2 Thessalonians 2

1 As to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our being gathered to meet him, we beg you, friends,

But with respect to the Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to meet Him, we entreat you, brethren,

2 not lightly to let your minds become unsettled or disturbed by any revelation, or by any message or letter purporting to come from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is come.

not readily to become unsettled in mind or troubled--either by any pretended spiritual revelation or by any message or letter claiming to have been sent by us--through fancying that the day of the Lord is now here.

3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way. For it will not come before the final rebellion against God, when lawlessness is revealed in human form, headed for destruction.

Let no one in any way deceive you, for that day cannot come without the coming of the apostasy first, and the appearing of the man of sin, the son of perdition, who sets himself against,

4 He is the adversary of everything that is spoken of as a god or as an object of worship, enthroning himself in God’s Temple claiming to be God!

and exalts himself above, every so-called 'god' or object of worship, and goes the length of taking his seat in the very temple of God, giving it out that he himself is God.

5 Don’t you remember how, when I was with you, I used to speak to you of all this?

Do you not remember that while I was still with you I used to tell you all this?

6 And you know now what the restraining influence is which prevents his appearing before his appointed time.

And now you know what restrains him, in order that his true character may be revealed at his appointed time.

7 Wickedness, indeed, is already at work in secret, but only until he who at present restrains it is removed out of the way.

For lawlessness is already at work in secret; but only until the man who is now exercising a restraining influence is removed,

8 Then the lawless person will be revealed, but the Lord Jesus will destroy him with the breath of his mouth, annihilate him by the splendor of his coming.

and then the Lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will sweep away with the tempest of His anger, and utterly overwhelm by the awful splendour of His Coming.

9 When the lawless person comes, there will be great activity on the part of Satan, in the form of all kinds of deceptive miracles, signs, and marvels, as well as of wicked attempts to delude –

The appearing of the Lawless one will be attended by various miracles and tokens and delusive marvels--for so Satan works--

10 to the ruin of those who are on the path to destruction, because they have never received and loved the truth to their own salvation.

and by every kind of wicked deception for those who are on the way to perdition because they did not welcome into their hearts the love of the truth, so that they might be saved.

11 That is why God places them under the influence of a delusion, to cause them to believe a lie;

And for this reason God sends them a misleading influence that they may believe the lie;

12 so that sentence may be passed on all those who refuse to believe the truth, but delight in wickedness.

in order that all may come under judgement who have refused to believe the truth and have taken pleasure in unrighteousness.

13 But, friends, whom the Lord loves, it is our duty always to thank God about you, for, from the first, God chose you for salvation through the purifying influence of the Spirit, and your belief in the truth.

And from us thanks are always due to God on your behalf--brethren whom the Lord loves--because God from the beginning has chosen you for salvation through the Spirit's sanctifying influence and your belief in the truth.

14 To this you were called by the good news which we brought you, to attain to the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

To this blessing God has called you by our Good News, so that you may have a share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 Stand firm then, friends, and hold fast to the truths that we taught you, whether by word or by letter.

So then, brethren, stand your ground, and hold fast to the teachings which you have received from us, whether by word of mouth or by letter.

16 And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and, in his loving kindness, gave us unfailing consolation and good ground for hope, (aiōnios g166)

And may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself--and God our Father who has loved us and has given us in His grace eternal consolation and a bright hope-- (aiōnios g166)

17 console your hearts, and strengthen you to do and to say all that is right.

comfort your hearts and make you stedfast in every good work and word.