2 Thessalonians 2:3-12

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. ¹¹ For this reason ^(R)God ^[j]will send upon them ^[k]a ^(S)deluding influence so that they will believe ^[l]what is false, ¹² in order that they all may be ^[m]judged who ^(T)did not believe the truth, but ^[n](U)took pleasure in wickedness.