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Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do you not remember that I told you these things while I was still with you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Do you not remember that, being yet with you, I was saying these things to you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_thessalonians/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_thessalonians/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_thessalonians/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do you not remember that while I was still with you, I was telling you these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_thessalonians/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Do you not remember that while I was still with you, I was telling you these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_thessalonians/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Do you not remember that while I was still with you, I was telling you these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Do you not remember that while I was still with you, I was telling you these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Do you not remember that when I was still with you, I was telling you these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Don’t you remember that when I was still with you I used to tell you about this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Don&#8217t you remember that when I was still with you I told you about this? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_thessalonians/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't you remember I told you this while I was still with you? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_thessalonians/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_thessalonians/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Don't you remember that I told you about these things when I was still with you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Don't you remember? I told you all this while I was with you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_thessalonians/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Don't you remember that I repeatedly told you about these things when I was still with you? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_thessalonians/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Surely you recall that I used to tell you these things while I was still with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_thessalonians/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do you not remember that, when I was still with you, I told you these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Remember ye not, that when I was yet with you, I told you these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Do you not remember that while I was still with you I used to tell you all this?<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do you not remember that I told you these things while I was still with you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_thessalonians/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Don’t you remember that when I was still with you, I told you these things? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you not remember that, yet being with you, I said these things to you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Do you not remember that, being yet with you, I was saying these things to you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Do ye not remember that, being yet with you, these things I said to you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Remember ye not, that, yet being with you, I spake these to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Remember you not, that when I was yet with you, I told you these things? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Do you not recall that, when I was still with you, I told you these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_thessalonians/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />do you not recall that while I was still with you I told you these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_thessalonians/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you not remember that I told you these things when I was still with you?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Do you not remember, that when I was with you I told you these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Do you not remember that when I was with you, I said these things to you?<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Do you not remember that, while I was with you, I told you these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Do you not remember that still being with you, I told you these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Do ye not remember that when I was yet with you, I told you these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />don't you remember, I told you this, when I was with you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Do you not remember that while I was still with you I used to tell you all this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Do ye not remember that, when I was yet with you, I was wont to tell you these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Do ye not remember, that when I was with you, I told you these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_thessalonians/2-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p0L2MQrlSxc?start=171" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_thessalonians/2.htm">The Man of Lawlessness</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: Ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3421.htm" title="3421: mnēmoneuete (V-PIA-2P) -- From a derivative of mneme; to exercise memory, i.e. Recollect; by implication, to punish; also to rehearse.">Do you not remember</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: elegon (V-IIA-1S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">I told</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: tauta (DPro-ANP) -- This; he, she, it. ">these things</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">while I was</a> <a href="/greek/2089.htm" title="2089: eti (Adv) -- (a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition. Perhaps akin to etos; yet, still.">still</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">with</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you?</a> </span> <span class="reftext">6</span>And you know what is now restraining him, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-4.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:4</a></span><br />Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-25.htm">Matthew 24:25</a></span><br />See, I have told you in advance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-23.htm">Mark 13:23</a></span><br />So be on your guard; I have told you everything in advance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-29.htm">John 14:29</a></span><br />And now I have told you before it happens, so that when it does happen, you will believe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-31.htm">Acts 20:31</a></span><br />Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-18.htm">1 John 2:18</a></span><br />Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-3.htm">1 John 4:3</a></span><br />and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-2.htm">2 Peter 3:2</a></span><br />by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/13-5.htm">Revelation 13:5-7</a></span><br />The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months. / And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven. / Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-25.htm">Daniel 7:25</a></span><br />He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/8-23.htm">Daniel 8:23-25</a></span><br />In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne. / His power will be great, but it will not be his own. He will cause terrible destruction and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men along with the holy people. / Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/11-36.htm">Daniel 11:36</a></span><br />Then the king will do as he pleases and will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will speak monstrous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must be accomplished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10</a></span><br />I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/38-17.htm">Ezekiel 38:17</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: Are you the one of whom I have spoken in former days through My servants, the prophets of Israel, who in those times prophesied for years that I would bring you against them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-20.htm">Jeremiah 23:20</a></span><br />The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Remember you not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?</p><p class="hdg">Remember.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/16-9.htm">Matthew 16:9</a></b></br> Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/8-18.htm">Mark 8:18</a></b></br> Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/24-6.htm">Luke 24:6,7</a></b></br> He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, … </p><p class="hdg">when.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_thessalonians/3-10.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:10</a></b></br> For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/16-4.htm">John 16:4</a></b></br> But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/galatians/5-21.htm">Galatians 5:21</a></b></br> Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told <i>you</i> in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-9.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-6.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-4.htm">Telling</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-17.htm">Used</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-2.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_timothy/1-3.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-3.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/1_timothy/2-7.htm">Telling</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-7.htm">Used</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-15.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">2 Thessalonians 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-1.htm">Paul urges them to continue stedfast in the truth received;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-3.htm">shows that there shall be a departure from the faith,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-9.htm">and a discovery of Antichrist, before the day of the Lord comes;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-15.htm">repeats his exhortation to stand firm, and prays for them.</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_thessalonians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_thessalonians/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Do you not remember</b><br>This phrase serves as a rhetorical question, emphasizing the importance of recalling previous teachings. In the context of the early church, oral tradition and memory were crucial for preserving apostolic teachings. The Thessalonians were expected to remember Paul's instructions, highlighting the importance of retaining doctrinal truths. This echoes the biblical theme of remembrance found throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-12.htm">Deuteronomy 6:12</a>, where the Israelites are urged to remember God's commandments.<p><b>that I told you these things</b><br>Paul refers to specific teachings he had previously communicated to the Thessalonians. This likely includes eschatological teachings about the end times, the coming of the "man of lawlessness," and the return of Christ, as outlined earlier in the chapter. The phrase underscores the apostolic authority of Paul's teachings, which were foundational for the early church's understanding of prophecy and the future. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative where prophets and apostles convey God's revelations, as seen in <a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Amos 3:7</a>.<p><b>while I was still with you?</b><br>This indicates that Paul had personally visited the Thessalonian church and taught them directly. The historical context reveals that Paul founded the church in Thessalonica during his second missionary journey, as recorded in <a href="/acts/17.htm">Acts 17:1-9</a>. His physical presence and direct teaching would have been a significant source of encouragement and instruction for the new believers. The phrase also highlights the transient nature of Paul's missionary work, as he often moved from city to city, leaving behind established churches to continue the work of the gospel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of the letter, who is reminding the Thessalonian church of his previous teachings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/thessalonian_church.htm">Thessalonian Church</a></b><br>The recipients of the letter, a group of early Christians in Thessalonica who were facing confusion and persecution.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/false_teachings.htm">False Teachings</a></b><br>The context of the letter involves addressing misunderstandings and false teachings about the return of Christ.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the Lord</a></b><br>A significant event in Christian eschatology that Paul discusses in this chapter.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_restrainer.htm">The Restrainer</a></b><br>A mysterious figure or force mentioned in the surrounding verses, which Paul had previously explained to the Thessalonians.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a></b><br>Paul emphasizes the need to remember his teachings, highlighting the importance of grounding oneself in sound doctrine.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_deception.htm">Guarding Against Deception</a></b><br>The Thessalonians were susceptible to false teachings. Christians today must be vigilant and discerning, testing all teachings against Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_apostolic_teaching.htm">The Role of Apostolic Teaching</a></b><br>Apostolic teachings, as found in the New Testament, are foundational for understanding Christian doctrine and eschatology.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_christ's_return.htm">The Certainty of Christ’s Return</a></b><br>Despite confusion, Paul reassures the Thessalonians of the certainty of Christ's return, encouraging believers to live in anticipation and readiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>Paul’s relationship with the Thessalonians underscores the importance of community and accountability in the Christian faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_thessalonians_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Thessalonians 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_ruth_mean_by_'i_will_go'.htm">Have you remembered the Lord today?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_'restrainer'_in_2_thessalonians.htm">“Who or what is the ‘restrainer’ in 2 Thessalonians 2:6–7, and why is there no consensus on a concrete historical or supernatural identity?” </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_hasn't_the_'day_of_the_lord'_come.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2 - If Paul expected the 'Day of the Lord' imminently, why hasn't it occurred after nearly two thousand years?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_effectively_share_the_gospel.htm">Is wealth and fame appropriate for Christians?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Remember ye</span> <span class= "bld">not.</span>--A rebuke of the same character as <a href="/romans/6-3.htm" title="Know you not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?">Romans 6:3</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm" title="What? know you not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which you have of God, and you are not your own?">1Corinthians 6:19</a>, and, like those, levelled at ignorance of what in apostolic days were thought the six fundamental points of Christian teaching (<a href="/hebrews/5-12.htm" title="For when for the time you ought to be teachers, you have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.">Hebrews 5:12</a>; <a href="/context/hebrews/6-1.htm" title="Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on to perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,">Hebrews 6:1-2</a>). The doctrine of Antichrist would naturally form part of the course on resurrection and judgment. This explains how the doctrine was enforced (1) so early in the education of the Christian churches: "while I was yet with you" (see <span class= "ital">Introduction to the First Epistle to Thessalonians</span>); and (2) so emphatically and repeatedly:" my habit was to tell you these things"--for the word translated "told" is in the imperfect tense, which means more than a single action. Notice that in St. Paul's eager personal recollection, of thus teaching, he for once (and nowhere else) forgets Silas and Timothy: not "we," but "I." Imagine a forger who should forge with such subtlety! Mark also how erroneous is the opinion that St. Paul in this Epistle recedes from his former teaching about the Advent and its date.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_thessalonians/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?</span> These words contain a reproach. Had the Thessalonians remembered the instructions of the apostle, they would not have been so soon shaken from their sober reason or troubled. The apostle, when he was in Thessalonica, had told them of these things; he had instructed them concerning the nature of the apostasy and the coming of the man of sin; so that, as already observed, this description, so obscure to us, was not obscure to the Thessalonians, - they possessed the key to its interpretation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_thessalonians/2-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Do you not remember</span><br /><span class="grk">μνημονεύετε</span> <span class="translit">(mnēmoneuete)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3421.htm">Strong's 3421: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a derivative of mneme; to exercise memory, i.e. Recollect; by implication, to punish; also to rehearse.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="grk">ὅτι</span> <span class="translit">(hoti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I told</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔλεγον</span> <span class="translit">(elegon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῖν</span> <span class="translit">(hymin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these things</span><br /><span class="grk">ταῦτα</span> <span class="translit">(tauta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">while I was</span><br /><span class="grk">ὢν</span> <span class="translit">(ōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">still</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔτι</span> <span class="translit">(eti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2089.htm">Strong's 2089: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition. Perhaps akin to etos; 'yet, ' still.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="grk">πρὸς</span> <span class="translit">(pros)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> </span><span class="str2">To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you?</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμᾶς</span> <span class="translit">(hymas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_thessalonians/2-5.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_thessalonians/2-5.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_thessalonians/2-5.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_thessalonians/2-5.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_thessalonians/2-5.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_thessalonians/2-5.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_thessalonians/2-5.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_thessalonians/2-5.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_thessalonians/2-5.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_thessalonians/2-5.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-5.htm">NT Letters: 2 Thessalonians 2:5 Don't you remember that when I was (2 Thess. 2 Thes. 2Th iiTh ii th)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Thessalonians 2:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Thessalonians 2:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Thessalonians 2:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Thessalonians 2:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>