2 Thessalonians 2

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

And we ask you, brethren, in regard to the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of our gathering 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 quickly shaken in mind, nor be troubled, neither through spirit, neither through word, neither through letters as through us, as that the day of Christ hath arrived;

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 not any one deceive you in any manner, because — if the falling away may not come first, and the man of sin be revealed — the son of the 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.

who is opposing and is raising himself up above all called God or worshipped, so that he in the sanctuary of God as God hath sat down, shewing himself off that he is God — [the day doth not come].

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

Do ye not remember that, being yet with you, these things I said to you?

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

and now, what is keeping down ye have known, for his being 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 secret of the lawlessness doth already work, only he who is keeping down now [will hinder] — till he may be 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 shall be revealed the Lawless One, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the manifestation of his presence,

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

[him, ] whose presence is according to the working of the Adversary, in all power, and signs, and lying 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 in all deceitfulness of the unrighteousness in those perishing, because the love of the truth they did not receive for their being saved,

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

and because of this shall God send to them a working of delusion, for their believing the lie,

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

that they may be judged — all who did not believe the truth, but were well pleased in the 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.

And we — we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved by the Lord, that God did choose 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.

to which He did call you through our good news, to the acquiring 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 ye fast, and hold the deliverances that ye were taught, whether through word, whether through 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)

and may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who did love us, and did give comfort age-during, and good hope in 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.