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

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;

not to be quickly shaken in your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by letter as from us, saying that the day of the Lord had 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 no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, 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].

he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped; so that he sits in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.

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

Do you not remember 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,

Now you know what is restraining him, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.

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 already works. Only there is one who restrains now, until he is 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,

Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will kill with the breath of his mouth, and destroy by the manifestation of his coming;

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

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

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 deception of wickedness for those who are perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth, 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 because of this, God sends them a strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,

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

in order that all might be judged who did not believe the truth, but had 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 always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief 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;

to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining 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;

So then, brothers, stand firm, and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word, or by 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 our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us everlasting comfort and good hope through 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 work and word.