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An Intertextuality Pair — one connection between two passages, shown as linked verse cards: the Later text and the Earlier text it quotes, alludes to or echoes. The Significance essay explains why the link matters and where it points in Christ.

Reference Type— how explicit the link is: Quotation, Allusion, or Echo
Connection Method(s)— how it carries meaning: e.g. Typology, Promise-Fulfillment, Analogy, Longitudinal Theme
Found via— where the connection was identified, e.g. the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge or an Anchor-Text Network

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Intertextuality Pair

2 Thessalonians 1:12 → Isaiah 66:5

Allusion

Later text

2 Thessalonians 1:12BSB

so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Earlier text

Isaiah 66:5BSB

You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”

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Earlier text

Psalm 89:7BSB

In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.

Walk the Square · a single-voice walk of this pair around the Clowney square9:13

Significance

Paul's prayer "so that the name of the Lord Jesus may be glorified" alludes to Isaiah 66:5 LXX—"so that the name of the Lord may be glorified"—using the compound verb endoxasthē (linking back to verse 10's allusion to Psalm 89:7) to create thematic unity across the thanksgiving section. Isaiah 66:5's original context addressed faithful Israelites suffering persecution from their fellow countrymen, precisely analogous to the Thessalonians' situation, and Paul's christological transformation applies "the name of the Lord" (Yahweh) to "the name of our Lord Jesus," consistent with his pattern of transferring divine identity to Christ. The phrase "the name of" represents character, reputation, and authority, so Paul prays that through the Thessalonians' faithful endurance under persecution, Christ's character will be revealed and his reputation enhanced. This emphasizes that believers glorify Christ not only at his future return (verse 10) but also presently through faithful witness, transforming their suffering from potential discouragement into an opportunity for glorifying Christ's name.

Found via: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Analogy