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2 Thessalonians in the early church

Every passage that quotes, alludes to, or echoes 2 Thessalonians, in verse order; passages on the same verse are in date order. References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.

VersePassageKindDate
2 Thess 1:4To the Philippians 11.3 · Polycarp of Smyrnaallusion, medium confidenceca. 110–135
2 Thess 1:5Exhortation to the Greeks 11.117 · Clement of Alexandriaecho, low confidenceca. 190–200
2 Thess 1:6Against Marcion 5.16 · Tertullianallusion, high confidence207/208 (third edition, completed later)
2 Thess 1:7Against Marcion 5.16 · Tertullianquotation, high confidence207/208 (third edition, completed later)
2 Thess 1:8Octavius 35.4 · Minucius Felixecho, low confidenceca. 197–250
2 Thess 1:8Against Marcion 5.16 · Tertullianquotation, high confidence207/208 (third edition, completed later)
2 Thess 1:9Against Marcion 5.16 · Tertullianquotation, high confidence207/208 (third edition, completed later)
2 Thess 2:1–12Against Celsus 6.46 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 248
2 Thess 2:2Against Celsus 3.11 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 248
2 Thess 2:3Dialogue with Trypho 110.2 · Justin Martyrecho, high confidenceca. 155–160
2 Thess 2:3Dialogue with Trypho 32.3 · Justin Martyrecho, medium confidenceca. 155–160
2 Thess 2:3Dialogue with Trypho 32.4 · Justin Martyrecho, high confidenceca. 155–160
2 Thess 2:3Against Marcion 5.16 · Tertullianquotation, high confidence207/208 (third edition, completed later)
2 Thess 2:3Against Celsus 2.50 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 248
2 Thess 2:3–12Against Celsus 6.45 · Origenallusion, high confidenceca. 248
2 Thess 2:3Against Celsus 8.25 · Origenallusion, medium confidenceca. 248
2 Thess 2:4Against Marcion 5.16 · Tertullianquotation, high confidence207/208 (third edition, completed later)
2 Thess 2:4Against Celsus 2.50 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 248
2 Thess 2:6Against Celsus 2.50 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 248
2 Thess 2:7Against Celsus 2.50 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 248
2 Thess 2:8Against Marcion 5.16 · Tertullianallusion, high confidence207/208 (third edition, completed later)
2 Thess 2:8Against Celsus 2.50 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 248
2 Thess 2:9Didache 16.4 · Anonymousallusion, medium confidenceca. 50–150 (often ca. 100)
2 Thess 2:9Against Marcion 5.16 · Tertullianquotation, high confidence207/208 (third edition, completed later)
2 Thess 2:9Against Celsus 2.50 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 248
2 Thess 2:9Against Celsus 6.42 · Origenallusion, medium confidenceca. 248
2 Thess 2:10Against Marcion 5.16 · Tertullianquotation, high confidence207/208 (third edition, completed later)
2 Thess 2:10Against Celsus 2.50 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 248
2 Thess 2:10On the Lapsed 33 · Cyprian of Carthagequotation, high confidence251
2 Thess 2:11Against Marcion 5.16 · Tertullianquotation, high confidence207/208 (third edition, completed later)
2 Thess 2:11Against Celsus 2.50 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 248
2 Thess 2:11On the Lapsed 33 · Cyprian of Carthagequotation, high confidence251
2 Thess 2:12Against Marcion 5.16 · Tertullianquotation, high confidence207/208 (third edition, completed later)
2 Thess 2:12Against Celsus 2.50 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 248
2 Thess 2:12On the Lapsed 33 · Cyprian of Carthagequotation, high confidence251
2 Thess 3:2Miscellanies 5.3.17 · Clement of Alexandriaquotation, high confidenceca. 198–203
2 Thess 3:5To the Romans 10.3 · Ignatius of Antiochecho, medium confidenceca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
2 Thess 3:6On the Unity of the Catholic Church 23 · Cyprian of Carthagequotation, high confidence251
2 Thess 3:10Didache 12.3 · Anonymousallusion, medium confidenceca. 50–150 (often ca. 100)
2 Thess 3:10Against Marcion 5.16 · Tertullianallusion, high confidence207/208 (third edition, completed later)
2 Thess 3:15To the Philippians 11.4 · Polycarp of Smyrnaallusion, high confidenceca. 110–135