2 Thessalonians 2

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

And we ask you, brethren, in regard to the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of our gathering together unto him,

2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ has come.

that ye be 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 Christ hath arrived;

3 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;

let not any one deceive you in any manner, because — if the falling away may not come first, and the man of sin be revealed — the son of the destruction,

4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

who is opposing and is raising himself up above all called God or worshipped, so that he in the sanctuary of God as God hath sat down, shewing himself off that he is God — [the day doth not come].

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

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

6 And now ye know what restraineth that he might be revealed in his time.

and now, what is keeping down ye have known, for his being revealed in his own time,

7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now restraineth will do so, until he be taken out of the way.

for the secret of the lawlessness doth already work, only he who is keeping down now [will hinder] — till he may be out of the way,

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

and then shall be revealed the Lawless One, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the manifestation of his presence,

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

[him, ] whose presence is according to the working of the Adversary, in all power, and signs, and lying wonders,

10 And with all deception of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

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

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

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

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

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

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

And we — we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved by the Lord, that God did choose you from the beginning to salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth,

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

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

15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

so, then, brethren, stand ye fast, and hold the deliverances that ye were taught, whether through word, whether through our letter;

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

and may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who did love us, and did give comfort age-during, and good hope in grace, (aiōnios g166)

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

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