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<a href="/nkjv/2_thessalonians/1.htm">New King James Version</a> These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, <a href="/nasb_/2_thessalonians/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> These people will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, <a href="/nasb/2_thessalonians/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, <a href="/nasb77/2_thessalonians/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And these will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, <a href="/lsb/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, AWAY FROM THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD AND FROM THE GLORY OF HIS MIGHT, <a href="/amp/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> These people will pay the penalty and endure the punishment of everlasting destruction, banished from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, <a href="/csb/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They will pay the penalty of eternal destruction from the Lord’s presence and from his glorious strength <a href="/hcsb/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction from the Lord&#8217s presence and from His glorious strength <a href="/asv/2_thessalonians/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> who shall suffer punishment, even eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might, <a href="/cev/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Their punishment will be eternal destruction, and they will be kept far from the presence of our Lord and his glorious strength. <a href="/erv/2_thessalonians/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> who shall suffer punishment, even eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might, <a href="/gwt/2_thessalonians/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They will pay the penalty by being destroyed forever, by being separated from the Lord's presence and from his glorious power. <a href="/gnt/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and from his glorious might, <a href="/isv/2_thessalonians/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> Such people will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction by being separated from the Lord's presence and from his glorious power <a href="/msb/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might, <a href="/net/2_thessalonians/1.htm">NET Bible</a> They will undergo the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength, <a href="/nheb/2_thessalonians/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> who will pay the penalty: everlasting destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might, <a href="/wbt/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; <a href="/wey/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> They will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, being banished from the presence of the Lord and from His glorious majesty, <a href="/web/2_thessalonians/1.htm">World English Bible</a> who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> who will suffer justice—continuous destruction—from the face of the LORD, and from the glory of His strength, <a href="/blb/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> who will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, <a href="/ylt/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> who shall suffer justice -- destruction age-during -- from the face of the Lord, and from the glory of his strength, <a href="/slt/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Who shall undergo punishment, eternal ruin from the face of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Who shall suffer eternal punishment in destruction, from the face of the Lord, and from the glory of his power: <a href="/cpdv/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> These shall be given the eternal punishment of destruction, apart from the face of the Lord and apart from the glory of his virtue, <a href="/nabre/2_thessalonians/1.htm">New American Bible</a> These will pay the penalty of eternal ruin, separated from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power, <a href="/nrsvce/2_thessalonians/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> These will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For they, at the judgment day, shall be rewarded with everlasting destruction from the presence of our LORD, and from the glory of his power; <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> For they will be paid in judgment: eternal destruction from the face of our Lord and from the glory of his power,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> these shall suffer punishment in that day, even eternal destruction, far from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power, <a href="/godbey/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> who shall suffer vengeance, eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might, <a href="/haweis/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> who shall receive punishment, even eternal perdition, from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power: <a href="/mace/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> the Lord shall punish them with everlasting destruction, when he shall appear in the glory of his power, <a href="/wey/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> They will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, being banished from the presence of the Lord and from His glorious majesty, <a href="/worrell/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> who, indeed, shall pay a penalty, eternal destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might, <a href="/worsley/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> who shall be punished with everlasting destruction, by the presence of the Lord and by his glorious power: <a href="/parallel/2_thessalonians/1-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p0L2MQrlSxc?start=79" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Christ's Coming</a> …8in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9<a href="/greek/3748.htm" title="3748: hoitines (RelPro-NMP) -- Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever. ">They</a> <a href="/greek/5099.htm" title="5099: tisousin (V-FIA-3P) -- To pay (penalty). Strengthened for a primary tio to pay a price, i.e. As a penalty.">will suffer</a> <a href="/greek/1349.htm" title="1349: dikēn (N-AFS) -- Probably from deiknuo; right, i.e. Justice.">the penalty</a> <a href="/greek/166.htm" title="166: aiōnion (Adj-AMS) -- From aion; perpetual.">of eternal</a> <a href="/greek/3639.htm" title="3639: olethron (N-AMS) -- Ruin, doom, destruction, death. From a primary ollumi; ruin, i.e. Death, punishment.">destruction,</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">separated from</a> <a href="/greek/4383.htm" title="4383: prosōpou (N-GNS) -- From pros and ops; the front, i.e. The countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person.">the presence</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyriou (N-GMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">Lord</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1391.htm" title="1391: doxēs (N-GFS) -- From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application.">glory</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/2479.htm" title="2479: ischyos (N-GFS) -- Strength (absolutely), power, might, force, ability. From a derivative of is; forcefulness.">might,</a> 10on the day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed, including you who have believed our testimony.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41</a> Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. <a href="/revelation/20-10.htm">Revelation 20:10</a> And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. <a href="/matthew/13-41.htm">Matthew 13:41-42</a> The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. / And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. <a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Revelation 14:10-11</a> he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. / And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.” <a href="/mark/9-43.htm">Mark 9:43-48</a> If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire. / where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’ / If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. ... <a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Jude 1:7</a> In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire. <a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a> 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 is the second death.” <a href="/romans/2-8.htm">Romans 2:8-9</a> But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. / There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek; <a href="/hebrews/10-27.htm">Hebrews 10:27</a> but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries. <a href="/2_peter/2-9.htm">2 Peter 2:9</a> if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment. <a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Isaiah 66:24</a> “As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.” <a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a> And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt. <a href="/isaiah/33-14.htm">Isaiah 33:14</a> The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?” <a href="/psalms/9-17.htm">Psalm 9:17</a> The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God. <a href="/ezekiel/18-4.htm">Ezekiel 18:4</a> Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;be.<a href="/isaiah/33-14.htm">Isaiah 33:14</a> The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?<a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Isaiah 66:24</a> And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.<a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a> And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.from the presence.<a href="/genesis/3-8.htm">Genesis 3:8</a> And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.<a href="/genesis/4-16.htm">Genesis 4:16</a> And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.<a href="/job/21-14.htm">Job 21:14</a> Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.the glory.<a href="/2_thessalonians/2-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:8</a> And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:<a href="/deuteronomy/33-2.htm">Deuteronomy 33:2</a> And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.<a href="/isaiah/2-10.htm">Isaiah 2:10,19,21</a> Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/galatians/6-8.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-8.htm">Banished</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/ephesians/3-11.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/galatians/6-8.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-10.htm">Face</a> <a href="/colossians/1-11.htm">Glorious</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-4.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/colossians/4-1.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/acts/25-26.htm">Majesty</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/galatians/5-10.htm">Penalty</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-5.htm">Power</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-23.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-9.htm">Punished</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-8.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/galatians/4-17.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-14.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-5.htm">Suffer</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_timothy/6-16.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/genesis/3-23.htm">Banished</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-3.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-16.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-16.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-24.htm">Face</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-11.htm">Glorious</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-10.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-8.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Majesty</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-4.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-2.htm">Penalty</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-11.htm">Power</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-1.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Punished</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-2.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-18.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-33.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-17.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/1_timothy/2-12.htm">Suffer</a><div class="vheading2">2 Thessalonians 1</div>1. <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-1.htm">Paul certifies the Thessalonians of the good opinion which he had of their faith, love, and patience;</a> 11. <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-11.htm">and therewithal uses various reasons for the comforting of them in persecution.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "penalty" indicates a consequence for actions, aligning with the biblical principle of sowing and reaping (<a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a>). "Eternal destruction" suggests a state of irreversible ruin, not annihilation but a perpetual state of separation from God. This aligns with Jesus' teachings on hell, where the worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched (<a href="/mark/9-48.htm">Mark 9:48</a>). The term "destruction" in the New Testament often refers to a loss of well-being rather than existence, indicating a state of ruin and loss of purpose.separated from the presence of the Lord Separation from God is the ultimate consequence of sin, as seen in the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve were expelled (<a href="/genesis/3-23.htm">Genesis 3:23-24</a>). The presence of the Lord is synonymous with life, blessing, and peace (<a href="/psalms/16-11.htm">Psalm 16:11</a>). In biblical history, God's presence was central to Israel's identity, symbolized by the Ark of the Covenant and the Temple. This separation is a spiritual death, a theme echoed in <a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>, where the wages of sin is death. The absence of God's presence means the absence of all that is good, just, and holy.and the glory of His might The "glory of His might" refers to the manifest power and majesty of God. In the Old Testament, God's glory was often associated with His mighty acts, such as the deliverance of Israel from Egypt (<a href="/exodus/15-6.htm">Exodus 15:6</a>). The New Testament reveals this glory in the person of Jesus Christ, who is the radiance of God's glory (<a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a>). The separation from this glory underscores the severity of the judgment, as it means being cut off from the source of all power and majesty. This phrase also points to the eschatological hope where believers will share in God's glory (<a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a>), contrasting the fate of those who reject Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a> The apostle who authored the letter to the Thessalonians, providing guidance and encouragement to the early Christian church. 2. <a href="/topical/t/thessalonica.htm">Thessalonica</a> A city in Macedonia where the church to whom Paul is writing is located. It was a significant urban center in the Roman Empire. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_thessalonian_church.htm">The Thessalonian Church</a> The recipients of Paul's letter, facing persecution and needing reassurance about the return of Christ and the fate of the wicked. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord</a> Refers to Jesus Christ, whose presence and glory are central to the hope and faith of believers. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a> Those who reject the gospel and are destined for eternal separation from God as described in this passage.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_eternal_consequences.htm">The Reality of Eternal Consequences</a> This verse underscores the seriousness of rejecting the gospel. It serves as a sobering reminder of the eternal consequences of our choices. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_god's_presence.htm">The Importance of God's Presence</a> Being separated from the presence of the Lord is the ultimate loss. This highlights the value of seeking and maintaining a relationship with God. <a href="/topical/t/the_glory_of_his_might.htm">The Glory of His Might</a> Reflect on the power and majesty of God, which is both a source of comfort for believers and a warning for those who oppose Him. <a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_persecution.htm">Encouragement in Persecution</a> For the Thessalonians, this message provided hope that justice would be served. Believers today can find encouragement that God will ultimately right all wrongs. <a href="/topical/u/urgency_of_the_gospel.htm">Urgency of the Gospel</a> Understanding the eternal stakes should motivate believers to share the gospel with urgency and compassion.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_thessalonians_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Thessalonians 1</a> <a href="/q/does_2_thess._1_9_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">In 2 Thessalonians 1:9, does the idea of eternal destruction align with God’s mercy throughout the Bible? </a> <a href="/q/why_create_hell_if_billions_suffer.htm">If Hell is real, why did God create it knowing that billions of people would suffer eternally?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_eternal_death.htm">What defines the concept of eternal death?</a> <a href="/q/does_god_love_those_in_hell.htm">Does God love those in hell?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) Punished with everlasting destruction specifies the "vengeance" to be taken. But the word "destruction" does not stand absolutely and alone as a synonym for "annihilation." This passage, in itself, gives us no reason to suppose that the lost will be "destroyed" in the ordinary sense of the word. They are to be "destroyed from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of His power"--i.e., cut off from it for ever. The "presence"--or, more literally here, "the face--of the Lord," as well as "the glory of His power," is a metaphor from the courts of Oriental kings, where only honoured courtiers are admitted to spend their time in the immediate and familiar presence of the sovereign. Familiar contact with Christ hereafter, which will be accorded to all the saved, was God's ideal intention for the lost as well, therefore it is a positive "destruction" to be banished from it. But to the Jews, who looked for a Messiah who should keep regal state, the punishment was peculiarly appropriate. The word is used besides in <a href="/1_corinthians/5-5.htm" title="To deliver such an one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.">1Corinthians 5:5</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm" title="For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction comes on them, as travail on a woman with child; and they shall not escape.">1Thessalonians 5:3</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm" title="But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.">1Timothy 6:9</a>. As for the word rendered "everlasting" (or eternal, for it is the same which is used, e.g., <a href="/hebrews/6-2.htm" title="Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.">Hebrews 6:2</a>), it would certainly convey to St. Paul's readers the notion of incessant duration in time; it is, of course, only an adaptation to human language to speak of time at all in such a case, as we cannot tell what may take the place of time in the next dispensation; however, so far as the actual words go, there is nothing in these passages (<a href="/matthew/18-8.htm" title="Why if your hand or your foot offend you, cut them off, and cast them from you: it is better for you to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.">Matthew 18:8</a>; <a href="/matthew/25-41.htm" title="Then shall he say also to them on the left hand, Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:">Matthew 25:41</a>; <a href="/matthew/25-46.htm" title="And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.">Matthew 25:46</a>; <a href="/mark/3-29.htm" title="But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost has never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.">Mark 3:29</a>; <a href="/hebrews/6-2.htm" title="Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.">Hebrews 6:2</a>; <a href="/jude/1-7.htm" title="Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.">Jude 1:7</a>) to suggest any future alteration in the state of the lost. In this, as in some other doctrines, there seem to be two distinct sets of passages, the logical reconciliation of which in our present state seems almost impossible. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_thessalonians/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - Who; namely, the unbelieving Gentiles and Jews. Shall be punished; literally, shall pay the penalty; shall suffer punishment (R.V.). With everlasting destruction; or rather, even everlasting destruction; the words being in apposition. "Destruction" here denotes ruin, death; the word is only used in Paul's Epistles (<a href="/1_corinthians/5-8.htm">1 Corinthians 5:8</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9</a>). The Greek word translated "everlasting," from dogmatic reasons, has given rise to much controversy. Here it appears to denote eternal - eternity to come. The eternal punishment of the wicked seems here asserted; a terrible declaration, which the mind shudders to contemplate. The observation of Olshausen is worthy of attention: "This is the only passage in Paul's Epistles in which everlasting damnation is openly declared, whereas not a few occur in which a bringing back of all the lost ones is apparently assumed as possible;" but he adds, "For the supposition that Paul did indeed in the earliest of his Epistles still teach everlasting damnation, but gave it up in later times, there exists no sufficient foundation, because the bringing back again is nowhere freely and openly declared." From the presence (or, face) of the Lord. This clause has received a threefold interpretation. Some (De Wette, Hofmann) take the preposition "from" in a causal sense, denoting the efficient cause of the punishment of the wicked - that they will be as it were blasted by the face of the Lord. Others (Chrysostom, Theophylact) take it in a temporal sense, denoting the swiftness of the punishment of the wicked - that their punishment will rise directly on the appearance of Christ (Lunemann, Alford). And others take it in a local sense, denoting banishment or separation - that the wicked will be expelled from that joy and glory which reign in the presence of Christ; they shall be banished away from the presence of the Lord. This last interpretation seems to be the correct meaning; it gives to the proposition its full force. And from the glory of his power; not a Hebraism for "his mighty glory" (Jowett), but from that glory which has its origin in his power - the wicked will be banished from the manifestation of his power in the glorification of his saints. The punishment of the wicked on its negative side is here stated. As the presence of the glorified Jesus will constitute the happiness of heaven, so banishment from his presence will constitute the misery of hell, because the soul is then cut off from the source of all good and of all holiness. <a href="/commentaries/2_thessalonians/1-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[They] οἵτινες (hoitines) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3748.htm">Strong's 3748: </a> Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever. will suffer τίσουσιν (tisousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5099.htm">Strong's 5099: </a> To pay (penalty). Strengthened for a primary tio to pay a price, i.e. As a penalty. [the] penalty δίκην (dikēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1349.htm">Strong's 1349: </a> Probably from deiknuo; right, i.e. Justice. of eternal αἰώνιον (aiōnion) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_166.htm">Strong's 166: </a> From aion; perpetual. destruction, ὄλεθρον (olethron) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3639.htm">Strong's 3639: </a> Ruin, doom, destruction, death. From a primary ollumi; ruin, i.e. Death, punishment. separated from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. [the] presence προσώπου (prosōpou) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4383.htm">Strong's 4383: </a> From pros and ops; the front, i.e. The countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person. of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Lord Κυρίου (Kyriou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. glory δόξης (doxēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1391.htm">Strong's 1391: </a> From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application. of τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. might, ἰσχύος (ischyos) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2479.htm">Strong's 2479: </a> Strength (absolutely), power, might, force, ability. 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