2 Thessalonians

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

2that 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;

3let 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,

4who 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].

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

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

7for 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,

8and 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,

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

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

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

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

13And 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,

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

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

16and 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,

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

1Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him, we ask you

2not to be quickly shaken in your mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter as if from us, saying that the day of Christ has already come.

3Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be unless the rebellioncomes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction.

4He opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.

5Don’t you remember that when I was still with you, I told you these things?

6Now you know what is restraining him, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.

7For the mystery of lawlessness already works. Only there is one who restrains now, until he is taken out of the way.

8Then 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;

9even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

10and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn’t receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11Because of this, God sends them a powerful delusion, that they should believe a lie,

12that they all might be judged who didn’t believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

13But 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,

14to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15So then, brothers, stand firm and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word or by letter.

16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

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