2 Thessalonians 2

1 Now we beg you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him,

But, we beseech you, brethren, concerning the coming of; our Lord Jesus Christ, and our coming together to him,

2 that ye be not soon shaken in mind, nor troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter, as [if it were] by us, as that the day of the Lord is present.

that you be not hastily shaken from the persuasion of your mind, nor be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by report, nor by letter as written by us, as though the day of the Lord is at hand.

3 Let not any one deceive you in any manner, because [it will not be] unless the apostasy have first come, and the man of sin have been revealed, the son of perdition;

Let no one deceive you by any means; for that day will not come, unless the apostasy come first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,

4 who opposes and exalts himself on high against all called God, or object of veneration; so that he himself sits down in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

who opposes and exalts himself above every one that is called God, or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, openly showing him self that he is God.

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

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

6 And now ye know that which restrains, that he should be revealed in his own time.

And now you know what restrains, in order that he may be revealed in his own proper time.

7 For the mystery of lawlessness already works; only [there is] he who restrains now until he be gone,

For the mystery of iniquity is already at work; only he that now restrains will restrain, till he be taken out of the way:

8 and then the lawless one shall be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus shall consume with the breath of his mouth, and shall annul by the appearing of his coming;

and then shall that lawless one be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy by the spirit of his mouth, and will utterly overthrow by the brightness of his coming:

9 whose coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,

he will destroy him, whose coming is, according to the energy of Satan, with all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,

10 and in all deceit of unrighteousness to them that perish, because they have not received the love of the truth that they might be saved.

and with all the delusion of unrighteousness in those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, in order that they might be saved.

11 And for this reason God sends to them a working of error, that they should believe what is false,

And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, in order that they may believe a lie,

12 that all might be judged who have not believed the truth, but have found pleasure in unrighteousness.

that all may be condemned who believe not the truth, but have pleasure in unrighteousness.

13 But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of [the] Lord, that God has chosen you from [the] beginning to salvation in sanctification of [the] Spirit and belief of [the] truth:

But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God did, from the beginning, choose you to salvation, by sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth,

14 whereto he has called you by our glad tidings, to [the] obtaining of [the] glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

to which he called you by our gospel, in order that you might obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 So then, brethren, stand firm, and hold fast the instructions which ye have been taught, whether by word or by our letter.

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which you have been taught, whether by word or by our letter.

16 But our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us, and given [us] eternal consolation and good hope by grace, (aiōnios g166)

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, who has loved us, and given us eternal consolation and good hope through grace, (aiōnios g166)

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

comfort your hearts, and strengthen you in every good word and work.