2 THESSALONIANS 2:12 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
In order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness — 'pleasure in unrighteousness' (eudokeō en adikia) reveals the deepest human condition: preferring the false to the true, the unjust to the righteous. Condemnation is the fitting consequence of such choice.
Church Fathers on 2 Thessalonians 2:12
“That they might be judged.” He does not say, that they might be punished; for even before this they were about to be punished; but “that they might be condemned,” that is, at the dreadful Seat of Judgment, in order that they might be without excuse. “Who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” He calls Christ, “the Love of the Truth.” “For because,” says he, “they received not the love of the truth.” For He was both, and came for the sake of both, both…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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