I will paste all instances of the word Parousia in the Greek text here. This will clearly show that the word Parousia mostly is translated with coming and that is how it shall be, you can see the two places where the translators have understood that it shall be presence instead of coming and it is due to the context.
After reading these you could in some instances change the word coming to presence. The problem is you will lose the significance of Jesus great arrival if you in all places change it to presence.
The word Parousia has both the word coming and presence in it but we have to understand that when a prominent king came to his country to take it into possession he after coming of course is present that is obvious.
There is some places where the text shows to signify the presence of an individual in this case the Apostle Paul.
the physical “presence” of Paul himself
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence (par-oo-see’-ah) only, but now much more in my absence, 2 cor 10;10
For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence (par-oo-see’-ah) is weak, and his speech contemptible. Fil 2;12
Continuing with all instances of Parousia translated with coming!
(Matt 24:3;
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?1 Cor 15:23;
But every man in his own order: Christ the first-fruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.1 Thess 2:19;
Are not even ye in the presence
( em’-pros-then)From G1722 and G4314; in front of (in place [literally or figuratively] or time): – against, at, before, (in presence, sight).
of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? (par-oo-see’-ah).
2 Thess 2:8;
And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming (par-oo-see’-ah)2 Pet 3:4;
And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? (par-oo-see’-ah)1 John 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. (par-oo-see’-ah)the Son of Man (Matt 24:27, 37, 39);
For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man
the Lord (1 Thess 3:13; 4:15; 5:23; 2 Thess 2:1; James 5:7-8; 2 Pet 1:16);
To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and 1 remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep
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.
Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him
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 rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
the day of God (2 Pet 3:12).
Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
So from this we can see that the original meaning of the word Parousia is coming and that it also includes presence. From the two scriptures where the Apostle Paul’s presence where refereed to we can see that it is a distinction between the word presence and the word coming.
You can of course in some places change the word coming with presence but you will risk to alter the context and focus more on the persons presence than his coming.
