^3 (A)No one is to deceive you in any way! For it will not come unless the ^[a](B)apostasy comes first, and the ^(C)man of lawlessness is revealed, the ^(D)son of destruction, ⁴ who opposes and exalts himself above ^[b](E)every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, ^(F)displaying himself as being God.

⁹ that is, the one whose ^[a]coming is in accord with the activity of ^(A)Satan, with all power and false ^[b](B)signs and wonders, ¹⁰ and with ^[c]all the deception of wickedness for ^(C)those who perish, because they did not accept the love of ^(D)the truth so as to be saved. ¹¹ For this reason ^(E)God ^[d]will send upon them ^[e]a ^(F)deluding influence so that they will believe ^[f]what is false,