21 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.

• Zech 14:5 · adapted
  "And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and…"
  Zechariah: the Lord comes with all his holy ones — Paul adapts for the Parousia

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

• Faith
• Holiness
• Second Coming

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

• 1Cor 1:7 — So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
• 1Cor 1:8 — Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1Cor 6:2 — Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
• 1Cor 15:23 — But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.
• 1John 2:28 — And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
• 1John 3:20 — For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
• 1Pet 5:10 — But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
• 1Thess 2:19 — For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
• 1Thess 2:19 — For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
• 1Thess 3:11 — Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.
• 1Thess 3:11 — Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.
• 1Thess 4:14 — For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
• 1Thess 4:15 — For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
• 1Thess 5:23 — And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1Thess 5:23 — And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2Cor 1:14 — As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
• 2Cor 1:21 — Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
• 2Cor 7:1 — Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
• 2Pet 3:14 — Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
• 2Thess 1:10 — When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
• 2Thess 2:1 — Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
• 2Thess 2:1 — Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
• 2Thess 2:16 — Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
• 2Thess 2:17 — Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
• Acts 14:22 — Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
• Col 1:22 — In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
• Dan 8:13 — Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give b
• Deut 33:2 — And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
• Eph 5:27 — That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
• Gal 1:4 — Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
• Heb 12:14 — Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
• Heb 13:21 — Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
• Jas 5:7 — Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter ra
• Jas 5:8 — Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
• Jude 1:14 — And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
• Jude 1:14 — And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
• Jude 1:24 — Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
• Luke 1:6 — And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
• Phil 1:10 — That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
• Phil 1:10 — That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;