2 Thessalonians 2

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

And we ask you, brothers, in regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of our gathering together to 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 is at hand.

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;

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;

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,

4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped; 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 worshiped, so as for him to have sat down in the temple of God, proclaiming that he is God.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

10 And with all deceivableness 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 they did not receive the love of the truth for their being saved,

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

and because of this God will 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 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,

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

to which He called 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, brothers, stand fast, and hold the traditions that you 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 loved us, and gave continuous comfort, 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.