2 Thessalonians 2:4-12

English Standard Version

⁴ who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, ^(A)proclaiming himself to be God. ⁵ Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? ⁶ And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. ⁷ For ^(B)the mystery of lawlessness ^(C)is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. ⁸ And then ^(D)the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus ^(E)will kill with ^(F)the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by ^(G)the appearance of his coming. ⁹ The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan ^(H)with all power and false signs and wonders, ¹⁰ and with all wicked deception for ^(I)those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. ¹¹ Therefore ^(J)God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe ^(K)what is false, ¹² in order that all may be condemned ^(L)who did not believe the truth but ^(M)had pleasure in unrighteousness.