2 Thessalonians 2:1

Origen

• Origen, Against Celsus VI.46Book VI

  “And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie; that they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”” — editor's note: 2 Thess. ii. 1–12.

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Athanasius of Alexandria

• Athanasius of Alexandria, Against the Arians I.12Discourse I

  “And again, hearing from the Saviour the events of the end, they desired to learn the time of it, that they might be kept from error themselves, and might be able to teach others; as, for instance, when they had learned, they set right the Thessalonians, who were going wrong.” — editor's note: Vid. 1 Thess. iv. 13; 2 Thess. ii. 1, &c.

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• Athanasius of Alexandria, Against the Arians III.5Discourse III

  “The Lord then, knowing what is good for us beyond ourselves, thus secured the disciples; and they, being thus taught, set right those of Thessalonica when likely on this point to run into error.” — editor's note: Vid. 2 Thess. ii. 1, 2.

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Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, Confessions XI.2Book XI

  “Neither let me be deceived in them, nor deceive out of them.” — editor's note: Augustin is always careful to distinguish between the certain truths of faith and doctrine which all may know, and the mysteries of Scripture which all have…

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• Augustine of Hippo, The City of God XX.19Book XX

  “I see that I must omit many of the statements of the gospels and epistles about this last judgment, that this volume may not become unduly long; but I can on no account omit what the Apostle Paul says, in writing to the Thessalonians, “We beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,” etc.” — editor's note: 2 Thess. ii. 1–11. Whole passage given in the Latin. In ver. 3 refuga is used instead of the Vulgate’s discessio.

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Theodoret of Cyrus

• Theodoret of Cyrus, Letters Letter 147

  “And again when writing to the same a second time he says, “Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him.”” — editor's note: 2 Thess. ii. 1

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Tertullian

• Tertullian, On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 24

  “For the mystery of iniquity doth already work; only he who now hinders must hinder, until he be taken out of the way.”” — editor's note: 2 Thess. ii. 1–7.

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Gregory the Great

• Gregory the Great, The Book of Pastoral Rule III.9Part III

  “…Him, that ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as sent by us, as that the day of the Lord is at hand (Ibid. ii. 1).” — the author cites it

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Hippolytus of Rome

• Hippolytus of Rome, Treatise on Christ and Antichrist

  “And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: that they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”” — editor's note: 2 Thess. ii. 1–11.

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• 1 John 2:18

  Cited together in The City of God XX.19.

• 1 John 2:19

  Cited together in The City of God XX.19.

• 1 Corinthians 1:12

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.9.

• 1 Corinthians 3:4

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.9.

• 1 Corinthians 5:1

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.9.

• 1 Corinthians 5:2

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.9.

• 2 Thessalonians 1:3

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.9.

• 2 Thessalonians 1:4

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.9.