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. 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)

Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things?(F) And now you know what is holding him back,(G) so that he may be revealed at the proper time. 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. 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) 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) 11 For this reason God sends them(P) a powerful delusion(Q) so that they will believe the lie(R) 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.(S)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Some manuscripts sin

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;

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.

Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

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:

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.

11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Read full chapter

Do not let anyone deceive you in any way, for it will not come unless the rebellion[a] takes place first and the man of sin,[b] who is destined for destruction,[c] is revealed. He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god and object of worship. As a result, he seats himself in the sanctuary[d] of God and himself declares that he is God.

Don’t you remember that I repeatedly told you about these things when I was still with you? You know what it is that is now holding him back, so that he will be revealed when his time comes. For the secret of this lawlessness is already at work, but only until the person now holding it back gets out of the way. Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord[e] will destroy with the breath of his mouth, rendering him powerless by the manifestation of his coming.

The coming of the lawless one[f] will be accompanied by the power of Satan. He will use every kind[g] of power, including miraculous signs, lying wonders, 10 and every type of evil to deceive[h] those who are dying, those who refused to love the truth that would save them.[i] 11 For this reason, God will send them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie. 12 Then all who have not believed the truth but have taken pleasure in unrighteousness will be condemned.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Or apostasy
  2. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Other mss. read man of lawlessness
  3. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Lit. the son of destruction
  4. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Or temple
  5. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Some MSS read Lord Jesus
  6. 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Lit. His coming
  7. 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Lit. In every kind
  8. 2 Thessalonians 2:10 Lit. every evil deception
  9. 2 Thessalonians 2:10 Lit. so that they might be saved