2 Thessalonians 2

1 Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus (the) Messiah, and our gathering together to him, we ask you

But we beseech you, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering unto him;

2 not to be quickly shaken in your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by letter as from us, saying that the day of the Lord had come.

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 one deceive you in any way. For it will not be, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,

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 he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped; so that he sits in the temple of God, setting himself up as 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 Do you not remember that, when I was still with you, I told you these things?

Do you not remember that still being with you, I told you these things?

6 Now you know what is restraining him, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.

And now you know that which hinders, that he should be revealed in his time.

7 For the mystery of lawlessness already works. Only there is one who restrains now, until he is 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 Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth, and destroy by the manifestation of his coming;

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 even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

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

10 and with all deception of wickedness for those who are perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

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 because of this, God sends them a strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,

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

12 in order that all might be judged who did not believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

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

13 But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;

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 to which he called you through our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus (the) Messiah.

unto which He also called you through our gospel, unto the possession of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 So then, brothers, stand firm, and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word, or by letter.

Then therefore, brethren, stand, and hold fast the traditions which you have been taught, whether by word, or by our epistle:

16 Now our Lord Jesus (the) Messiah himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us everlasting comfort 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 establish you in every good work and word.

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