2 Thessalonians 2

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

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

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

Do ye not remember, that, when I was yet 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 ye know what restraineth, in order that he may be revealed in his own time.

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

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

[[he, ]] whose coming is after the working 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 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 And for this reason God sends to them a working of error, that they should believe what is false,

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

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

that they may all be judged, who believed not the truth, but had 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 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 whereto he has called you by our glad tidings, to [the] obtaining of [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 So then, brethren, stand firm, and hold fast the instructions which ye have been taught, whether by word or by our 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 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 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 establish you in every good work and word.

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