2 Thessalonians 2

1 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to meet him, I entreat you, brothers,

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

2 not to be "quickly shaken out of your wits" and not to be agitated either by a spirit or by a message, or by an epistle purporting to be from me, saying, "The Day of the Lord is at hand."

That all of you be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, (pneuma) nor by word, (logos) nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

3 Let no one deceive you by any means. For it will not come until after the Great Apostasy, and the revealing of the Man of Sin, the son of perdition,

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

4 the adversary, who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God, or is an object of worship; so that he takes his seat in the Temple of God, and vaunts himself as God.

Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

5 Do you not recall that I often told you this, when I was with you?

Remember all of you not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

6 And now you know what is holding him back, to the end that he may be revealed in his appointed time.

And now all of you know what withholds that he might be revealed in his time.

7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only there is one who is hindering and will continue to hinder till he be removed;

For the mystery of iniquity does already work: only he who now lets will let, until he be taken out of the way.

8 and then the lawless one will be revealed. Him the Lord will consume with the breath of his lips, and destroy with the brightness of his appearing;

And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit (pneuma) of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

9 even he whose coming is according to the energy of Satan, in every power and sign and lying wonder,

Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

10 and with all deceit of unrighteousness for those who are perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth for their salvation.

And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love (agape) of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 For this reason God is sending on them an energy of delusion, that they should put faith in a falsehood;

And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

12 so that they all should be condemned, who are faithless to the truth, but take pleasure in evil.

That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

13 But for you, brothers, whom the Lord loves, I ought to give thanks to God continually, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation in consecration of the Spirit and belief of the truth.

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

14 For this he called you through my gospel, so that you might obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Unto which he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 So, brothers, stand fast, and hold fast the teachings which you have been taught by me, whether by word of mouth or by letter.

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which all of you have been taught, whether by word, (logos) or our epistle.

16 And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and a good hope in grace, (aiōnios g166)

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which has loved us, and has given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, (aiōnios g166)

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

Comfort your hearts, and establish you in every good word (logos) and work.