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 beseech you, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering unto 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 be not suddenly shaken from your mind, nor disturbed, whether by a spirit, or through word, or a letter as by us, as that the day of the Lord has 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: because unless there may first be an apostasy and the man of lawlessness may be 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.

the one opposing and exalting himself above everything that is called God or divinity; so that he sits in the temple of God, showing himself off that he is God.

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

Do you not remember that still being 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 that which hinders, that he should be revealed in his 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 already the mystery of lawlessness is working: only there is one now hindering, until he may be taken out of the 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,

then indeed will the lawless one be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will remove by the spirit of his mouth, and will exterminate by the brightness of his coming;

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

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

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 in all the deception of unrighteousness to those who perish; because they did not receive the divine love of the truth, that they might be saved.

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

And on this account God sends to them the working of delusion, that they should believe a lie:

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

in order that they may all be condemned who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in unrighteousness.

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 ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning unto salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth;

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

unto which He also called you through our gospel, unto the possession 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.

Then therefore, brethren, stand, and hold fast the traditions which you have been taught, 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)

and our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, the one having loved us and given eternal consolation and good hope through grace, (aiōnios g166)

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

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