2 Thessalonians 2

1 And we ask you, brothers, in regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of our gathering together to Him,

But we request you, brethren, —in behalf of the Presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him,

2 that you are not quickly shaken in mind, nor be troubled, neither through spirit, neither through word, neither through letters as through us, as that the Day of the LORD has arrived;

That ye be not quickly tossed from your mind, nor be put in alarm—either by spirit, or by discourse, or by letter as by us, as that the day of the Lord, hath set in:

3 do not let anyone deceive you in any way, because if the departure may not come first, the man of lawlessness may [not] be revealed—the son of destruction,

That no one may cheat, you, in any one respect. Because [that day will not set in] —except the revolt come first, and there he revealed the man of lawlessness, the son of destruction,

4 who is opposing and is raising himself up above all called god or worshiped, so as for him to have sat down in the temple of God, proclaiming that he is God.

The one who opposeth and exalteth himself on high against every one called God, or an object of worship; so that he, within the sanctuary of God, shall take his seat, showeth himself forth, that he is, God: —

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

Remember ye not, that, while I was yet with you, these very things, I was telling you?

6 And now, you have known what is restraining, for his being revealed in his own time,

And, what now restraineth, ye know, to the end he may be revealed in his own fitting time;

7 for the secret of lawlessness already works, only the [One] now restraining [will do so] until He may come out of [the] midst,

For, the secret, of lawlessness, already, is inwardly working itself, —only, until, he that restraineth at present, shall be gone, out of the midst:

8 and then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the LORD will consume with the Spirit of His mouth, and will nullify at the appearance of His coming,

And, then, shall be revealed the lawless one, —whom, the Lord [Jesus], will slay with the Spirit of his mouth, and paralyse with the forthshining of his Presence: —

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

Whose, presence, [shall be] according to an inworking of Satan, with all manner of mighty work and signs and wonders of falsehood,

10 and in all deceitfulness of the unrighteousness in those perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth for their being saved,

And with all manner of deceit of unrighteousness, in them who are destroying themselves, because, the love of the truth, they did not welcome, that they might be saved; —

11 and because of this God will send to them a working of delusion, for their believing the lie,

And, for this cause, God sendeth them an inworking of error, to the end they should believe in the falsehood, —

12 that they may be judged—all who did not believe the truth, but were well pleased in the unrighteousness.

In order that should be judged who would not believe in the truth, but were well-pleased with the unrighteousness.

13 And we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brothers, beloved by the LORD, that God chose you from the beginning to salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth,

But, we, are bound to give thanks unto God continually concerning you, brethren beloved by the Lord, for that God chose you, from the beginning, unto salvation, in sanctification of spirit and belief of truth, —

14 to which He called you through our good news, to the acquiring of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Unto which he called you, through means of our glad-message, unto an acquiring of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 so, then, brothers, stand fast, and hold the traditions that you were taught, whether through word, whether through our letter;

Hence, then, brethren, stand firm, and hold fast the instructions which ye were taught—whether through discourse, or through our letter.

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

But may, our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, —Who hath loved you, and given you age-abiding consolation and good hope by favour, (aiōnios g166)

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

Console your hearts, and confirm you in every good work and word!