John Gill's Exposition on 2 Thessalonians 3:18

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.] This was the sign or token; (see Gill on “ <451620>Romans 16:20”) The subscription to this epistle is, “The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians was written from Athens”; though it seems rather to be written from Corinth. In the Syriac version it is said, “the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, which is written from Laodicea of Pisidia, and sent by the hands of Tychicus.” FOOTNOTES Ft1 -- Synopsis Sacr. Script. Tom. 2:p. 129. Ft2 -- Zohar in Genesis fol. 63. 2. Ft3 -- T. Bab. Bava Bathra, fol. 11. 1. Ft4 -- T. Bab. Taanith, fol. 24. 1. Ft5 -- Jarchi in <013643>Genesis 36:43. Ft6 -- Abarbinel in Daniel fol. 42. 3. Ft7 -- Gratian. Decret. dist. 96. can. “satis”. Ft8 -- Extrarag. “cum inter”. Ft9 -- Tzeror Hammor, fol. 148. 2. Ft10 -- Apud Buxtorf. Lex. Talmud. col. 221, 222, 223. Ft11 -- Abkath Rochel, par. 1. sign. 7. p. 52. Ft12 -- In Ohel Moed. fol. 19. 1. Ft13 -- T. Bab. Sabbat, fol. 88. 2. Ft14 -- Zohar in Leviticus fol. 33. 2. Ft15 -- Hilchot Mattanot Anayim, c. 10. sect. 18. Ft16 -- Bereshit Rabba, sect. 14. fol. 13. 1. Echa Rabbati, fol. 48. 4. & Midrash Koholet, fol. 65. 4. Ft17 -- T. Bab. Avoda Zara, fol. 3. 1. Ft18 -- Maimon, Hilch. Deyot, c. 6. sect. 8. Ft19 -- Maimon. Hilchot Rotzeach, c. 13. sect. 14.

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