2 Thessalonians 2

1 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,

2 not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us, alleging that the Day of Christ has already come.

3 Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of sin—the son of destruction—is revealed.

4 He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself as God in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.

5 Do you not remember that I told you these things while I was still with you?

6 And you know what is now restraining him, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.

7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one who now restrains it will continue until he is taken out of the way.

8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.

9 The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,

10 and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

11 For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,

12 in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.

13 But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.

14 To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.

16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and our God and Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,

17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.

1 ¶ Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and [by] our gathering together unto him,

2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

3 ¶ Let no man deceive you by any means: for [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth [will let], until he be taken out of the way.

8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

9 [Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

13 ¶ But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

16 ¶ Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given [us] everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

1 But for the future of our Lord JEsu Christ, and of our assembling together unto him, we beseech you, brethren,

2 That ye be not soon moved of mind, nor troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letters, as sent from us, that the day of Christ should be at hand.

3 Let no man deceive you in any way. For he cometh not, except the apostasy come first, and the man of sin be revealed, and the child of perdition,

4 Who is an abominable man, and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or God's service; so that he setteth himself in the temple of God as a god, and pretendeth that he is God.

5 Remember ye not that, while I was yet with you, I told you these things?

6 And whatsoever it is that stoppeth, know ye that he shall be revealed in his time.

7 For wickedness is already stirring up secretly, and he that stoppeth it now must be put away.

8 And then shall that wicked man be revealed, whom the LORD shall destroy with the spirit of his mouth, and shall make an end of him by the appearing of his coming,

9 That which is to come after the working of Satan with all manner of lying powers, and signs, and wonders.

10 And with all deception of unrighteousness among them that perish, because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 Therefore God will send them strong error,- that they may believe the lie,

12 That they all may be judged who believe not the truth, but have pleasure in unrighteousness.

13 And we ought always to give thanks unto God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation in sanctification of the Spirit, and in the faith of the truth,

14 Whereunto he hath called you by our gospel unto the glorious possession of our Lord JEsu Christ.

15 Stand ye therefore, brethren, and keep the statutes which ye are taught, whether by our word or by our epistle.

16 But he our Lord Jesus Christ, And God and our Father, who hath loved us, and given us an everlasting consolation and a good hope through grace,

17 Who shall admonish your hearts, and strengthen you in all doctrine and good works.