2 Thessalonians 2:5-12

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁵ Do you not remember that ^(A)while I was still with you, I was telling you these things? ⁶ And you know ^(B)what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed. ⁷ For ^(C)the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only ^(D)he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. ⁸ Then that lawless one ^(E)will be revealed whom the Lord will slay ^(F)with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the ^(G)appearance of His ^[a]coming; ⁹ that is, the one whose ^[b]coming is in accord with the activity of ^(H)Satan, with all power and ^[c](I)signs and false wonders, ¹⁰ and with ^[d]all the deception of wickedness for ^(J)those who perish, because they did not receive the love of ^(K)the truth so as to be saved. ¹¹ For this reason ^(L)God ^[e]will send upon them ^[f]a ^(M)deluding influence so that they will believe ^[g]what is false, ¹² in order that they all may be ^[h]judged who ^(N)did not believe the truth, but ^[i](O)took pleasure in wickedness.