2 Thessalonians 2

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

Now we ask you, brothers, on behalf of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him,

2 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;

for ye not to be quickly shaken from your mind, nor to be alarmed, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by a letter as by us, as that the day of the Christ has come.

3 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,

Let not any man deceive you in any way, because if not, the defection may come first, and he may be revealed-the man of sin, the son of destruction,

4 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].

who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or an object of worship, so as for him to sit in the temple of God, as God, displaying himself that he is God.

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

Do ye not remember that when I was yet with you I told you these things?

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

And now ye know that which restrains, for him to be revealed in his own time.

7 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,

For the mystery of lawlessness is already working, only he who restrains it until now will develop from the midst.

8 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,

And then the lawless will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the spirit of his mouth, and will neutralize at the appearance of his coming.

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

Whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and marvels of deceit,

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

and in all deception of unrighteousness in those who are perishing, in return for which, they did not accept the love of the truth in order for them to be saved.

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

And because of this God will send them the force of a delusion, for them to believe a lie,

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

so that they might be condemned-all those who did not believe the truth, but who delighted in unrighteousness.

13 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,

But we are indebted to express thanks to God always about you, brothers, beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation, in sanctification of spirit and belief of truth,

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

for which he called you, through our good news, for an acquired possession of glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that ye were taught, whether by word or by letter from us.

16 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)

And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father who loved us and gave eternal encouragement and good hope through grace, (aiōnios g166)

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

encourage your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.