant. 18, 35, 204, 394, 928, 1072, 1075, 1249, 1503, 1637, 1768, 1864, 1865, 2554 and
2723 have no variants.

PROS QESSALONIKEIS B1
[Opening Considerations]
[Greeting]
1)1 Pauloj kai Silouanoj kai Timoqeoj th ekklhsia Qessalonikewn2 en Qew3 Patri h`mwn
kai Kuriw Ihsou Cristw 2 Carij u`min kai eirhnh apo Qeou4 Patroj h`mwn kai Kuriou
Ihsou Cristou)
[Commendation and encouragement]
3 Eucaristein ofeilomen tw Qew pantote peri u`mwn( adelfoi( kaqwj axion estin( o`ti
u`perauxanei h` pistij u`mwn( kai pleonazei h` agaph e`noj e`kastou pantwn5 u`mwn eij allhlouj\
4 w`ste h`maj autouj en u`min kaucasqai en taij ekklhsiaij tou Qeou( u`per thj u`pomonhj u`mwn
kai pistewj en pasin toij diwgmoij u`mwn( kai taij qliyesin ai-j anecesqe 5endeigma thj
dikaiaj krisewj tou Qeou( eij to kataxiwqhnai u`maj6 thj basileiaj tou Qeou( u`per h-j kai
pascete\ 6 eiper dikaion para Qew antapodounai toij qlibousin u`maj qliyin( 7 kai u`min
toij qlibomenoij( anesin $meqV h`mwn% en th apokaluyei tou Kuriou Ihsou apV ouranou metV
aggelwn dunamewj autou en puri flogoj( 8 didontoj ekdikhsin toij mh eidosin7 Qeon kai
toij mh u`pakouousin tw euaggeliw tou Kuriou h`mwn Ihsou Cristou( 9 oi`tinej dikhn
tisousin oleqron aiwnion( apo proswpou tou Kuriou kai apo thj doxhj8 thj iscuoj autou(
10 o`tan elqh endoxasqhnai en toij a`gioij autou( kai qaumasqhnai9 en pasin toij
pisteusasin $o`ti episteuqh to marturion h`mwn efV u`maj%\ en th h`mera ekeinh)
[A model prayer]
11 Eij o] kai proseucomeqa pantote10 peri u`mwn( i`na u`maj axiwsh thj klhsewj o` Qeoj
h`mwn kai plhrwsh pasan eudokian agaqwsunhj11 kai ergon12 pistewj en dunamei( 12 o`pwj
endoxasqh to onoma tou Kuriou h`mwn Ihsou Cristou en u`min( kai u`meij en autw( kata thn
carin tou Qeou h`mwn kai Kuriou( Ihsou Cristou)
[The Day of Christ]
2)1 Erwtwmen de u`maj( adelfoi( u`per thj parousiaj tou Kuriou h`mwn Ihsou Cristou kai
h`mwn episunagwghj epV auton( 2 eij to mh tacewj saleuqhnai u`maj apo tou nooj mhte
qroeisqai( mhte dia pneumatoj mhte dia logou mhte diV epistolhj w`j diV h`mwn( w`j o`ti
enesthken h` h`mera tou Cristou)
[The man of sin]
3 Mh tij u`maj exapathsh kata mhdena tropon\ o`ti ean mh elqh h` apostasia prwton
kai apokalufqh o` anqrwpoj thj a`martiaj( o` ui`oj thj apwleiaj( 4 o` antikeimenoj kai
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Both the Text and the apparatus are the responsibility of Wilbur N. Pickering, ThM PhD, .
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qessalonikewn || qessalonikaiwn 1548
3
qew || 1 kai 1248
4
apo qeou || 1212 1248 (repeats)
5
pantwn || --- 986
6
umaj || hmaj 959
7
eidosin || 1 ton [30%] 2080
8
thj doxhj || proswpou 1892
9
qaumasqhnai || onomasqhnai 1892
10
pantote || --- 1897
11
agaqwsunhj || agaqosunhj [30%] 1250,1876
12
ergon || ergwn 1855
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u`perairomenoj epi panta legomenon qeon h. sebasma( w`ste auton eij ton naon tou Qeou w`j
Qeon kaqisai( apodeiknunta e`auton o`ti estin Qeoj) 5 $Ou mnhmoneuete o`ti eti wn proj u`maj
tauta elegon1 u`min?%

[The Restrainer]
6 Kai nun to katecon oidate( eij to apokalufqhnai auton en tw e`autou2 kairw) 7 To
gar musthrion hdh energeitai thj anomiaj\ monon o` katecwn arti e`wj ek mesou genhtai)
8 Kai tote apokalufqhsetai o` anomoj( o]n o` Kurioj3 analwsei tw pneumati tou stomatoj
autou kai katarghsei th epifaneia thj parousiaj autou\ 9 ou- estin h` parousia katV
energeian tou Satana en pash4 dunamei kai shmeioij kai terasin yeudouj( 10 kai en5 pash6
apath7 thj adikiaj en toij apollumenoij( anqV w-n thn agaphn thj alhqeiaj ouk edexanto eij
to swqhnai autouj)
[Believing the lie]
11 Kai( dia touto pemyei autoij8 o` Qeoj energeian planhj eij to pisteusai autouj
tw yeudei( 12 i`na kriqwsin pantej oi` mh pisteusantej th alhqeia allV eudokhsantej en9 th
adikia)
[To be Saved is Different]
2)13 ~Hmeij de ofeilomen eucaristein tw Qew pantote peri u`mwn( adelfoi hgaphmenoi u`po
Kuriou( o`ti ei`leto u`maj o` Qeoj apV archj eij swthrian( en a`giasmw pneumatoj kai pistei
alhqeiaj( 14 eij o] ekalesen u`maj dia tou euaggeliou h`mwn(10 eij peripoihsin doxhj tou
Kuriou h`mwn Ihsou Cristou)
15 Ara oun( adelfoi( sthkete kai11 krateite taj paradoseij a]j edidacqhte( eite dia
logou eite diV epistolhj h`mwn)
[Another model prayer]
16 Autoj de o` Kurioj h`mwn Ihsouj Cristoj( kai o` Qeoj kai Pathr h`mwn( o` agaphsaj
h`maj kai douj paraklhsin aiwnian kai elpida agaqhn( en cariti(12 17 parakalesai u`mwn taj
kardiaj kai sthrixai u`maj en panti logw kai ergw agaqw)
[A request for prayer]
3)1 To loipon proseucesqe( adelfoi( peri h`mwn( i`na o` logoj tou Kuriou trech kai
doxazhtai( kaqwj kai proj u`maj( 2 kai i`na ~rusqwmen apo twn atopwn kai ponhrwn
anqrwpwn\ ou gar pantwn h` pistij)
3 Pistoj de estin o` Kurioj( o]j sthrixei u`maj kai fulaxei apo tou ponhrou)
4 Pepoiqamen de en Kuriw efV u`maj( o`ti a] paraggellomen u`min kai poieite kai poihsete)13
5 ~O de Kurioj kateuqunai u`mwn taj kardiaj eij thn agaphn tou Qeou kai eij thn u`pomonhn
tou Cristou)
[Instructions]
[Dont be irresponsible or lazy]

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elegon || elegomen 959
2
eautou || autou [20%] 757,959
3
kurioj || 1 ihsouj (13.4%) 1100,1768
4
pash || pasei 1761
5
en || --- 959
6
pash || pashj 1897 (apparently)
7
apath || apatei 328
8
autoij || autouj 444
9
en || --- [10%] 201
10
hmwn || umwn 444
11
kai || --- 1250,1876
12
kai elpida agaqhn en cariti || --- 1250
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kai poihsete || 1 poihsetai 959 || --- 1248 (homoioteleuton)
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3)6 Paraggellomen de u`min( adelfoi( en onomati tou Kuriou h`mwn Ihsou Cristou(
stellesqai u`maj1 apo pantoj adelfou ataktwj peripatountoj kai mh kata thn2 paradosin h]n
parelabon parV h`mwn) 7 Autoi gar oidate pwj dei mimeisqai h`maj(3 o`ti ouk htakthsamen4 en
u`min\ 8 oude dwrean arton efagomen5 para tinoj\ allV en kopw kai mocqw( nukta kai
h`meran( ergazomenoi proj to mh epibarhsai tina u`mwn\ 9 ouc o`ti ouk ecomen exousian( allV
i`na e`autouj tupon dwmen u`min eij to mimeisqai h`maj) 10 Kai gar( o`te hmen proj u`maj touto
parhggellomen u`min o`ti ei tij ou qelei ergazesqai mhde esqietw 11 Akouomen6 gar tinaj
peripatountaj7 en u`min ataktwj\ mhden ergazomenouj( alla periergazomenouj)8 12 Toij de
toioutoij paraggellomen kai parakaloumen dia tou Kuriou h`mwn Ihsou Cristou9 i`na meta
h`suciaj ergazomenoi ton e`autwn10 arton esqiwsin)
[Isolate the disobedient]
13 ~Umeij de( adelfoi( mh ekkakhshte11 kalopoiountej)12 14 Ei de tij ouc u`pakouei tw
logw h`mwn dia thj epistolhj( touton shmeiousqe kai mh sunanamignusqe13 autw( i`na
entraph\ 15 kai mh w`j ecqron h`geisqe( alla nouqeteite w`j adelfon)
[Conclusion]
[Benediction]
3)16 Autoj de o` Kurioj thj eirhnhj dwh u`min thn eirhnhn dia pantoj en panti tropw)14 ~O
Kurioj meta pantwn u`mwn)
[Sign-off]
17 ~O aspasmoj th emh ceiri( Paulou( o[ estin shmeion en pash epistolh( ou`twj
grafw) 18 ~H carij tou Kuriou h`mwn Ihsou Cristou meta pantwn u`mwn) Amhn)15(16

1
umaj || --- 959
2
thn || --- 1897
3
hmaj || umaj 604
4
htakthsamen || hktakthsamen 1250
5
arton efagomen || ~ 21 386
6
akouomen || akouwmen 1248
7
tinaj peripatountaj || ~ 21 2466
8
alla periergazomenouj 757c || --- 757,1897 (obvious homoioteleuton)
9
cristou || --- 1761
10
eautwn || eauton 1725,1732
11
ekkakhshte || ekkakhsete 1892 || ekakhsete 824
12
kalopoiountej || to kalon poiountej [2%] 201
13
sunanamignusqe || sunamignusqe 959
14
dia pantoj en panti tropw || ~ 34512 2587
15
amhn || --- [2%] 328
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