2 Thessalonians 2

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

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

2 not to be quickly shaken from your conviction or disturbed, whether by a spirit or a word or a letter as from us, as though the Day of Christ has come.

that you be not suddenly shaken in mind, nor alarmed, neither by spirit, not by report, nor by letter, as from us, intimating that the day of the Lord is at hand.

3 Do not let anyone deceive you by any means; because that day cannot come unless the rebellion comes first and the man of sin is revealed, the son of ruin,

Let no one lead you into a mistake by any means; because the apostasy must first appear, and the man of sin, the son of perdition, must be first revealed,

4 who opposes and exalts himself over everything that is called a god or an object of worship, to the point of taking his seat as God in God's sanctuary, proclaiming himself to be God.

who opposes and exalts himself against every one called a god, or an object of worship; so that he places himself in the temple of God, openly exhibiting himself, that he is a god.

5 (Don't you remember that I used to tell you these things while still with you?)

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

6 So now you know what is restraining, to the end that he may be revealed at his own time.

And you know what now prevents his being revealed until his proper time.

7 For the mystery of the lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He removes Himself.

For already the mystery of iniquity secretly works, only till he who now restrains, be taken out of the way;

8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and abolish by the splendor of His coming;

and then shall that lawless one be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will consume by the spirit of his mouth--with the brightness of his coming,

9 that one's coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

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

10 and with all wicked deception among those who are wasting themselves, because they did not receive the love of the truth so that they might be saved.

and with all the deceit of unrighteousness among the destroyed; because they did not embrace the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 Yes, because of this God will send them an active delusion so that they will believe the lie

For this cause, God will send them strong delusion, that they may believe a lie;

12 and so that all may be condemned who have not believed the truth but have taken pleasure in wickedness.

that all may be condemned who have not believed the truth, but have taken pleasure in iniquity.

13 Now we are obligated to always give thanks to God about you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you into salvation, through sanctification of spirit and belief in truth,

But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God has, from the beginning, chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of spirit, and belief of truth;

14 to which He called you through our gospel, so as to obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

15 So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, whether by word or by letter.

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

16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope, by grace, (aiōnios g166)

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

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

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