2 Thessalonians 2

1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ, and by our assembling vnto him,

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

2 That ye be not suddenly mooued from your minde, nor troubled neither by spirit, nor by worde, nor by letter, as it were from vs, as though the day of Christ were at hand.

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.

3 Let no man deceiue you by any meanes: for that day shall not come, except there come a departing first, and that that man of sinne be disclosed, euen the sonne of perdition,

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.

4 Which is an aduersarie, and exalteth him selfe against all that is called God, or that is worshipped: so that he doeth sit as God in the Temple of God, shewing him selfe that he is God.

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.

5 Remember ye not, that when I was yet with you, I tolde you these things?

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

6 And nowe ye knowe what withholdeth that he might be reueiled in his time.

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

7 For the mysterie of iniquitie doeth already worke: onely he which nowe withholdeth, shall let till he be taken out of the way.

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.

8 And then shall that wicked man be reueiled, whome the Lord shall consume with the Spirit of his mouth, and shall abolish with the brightnes of his comming,

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.

9 Euen him whose comming is by the effectuall working of Satan, with all power, and signes, and lying wonders,

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

10 And in al deceiuablenes of vnrighteousnes, among them that perish, because they receiued not the loue of the trueth, that they might be saued.

and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

11 And therefore God shall send them strong delusion, that they should beleeue lies,

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

12 That all they might be damned which beleeued not the trueth, but had pleasure in vnrighteousnes.

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

13 But we ought to giue thankes alway to God for you, brethren beloued of the Lord, because that God hath from the beginning chosen you to saluation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and the faith of trueth,

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.

14 Whereunto he called you by our Gospel, to obtaine the glory of our Lord Iesus Christ.

To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast and keepe the instructions, which ye haue bene taught, either by worde, or by our Epistle.

Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.

16 Now the same Iesus Christ our Lord; and our God euen the Father which hath loued vs, and hath giuen vs euerlasting consolation and good hope through grace, (aiōnios g166)

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)

17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in euery word and good worke.

encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.