παρουσία

Matthew 24:3 παρουσίας coming

While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”

Here: The arrival and public presence of someone important, often used of a king's official visit. They are asking about the moment Jesus arrives openly in power.

Matthew 24:27 παρουσία coming

For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

Here: "Arrival" or "presence." In the Greek-speaking world it was the regular word for the official visit of a ruler or dignitary, and sometimes for a god showing up. Here it means the Son of Man's arrival in power.

Matthew 24:37 παρουσία coming

As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Here: Someone's arrival and the presence that follows it. In public life the word was used for the official visit of a king or high official. Here it is the arrival of the Son of Man in royal power.

Matthew 24:39 παρουσία coming

And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Here: 'Arrival' or 'coming-to-be-present'. In ordinary Greek it was used for the official visit of a king or high official. Here it names the Son of Man's arrival in power that the disciples asked about.

1 Corinthians 15:23 παρουσίᾳ coming

But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.

Here: An arrival or presence. In public life it was the word for the official visit of a ruler or high official to a city. The Messiah's arrival is when his people rise.

1 Corinthians 16:17 παρουσίᾳ coming

I am glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus have arrived, because they have supplied what was lacking from you.

2 Corinthians 7:6 παρουσίᾳ coming

But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,

Here: Titus turning up in person, being there at last. Here it has nothing to do with Christ's return. It is an ordinary word for someone arriving and being present.

2 Corinthians 7:7 παρουσίᾳ coming

and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.

Here: Titus's physical arrival and presence in Macedonia. An ordinary word for someone turning up; nothing to do here with the end-times 'coming' of Christ.

2 Corinthians 10:10 παρουσία the presence

For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”

Here: Being there in person, the opposite of being away (ἀπουσία; compare 'absent/present' in v. 11). Here the word has nothing to do with Christ's future 'coming.'

Philippians 1:26 παρουσίας coming

so that through my coming to you again your exultation in Christ Jesus will resound on account of me.

Here: Paul's physical arrival and his being there in person among them. Here it is not Christ's return. The word could also carry the feel of a welcomed visit by someone important.

Philippians 2:12 παρουσίᾳ presence

Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

Here: Here it simply means Paul being physically with them, set against its opposite, "absence." It does not carry the special sense of Christ's return that the word has in some other passages.

1 Thessalonians 2:19 παρουσίᾳ; coming?

After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?

Here: Arrival and presence. In the Greek world it was the word for the official visit of a king or high official to a city. Here it is Jesus' arrival as Lord. This is probably the first surviving Christian use of the word in this sense.

1 Thessalonians 3:13 παρουσίᾳ coming

so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.

Here: The arrival and being-present of Jesus. In the Greek world the word was regularly used for the official visit of a ruler or dignitary to a city, so it would have called up an arriving king.

1 Thessalonians 4:15 παρουσίαν coming

By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.

Here: The arrival of someone who then stays present. In public life it was used for the formal visit of a king or official to a city. Here it is the Lord's royal arrival.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 παρουσίᾳ coming

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Here: Literally 'presence'. In ordinary Greek it was also used for the official arrival of a king or high official at a city. Here it means Jesus' arrival as Lord, when his people are presented before him.

2 Thessalonians 2:1 παρουσίας coming

Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,

Here: The Lord's arrival. In the Greek world the word was used for a ruler's official visit to a city. Here it is the arrival of Jesus as reigning Lord, the topic of 1 Thess 4:13–5:11.

2 Thessalonians 2:8 παρουσίας coming

And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.

Here: 'Arrival, presence'. The word for a ruler's official visit. 'The manifestation of his arrival' means the moment his arrival becomes visible.

2 Thessalonians 2:9 παρουσία coming

The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,

Here: The arrival, public appearance of someone. One verse earlier the same word was used of Jesus' own coming, so here it marks the lawless one's arrival as a rival, counterfeit 'coming'.

James 5:7 παρουσίας coming

Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.

Here: The arrival and presence of the Lord. In ordinary Greek it was used for the official visit of a king or high official. Here it is the Lord's arrival to set things right.

James 5:8 παρουσία coming

You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

Here: The arrival and presence of someone, used in the Greek world for the official visit of a king or high official. Here it is the expected arrival of the Lord to put things right, the same word as in verse 7.

2 Peter 1:16 παρουσίαν, coming,

For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.

Here: The ceremonial arrival of a king, or the appearing of a god. In this letter it means Jesus' future return (3:4, 3:12), the very thing the opponents mocked.

2 Peter 3:4 παρουσίας coming

“Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”

Here: The arrival or visible presence of a powerful figure. In ordinary Greek it was used for a ruler’s official visit. Here it means the Lord’s arrival in power to judge and set things right (compare 1:16).

2 Peter 3:12 παρουσίαν coming

as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.

Here: The arrival and presence of something. In everyday Greek it was used for a ruler's official visit to a city. Unusually, it is the *day* whose arrival is meant here, not a person's.

1 John 2:28 παρουσίᾳ coming

And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.

Here: The only time the word appears in the Johannine writings. In everyday Greek it was used for the official visit of a ruler to a city, so it carries the sense of a royal arrival as well as personal presence.