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

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.

not to be quickly shaken from your understanding or alarmed by any spirit or message or by any letter supposedly from us alleging that the day of Christ has already come.

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 cannot come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction.

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 will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god and object of worship, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.

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

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

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

And you know what is now restraining him so that he will 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 at work, but the one who now restrains will do so until he is 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 the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will destroy with the breath of his mouth and annihilate by the appearance 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,

The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the working of Satan, with all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs, and wonders,

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 with every kind of wicked deception among those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.

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

For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion, leading them to believe what is false,

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

so that all who have not believed the truth but have taken pleasure in unrighteousness will be condemned.

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 must always give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

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

He called you to this through our gospel, so that you might obtain 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, brothers, stand firm and hold fast to the teachings that were passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by a letter from us.

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

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

comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.