2 Thessalonians 2

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

Now we beseech you, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our being assembled together unto him,

2 not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come.

that ye be not easily shaken in mind, nor troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by letter as from us, as if the day of the Lord were close at hand.

3 Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.

Let no one deceive you in any manner; for [[that day will not come]] unless the apostasy shall have come first and the man of sin have been revealed, the son of perdition;

4 He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.

he that opposeth and exalteth himself above every one that is called God, or worthy of worship, so that he sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself to be God.

5 Do you not remember that I told you these things while I was still with you?

Do ye not remember, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

6 And you know what is now restraining him, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.

And now ye know what restraineth, in order that he may be revealed in his own time.

7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one who now restrains it will continue until he is taken out of the way.

For the mystery of lawlessness is already working; only there is one who now restraineth, until he be taken out of the way;

8 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.

and then will the lawless one be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will consume with the breath of his mouth, and destroy with the manifestation of his coming;

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

[[he, ]] whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power, and signs, and wonders of falsehood,

10 and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

and in all deceit of unrighteousness for those who are perishing; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,

And for this cause God sendeth them a working of delusion, that they may believe the falsehood;

12 in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.

that they may all be judged, who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

13 But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.

But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, that God chose you from the beginning to salvation in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth;

14 To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.

So then, brethren, stand firm, and hold fast the traditions which ye were taught by us, whether by word, or by our letter.

16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope, (aiōnios g166)

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, our Father, who loved us, and gave us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, (aiōnios g166)

17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.

encourage your hearts, and establish you in every good work and word.