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,

But, we beseech you, brethren, concerning the coming of; our Lord Jesus Christ, and our coming 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;

that you be not hastily shaken from the persuasion of your mind, nor be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by report, nor by letter as written by us, as though the day of the Lord is at hand.

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 no one deceive you by any means; for that day will not come, unless the apostasy come first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,

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 above every one that is called God, or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, openly showing him self that he is God.

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

Do you not remember that, while I was 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 you know what restrains, in order that he may be revealed in his own proper 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 iniquity is already at work; only he that now restrains will restrain, till he be taken out of the way:

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 shall that lawless one be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy by the spirit of his mouth, and will utterly overthrow by the brightness of his coming:

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

he will destroy him, whose coming is, according to the energy of Satan, with all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,

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 with all the delusion of unrighteousness in those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, in order that they might be saved.

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

And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, in order that they may believe a lie,

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

that all may be condemned who believe not the truth, but have pleasure 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 bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God did, from the beginning, choose you to salvation, by sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth,

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

to which he called you by our gospel, in order that you might obtain the 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;

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which you have been taught, whether by word or by our letter.

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)

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

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

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