2 Thessalonians 2

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

But we ask you, brothers, concerning the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ and of our gathering to him,

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.

that you not be readily disturbed or terrified in your minds, by any spirit, or word, or epistle, supposedly sent from us, claiming that the day of the Lord is close by.

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 this cannot be, unless the apostasy will have arrived first, and the man of sin will have been revealed, the son of perdition,

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.

who is an adversary to, and who is lifted up above, all that is called God or that is worshipped, so much so that he sits in the temple of God, presenting himself as if he were God.

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

Do you not recall that, when I was still with you, I told you these things?

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

And now you know what it is that holds him back, so that he may be revealed in his own 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 iniquity is already at work. And only one now holds back, and will continue to hold back, until he is taken from our midst.

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 that iniquitous one shall be revealed, the one whom the Lord Jesus shall bring to ruin with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy at the brightness of his return:

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

him whose advent is accompanied by the works of Satan, with every kind of power and signs and false miracles,

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 seduction of iniquity, toward those who are perishing because they have not accepted the love of truth, so that they may be saved.

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

For this reason, God will send to them works of deception, so that they may believe in lies,

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

in order that all those who have not believed in the truth, but who have consented to iniquity, may be judged.

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,

Yet we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers, beloved of God, because God has chosen you as first-fruits for salvation, 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.

He has also called you into truth through our Gospel, unto the acquisition of 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.

And so, brothers, stand firm, and hold to the traditions that you have learned, whether by word or by our epistle.

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)

So may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who has loved us and who has given us an everlasting consolation and good hope in grace, (aiōnios g166)

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

exhort your hearts and confirm you in every good word and deed.