2 Thessalonians 1 in the early church

45 passages quote, allude to, or echo 2 Thessalonians 1, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.

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2 Thessalonians 1 as a whole

Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Thess 1–2Thess:3	Canon 60 · Anonymous	allusion, high confidence	ca. 343–381
2 Thess 1–2Thess:3	Canon 47 · Anonymous	allusion, high confidence	397

2 Thessalonians 1:1

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Thess 1:1	Lines 51–60 · Anonymous	allusion, high confidence	late 2nd or 4th century (disputed)
2 Thess 1:1–3	Commentary on 2 Thessalonians 1:1–3 · Ambrosiaster	quotation, high confidence	ca. 366–384
2 Thess 1:1	The Institutes 10.9 · John Cassian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 419–426

2 Thessalonians 1:2

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Thess 1:2	Commentary on Romans 1.8 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406)

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We 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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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Thess 1:3	On Grace and Free Will 18 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 426
2 Thess 1:3–5	Book 1, chapter 23 · Anonymous	quotation, high confidence	ca. 440-450

2 Thessalonians 1:4

That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Thess 1:4	To the Philippians 11.3 · Polycarp of Smyrna	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 110–135
2 Thess 1:4	Antidote for the Scorpion's Sting 13 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 211–213
2 Thess 1:4–5	Commentary on 2 Thessalonians 1:4–5 · Ambrosiaster	quotation, high confidence	ca. 366–384

2 Thessalonians 1:5

All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Thess 1:5	Exhortation to the Greeks 11.117 · Clement of Alexandria	echo, low confidence	ca. 190–200
2 Thess 1:5	Letter 226 · Basil of Caesarea	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 357–378
2 Thess 1:5	Against Faustus the Manichaean 22.20 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, high confidence	ca. 398–400

2 Thessalonians 1:6

After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Thess 1:6	Against Heresies 4.27.4 · Irenaeus of Lyons	quotation, high confidence	ca. 180–190
2 Thess 1:6	Against Heresies 4.33.11 · Irenaeus of Lyons	quotation, high confidence	ca. 180–190
2 Thess 1:6	4.51 · Hippolytus of Rome	quotation, high confidence	ca. 202-204
2 Thess 1:6	Against Marcion 5.16 · Tertullian	allusion, high confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
2 Thess 1:6–10	Commentary on 2 Thessalonians 1:6–9 · Ambrosiaster	quotation, high confidence	ca. 366–384
2 Thess 1:6	Question 126, section 3 · Ambrosiaster	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 370–384
2 Thess 1:6	Canons on the Letters of Paul 89 · Priscillian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 380–400
2 Thess 1:6–7	Questions and Answers to the Orthodox 95–96 · Anonymous	quotation, high confidence	5th century (disputed)

2 Thessalonians 1:7

and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Thess 1:7	Against Heresies 4.27.4 · Irenaeus of Lyons	quotation, high confidence	ca. 180–190
2 Thess 1:7	Against Heresies 4.33.11 · Irenaeus of Lyons	quotation, high confidence	ca. 180–190
2 Thess 1:7	4.51 · Hippolytus of Rome	quotation, high confidence	ca. 202-204
2 Thess 1:7	Against Marcion 5.16 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
2 Thess 1:7	On the Holy Spirit 13.29 · Basil of Caesarea	quotation, high confidence	ca. 374–375
2 Thess 1:7	Apostolic Constitutions 7.32.4 · Anonymous	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 380
2 Thess 1:7	Canons on the Letters of Paul 88 · Priscillian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 380–400

2 Thessalonians 1:8

in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Thess 1:8	Against Heresies 4.27.4 · Irenaeus of Lyons	quotation, high confidence	ca. 180–190
2 Thess 1:8	Octavius 35.4 · Minucius Felix	echo, low confidence	ca. 197–250
2 Thess 1:8	Against Marcion 5.16 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
2 Thess 1:8	Canons on the Letters of Paul 88 · Priscillian	allusion, high confidence	ca. 380–400
2 Thess 1:8	On Grace and Free Will 3 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 426

2 Thessalonians 1:9

They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Thess 1:9	Against Heresies 4.27.4 · Irenaeus of Lyons	quotation, high confidence	ca. 180–190
2 Thess 1:9	Against Heresies 4.33.11 · Irenaeus of Lyons	quotation, high confidence	ca. 180–190
2 Thess 1:9	Against Marcion 5.16 · Tertullian	quotation, high confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
2 Thess 1:9	Question 110, section 15 · Ambrosiaster	echo, low confidence	ca. 370–384

2 Thessalonians 1:10

on the day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed, including you who have believed our testimony.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Thess 1:10	Against Heresies 4.27.4 · Irenaeus of Lyons	quotation, high confidence	ca. 180–190
2 Thess 1:10	Against Heresies 4.33.11 · Irenaeus of Lyons	quotation, high confidence	ca. 180–190
2 Thess 1:10	4.51 · Hippolytus of Rome	quotation, high confidence	ca. 202-204
2 Thess 1:10	On the Trinity 9.60 · Hilary of Poitiers	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 356–360
2 Thess 1:10	Letters 27.4 · Paulinus of Nola	echo, low confidence	ca. 394–413

2 Thessalonians 1:11

To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Thess 1:11–12	Commentary on 2 Thessalonians 1:11–12 · Ambrosiaster	quotation, high confidence	ca. 366–384
2 Thess 1:11	Retractations 2.31 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	426-427