2 Thessalonians 2:4-12

New American Standard Bible

⁴ who opposes and exalts himself above ^[a](A)every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, ^(B)displaying himself as being God. ⁵ Do you not remember that ^(C)while I was still with you, I was telling you these things? ⁶ And you know ^(D)what restrains him now, so that he will be revealed in his time. ⁷ For ^(E)the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only ^[b](F)He who now restrains will do so until ^[c]He is ^[d]removed. ⁸ Then that lawless one ^(G)will be revealed, whom the Lord will eliminate ^(H)with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the ^(I)appearance of His ^[e]coming; ⁹ that is, the one whose ^[f]coming is in accord with the activity of ^(J)Satan, with all power and false ^[g](K)signs and wonders, ¹⁰ and with ^[h]all the deception of wickedness for ^(L)those who perish, because they did not accept the love of ^(M)the truth so as to be saved. ¹¹ For this reason ^(N)God ^[i]will send upon them ^[j]a ^(O)deluding influence so that they will believe ^[k]what is false, ¹² in order that they all may be ^[l]judged who ^(P)did not believe the truth, but ^[m](Q)took pleasure in wickedness.