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2 Thessalonians 3
Paul asks for prayer that the word of the Lord may speed ahead. He warns against idleness, reminding them that he worked night and day so as not to be a burden: 'If anyone will not work, let him not eat.' He signs the greeting with his own hand.
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The letter: who wrote it, where and when
These questions are debated; the views are shown side by side with how sure each is, as in Paul's Roads.
- Plausible
2 Thessalonians written from Corinth
The same three senders as 1 Thessalonians, so, if by Paul, soon after it from Corinth.
- Plausible
Paul's authorship of 2 Thessalonians is debated.
Many scholars think this letter was written after Paul's death in his name; others hold that Paul wrote it. The lab shows the setting the letter itself gives and takes no side.