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2 Thessalonians 2:3-10
New Living Translation
2 Thessalonians 2:3-10
New Living Translation
3 Don’t be fooled by what they say. For that day will not come until there is a great rebellion against God and the man of lawlessness[a] is revealed—the one who brings destruction.[b] 4 He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God.
5 Don’t you remember that I told you about all this when I was with you? 6 And you know what is holding him back, for he can be revealed only when his time comes. 7 For this lawlessness is already at work secretly, and it will remain secret until the one who is holding it back steps out of the way. 8 Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed, but the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by the splendor of his coming.
9 This man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles. 10 He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save them.
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2 Thessalonians 2:3-10
New American Standard Bible
2 Thessalonians 2:3-10
New American Standard Bible
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. 5 Do you not remember that (G)while I was still with you, I was telling you these things? 6 And you know (H)what restrains him now, so that he will be revealed in his time. 7 For (I)the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only [c](J)He who now restrains will do so until [d]He is [e]removed. 8 Then that lawless one (K)will be revealed, whom the Lord will eliminate (L)with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the (M)appearance of His [f]coming; 9 that is, the one whose [g]coming is in accord with the activity of (N)Satan, with all power and false [h](O)signs and wonders, 10 and with [i]all the deception of wickedness for (P)those who perish, because they did not accept the love of (Q)the truth so as to be saved.
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- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Or falling away from the faith
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Or everyone who is called God
- 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or he
- 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or he
- 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or out of the way
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Or presence
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Or presence
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9 I.e., confirming miracles
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10 Or every deception
2 Thessalonians 2:3-10
New International Version
2 Thessalonians 2:3-10
New International Version
3 Don’t let anyone deceive you(A) in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion(B) occurs and the man of lawlessness[a] is revealed,(C) the man doomed to destruction. 4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God(D) or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.(E)
5 Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things?(F) 6 And now you know what is holding him back,(G) so that he may be revealed at the proper time. 7 For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back(H) will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed,(I) whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth(J) and destroy by the splendor of his coming.(K) 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan(L) works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders(M) that serve the lie, 10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing.(N) They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.(O)
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- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Some manuscripts sin
2 Thessalonians 2:3-10
King James Version
2 Thessalonians 2:3-10
King James Version
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
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