Year not stated · Early Church

Paul writes 2 Thessalonians, likely from Corinth

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy wrote again to the Thessalonian believers, thanking God for their growing faith and encouraging their endurance under persecution (2 Thessalonians 1:1-12). They corrected a false report that the Day of the Lord had already come, urged the church to stand firm, and instructed believers to work quietly and not grow weary in doing good (2 Thessalonians 2:1-3:18). Acts places Paul, Silas, and Timothy together during Paul's extended ministry in Corinth (Acts 18:1-18).

undated in Scripture

Likely written from Corinth after 1 Thessalonians while Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy remained together; Scripture gives no calendar year for the letter

📖 2 Thessalonians 1:1–3

1Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.

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Sources: Enduring Word: 2 Thessalonians 1 — The Godly Character of a Persecuted Church
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