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He[a] opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, and as a result he takes his seat[b] in God’s temple, displaying himself as God.[c]

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 tn Grk “the one who opposes,” describing the figure in v. 3. A new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the personal pronoun (“he”) and translating the participle ἀντικείμενος (antikeimenos) as a finite verb.
  2. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 sn Allusions to Isa 14:13-14; Dan 11:36; Ezek 28:2-9 respectively.
  3. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 tn Grk “that he is God.”