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 ask you, brothers, concerning the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ and of our gathering 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 not be readily disturbed or terrified in your minds, by any spirit, or word, or epistle, supposedly sent from us, claiming that the day of the Lord is close by.

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 in any way. For this cannot be, unless the apostasy will have arrived first, and the man of sin will have been 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 is an adversary to, and who is lifted up above, all that is called God or that is worshipped, so much so that he sits in the temple of God, presenting himself as if he were God.

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

Do you not recall that, when I was still 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 it is that holds him back, so that he may 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 iniquity is already at work. And only one now holds back, and will continue to hold back, until he is taken from our 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 that iniquitous one shall be revealed, the one whom the Lord Jesus shall bring to ruin with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy at the brightness of his return:

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

him whose advent is accompanied by the works of Satan, with every kind of power and signs and false miracles,

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 every seduction of iniquity, toward those who are perishing because they have not accepted the love of truth, so that they may be saved.

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

For this reason, God will send to them works of deception, so that they may believe in lies,

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

in order that all those who have not believed in the truth, but who have consented to iniquity, may be judged.

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,

Yet we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers, beloved of God, because God has chosen you as first-fruits for salvation, by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.

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

He has also called you into truth through our Gospel, unto the acquisition of 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;

And so, brothers, stand firm, and hold to the traditions that you have learned, whether by word or by our epistle.

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)

So may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who has loved us and who has given us an everlasting consolation and good hope in grace, (aiōnios g166)

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

exhort your hearts and confirm you in every good word and deed.