2 Thessalonians 2

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

And we ask you, brothers, in regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of our gathering together to Him,

2 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.

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 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,

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

10 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.

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

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

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

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

13 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.

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 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.

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

15 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.

so, then, brothers, stand fast, and hold the traditions that you were taught, whether through word, whether through our letter;

16 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)

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 make you stedfast in every good work and word.

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