2 Thessalonians 2
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Man of Lawlessness
2 Now concerning the coming(A) of our Lord(B) Jesus Christ and our being gathered to Him: We ask you, brothers, 2 not to be easily upset in mind or troubled, either by a spirit(C) or by a message or by a letter as if from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord[a](D) has come.(E) 3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way. For that day will not come unless the apostasy[b] comes first and the man of lawlessness[c] is revealed, the son of destruction. 4 He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god(F) or object of worship,(G) so that he sits[d] in God’s sanctuary,[e] publicizing that he himself is God.
5 Don’t you remember that when I was still with you I told you about this? 6 And you know what currently restrains him, so that he will be revealed in his time.(H) 7 For the mystery of lawlessness(I) is already at work, but the one now restraining will do so until he is out of the way, 8 and then the lawless one will be revealed. The Lord Jesus will destroy him with the breath of His mouth(J) and will bring him to nothing with the brightness of His coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with all kinds of false miracles, signs, and wonders,(K) 10 and with every unrighteous deception among those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth in order to be saved.(L) 11 For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false, 12 so that all will be condemned(M)—those who did not believe(N) the truth but enjoyed unrighteousness.
Stand Firm
13 But we must always thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning[f] God has chosen(O) you for salvation through sanctification(P) by the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 14 He called you to this through our gospel, so that you might obtain the glory(Q) of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 Therefore, brothers, stand firm(R) and hold to the traditions you were taught,(S) either by our message or by our letter.
16 May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved(T) us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace, 17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good work and word.
Footnotes
- 2 Thessalonians 2:2 Other mss read Christ
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Or rebellion
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Other mss read man of sin
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Other mss add as God
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Or temple
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Other mss read because as a firstfruit
2 Thessalonians 2
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
2 Now de concerning hyper the ho coming parousia of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos and kai our hēmeis assembling episynagōgē to epi him autos, we ask erōtaō you hymeis, brothers adelphos, 2 not mē to be quickly tacheōs shaken saleuō out of apo your ho wits nous or mēde disturbed throeō, either mēte by dia a prophecy pneuma or mēte by dia a spoken word logos or mēte by dia a letter epistolē purporting hōs to come from dia us hēmeis, to the effect hōs that hoti the ho day hēmera of the ho Lord kyrios is already here enistēmi.
3 Let exapataō no mē one tis deceive exapataō you hymeis in kata any mēdeis way tropos; for hoti that day will erchomai not come erchomai unless ean the ho rebellion apostasia comes first prōton and kai the ho man anthrōpos of ho lawlessness anomia is revealed apokalyptō, the ho son hyios of ho destruction apōleia, 4 who ho opposes antikeimai and kai exalts hyperairō himself above epi every pas so-called legō god theos or ē object sebasma of worship , so that hōste he autos takes his seat kathizō in eis the ho temple naos of ho God theos, proclaiming apodeiknymi that hoti he himself heautou is eimi God theos.
5 Do you not ou remember mnēmoneuō that hoti I told legō you hymeis this houtos while I was eimi still eti with pros you hymeis? 6 And kai now nyn you know oida what ho is holding him in check katechō, so that eis he autos may be revealed apokalyptō at en · ho his heautou proper time kairos. 7 For gar the ho mystery mystērion of ho lawlessness anomia is already ēdē at work energeō; however monon, the ho one who is now arti restraining katechō will continue to do so until heōs he is taken ginomai away ek mesos. 8 And kai then tote the ho lawless one anomos will be revealed apokalyptō, whom hos the ho Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous will destroy anaireō with the ho breath pneuma of ho his autos mouth stoma, and kai bring katargeō to an end with the ho splendor epiphaneia of ho his autos coming parousia. 9 The ho coming parousia of the lawless one hos will be eimi according kata to the activity energeia of ho Satan Satanas, with en all pas kinds of false pseudos miracles dynamis, · kai signs sēmeion, and kai wonders teras, 10 and kai with en every pas kind of wicked adikia deception apatē for those ho who are perishing apollymi, because anti hos they did dechomai not ou accept dechomai the ho love agapē of the ho truth alētheia so as eis to be saved sōzō. 11 · kai For dia this houtos reason God theos will send pempō them autos · ho an active energeia delusion planē leading eis them autos to believe pisteuō the ho lie pseudos, 12 that hina they all pas may be condemned krinō who ho did not mē believe pisteuō the ho truth alētheia but alla took eudokeō pleasure in ho unrighteousness adikia.
13 But de we hēmeis ought opheilō always pantote to thank eucharisteō · ho God theos for peri you hymeis, brothers adelphos loved agapaō by hypo the Lord kyrios, because hoti God theos chose haireō you hymeis · ho as first fruits aparchē for eis salvation sōtēria, by en sanctification hagiasmos of the Spirit pneuma and kai belief pistis in the truth alētheia. 14 And kai he called kaleō you hymeis to eis this hos salvation through dia · ho our hēmeis gospel euangelion, that eis you might come to share peripoiēsis the glory doxa of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos.
15 So ara then oun, brothers adelphos, stand stēkō firm and kai hold krateō to the ho traditions paradosis that hos you were taught didaskō, either eite by dia what we said logos or eite what we hēmeis wrote epistolē.
16 Now de may · ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos himself autos and kai · ho God theos · ho our hēmeis Father patēr, who ho has loved agapaō us hēmeis and kai given didōmi us eternal aiōnios encouragement paraklēsis and kai good agathos hope elpis by en grace charis, 17 encourage parakaleō your hymeis · ho hearts kardia and kai establish stērizō you in en every pas good agathos work ergon and kai word logos.
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