2 Thessalonians 2

1 Now as to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, and our meeting with him, it is our desire, my brothers,

But we request you, brethren, —in behalf of the Presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him,

2 That you may not be moved in mind or troubled by a spirit, or by a word, or by a letter as from us, with the suggestion that the day of the Lord is even now come;

That ye be not quickly tossed from your mind, nor be put in alarm—either by spirit, or by discourse, or by letter as by us, as that the day of the Lord, hath set in:

3 Give no belief to false words: because there will first be a falling away from the faith, and the revelation of the man of sin, the son of destruction,

That no one may cheat, you, in any one respect. Because [that day will not set in] —except the revolt come first, and there he revealed the man of lawlessness, the son of destruction,

4 Who puts himself against all authority, lifting himself up over all which is named God or is given worship; so that he takes his seat in the Temple of God, putting himself forward as God.

The one who opposeth and exalteth himself on high against every one called God, or an object of worship; so that he, within the sanctuary of God, shall take his seat, showeth himself forth, that he is, God: —

5 Have you no memory of what I said when I was with you, giving you word of these things?

Remember ye not, that, while I was yet with you, these very things, I was telling you?

6 And now it is clear to you what is keeping back his revelation till the time comes for him to be seen.

And, what now restraineth, ye know, to the end he may be revealed in his own fitting time;

7 For the secret of evil is even now at work: but there is one who is keeping back the evil till he is taken out of the way.

For, the secret, of lawlessness, already, is inwardly working itself, —only, until, he that restraineth at present, shall be gone, out of the midst:

8 And then will come the revelation of that evil one, whom the Lord Jesus will put to death with the breath of his mouth, and give to destruction by the revelation of his coming;

And, then, shall be revealed the lawless one, —whom, the Lord [Jesus], will slay with the Spirit of his mouth, and paralyse with the forthshining of his Presence: —

9 Even the one whose coming is marked by the working of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,

Whose, presence, [shall be] according to an inworking of Satan, with all manner of mighty work and signs and wonders of falsehood,

10 And with every deceit of wrongdoing among those whose fate is destruction; because they were quite without that love of the true faith by which they might have salvation.

And with all manner of deceit of unrighteousness, in them who are destroying themselves, because, the love of the truth, they did not welcome, that they might be saved; —

11 And for this cause, God will give them up to the power of deceit and they will put their faith in what is false:

And, for this cause, God sendeth them an inworking of error, to the end they should believe in the falsehood, —

12 So that they all may be judged, who had no faith in what is true, but took pleasure in evil.

In order that should be judged who would not believe in the truth, but were well-pleased with the unrighteousness.

13 But it is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because it was the purpose of God from the first that you might have salvation, being made holy by the Spirit and by faith in what is true:

But, we, are bound to give thanks unto God continually concerning you, brethren beloved by the Lord, for that God chose you, from the beginning, unto salvation, in sanctification of spirit and belief of truth, —

14 And in this purpose he gave you a part through the good news of which we were the preachers, even that you might have part in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Unto which he called you, through means of our glad-message, unto an acquiring of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 So then, brothers, be strong in purpose, and keep the teaching which has been given to you by word or by letter from us.

Hence, then, brethren, stand firm, and hold fast the instructions which ye were taught—whether through discourse, or through our letter.

16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who had love for us and has given us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, (aiōnios g166)

But may, our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, —Who hath loved you, and given you age-abiding consolation and good hope by favour, (aiōnios g166)

17 Give you comfort and strength in every good work and word.

Console your hearts, and confirm you in every good work and word!