2nd Thessalonians Chapter 2 verse 14 Holy Bible

ASV 2ndThessalonians 2:14

whereunto he called you through our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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BBE 2ndThessalonians 2:14

And in this purpose he gave you a part through the good news of which we were the preachers, even that you might have part in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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DARBY 2ndThessalonians 2:14

whereto he has called you by our glad tidings, to [the] obtaining of [the] glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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KJV 2ndThessalonians 2:14

Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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WBT 2ndThessalonians 2:14


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WEB 2ndThessalonians 2:14

to which he called you through our Gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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YLT 2ndThessalonians 2:14

to which He did call you through our good news, to the acquiring of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ;
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 14. - Whereunto; to which. The reference being to the whole clause, being "chosen to salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth." He called you. Whom God elects from eternity, he calls in time. By our gospel; the gospel preached by us. To the obtaining (or, acquisition) of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Different meaning's have been attached to these words; some render them "for the purpose of an acquisition of glory to Jesus Christ;" others, "for a glorious possession of Jesus Christ;" and others, "to be possessors or sharers in the glory of Jesus Christ." The last meaning is the correct one. Believers are constituted "heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus Christ."

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(14) Whereunto.--From the neuter gender of the relative in the Greek we see that the antecedent in St. Paul's mind is not exactly "belief of truth," nor exactly "sanctification of spirit," nor yet exactly "salvation," but the general state of life which is compounded of these three notions--"to which thing He called you." The election or choice takes place in eternity (2Thessalonians 2:13); the call at that point of time when the men first hear the gospel. (See Romans 8:30.)By our gospel--i.e., of course, "by our bringing you the happy message"--the historical delivery of the message is dwelt on rather than its contents.To the obtaining of the glory of our Lord.--Almost all the ancient commentators render it, "for obtaining of glory to our Lord;" and St. Chrysostom says, beautifully:" No small thing this either, if Christ esteems our salvation His glory. It is, indeed, a glory to the lover of men that the number of those who are being saved should be large." But this version is not so easy grammatically as our own, nor does it suit so well with the context. St. Paul is encouraging his readers with the same thought of their destiny which he has put forward in 2Thessalonians 1:11-12--the identity of the joy of the Redeemer and the redeemed (Matthew 25:23). It is well to be observed that God did not call them straight "to the glory of our Lord," but "to the obtaining" of the same. This "obtaining" does not mean an otiose receiving of glory in the last day, but a laborious course of "earning" or "purchasing" it during this life. The word is the same as that used in 1Thessalonians 5:9, where see Note. . . .