Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,

That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

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.

13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

The Man of Lawlessness

Now concerning (A)the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our (B)being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers,[a] not to be quickly shaken in mind or (C)alarmed, either (D)by a spirit or a (E)spoken word, or (F)a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that (G)the day of the Lord has come. (H)Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, (I)unless the rebellion comes first, and (J)the man of lawlessness[b] is revealed, (K)the son of destruction,[c] who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, (L)proclaiming himself to be God. Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. For (M)the mystery of lawlessness (N)is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. And then (O)the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus (P)will kill with (Q)the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by (R)the appearance of his coming. The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan (S)with all power and false signs and wonders, 10 and with all wicked deception for (T)those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 Therefore (U)God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe (V)what is false, 12 in order that all may be condemned (W)who did not believe the truth but (X)had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Stand Firm

13 But (Y)we ought always to give thanks to God for you, (Z)brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you (AA)as the firstfruits[d] (AB)to be saved, (AC)through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. 14 To this he called you through (AD)our gospel, (AE)so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 So then, brothers, (AF)stand firm and hold to (AG)the traditions that you were taught by us, either (AH)by our spoken word or by (AI)our letter.

16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, (AJ)who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good (AK)hope through grace, 17 comfort your hearts and (AL)establish them in every good work and word.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 13, 15
  2. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Some manuscripts sin
  3. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Greek the son of perdition (a Hebrew idiom)
  4. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts chose you from the beginning

Manifestación del hombre de pecado

Hermanos, con respecto a la venida de nuestro Señor Jesucristo y nuestra reunión con él,(A) les rogamos que no cambien fácilmente de manera de pensar. No se dejen asustar por nadie, ni siquiera por un espíritu, una palabra, o una carta que pretenda aparecer como nuestra, en el sentido de que el día del Señor está cerca. De ninguna manera se dejen engañar. Porque ese día no vendrá sin que antes venga la apostasía, y se manifieste el hombre de pecado, es decir, el hijo de perdición, el cual se opone y se enfrenta a todo lo que se llama Dios o es objeto de culto.(B) Llega al grado de sentarse en el templo de Dios y de ocupar su lugar, haciéndose pasar por Dios. ¿No se acuerdan de que, cuando yo estaba todavía con ustedes, les advertía esto? Y ahora ustedes saben bien qué es lo que lo detiene, a fin de que a su debido tiempo se manifieste. Porque el misterio de la iniquidad ya está en acción, sólo que en este momento hay quien lo detiene, hasta que él a su vez sea quitado de en medio. Entonces se manifestará ese malvado, a quien el Señor matará con el espíritu de su boca(C) y destruirá con el resplandor de su venida. La llegada de este malvado, que es obra de Satanás, vendrá acompañada de gran poder y de señales y prodigios engañosos,(D) 10 y con toda falsedad e iniquidad para los que se pierden, por no haber querido recibir el amor de la verdad para ser salvados. 11 Por eso Dios les envía un poder engañoso, para que crean a la mentira, 12 a fin de que sean condenados todos los que, lejos de creer a la verdad, se deleitaron en la injusticia.

Escogidos para salvación

13 Pero nosotros siempre debemos dar gracias a Dios por ustedes, hermanos amados por el Señor, de que desde el principio Dios los haya escogido para salvación, mediante la santificación por el Espíritu y la fe en la verdad. 14 A esto los llamó por medio de nuestro evangelio, para que alcanzaran la gloria de nuestro Señor Jesucristo. 15 Por lo tanto, hermanos, manténganse firmes y retengan la doctrina que personalmente y por carta les hemos enseñado.

16 Que nuestro Señor Jesucristo mismo, y nuestro Dios y Padre, que nos amó y nos dio consuelo eterno y buena esperanza por gracia, 17 les infunda ánimo en el corazón y los confirme en toda buena palabra y obra.

The Man of Lawlessness

Now concerning the coming(A) of our Lord(B) Jesus Christ and our being gathered to Him: We ask you, brothers, not to be easily upset in mind or troubled, either by a spirit(C) or by a message or by a letter as if from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord[a](D) has come.(E) Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way. For that day will not come unless the apostasy[b] comes first and the man of lawlessness[c] is revealed, the son of destruction. He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god(F) or object of worship,(G) so that he sits[d] in God’s sanctuary,[e] publicizing that he himself is God.

Don’t you remember that when I was still with you I told you about this? And you know what currently restrains him, so that he will be revealed in his time.(H) For the mystery of lawlessness(I) is already at work, but the one now restraining will do so until he is out of the way, and then the lawless one will be revealed. The Lord Jesus will destroy him with the breath of His mouth(J) and will bring him to nothing with the brightness of His coming. The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with all kinds of false miracles, signs, and wonders,(K) 10 and with every unrighteous deception among those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth in order to be saved.(L) 11 For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false, 12 so that all will be condemned(M)—those who did not believe(N) the truth but enjoyed unrighteousness.

Stand Firm

13 But we must always thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning[f] God has chosen(O) you for salvation through sanctification(P) by the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 14 He called you to this through our gospel, so that you might obtain the glory(Q) of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 Therefore, brothers, stand firm(R) and hold to the traditions you were taught,(S) either by our message or by our letter.

16 May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved(T) us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace, 17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good work and word.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:2 Other mss read Christ
  2. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Or rebellion
  3. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Other mss read man of sin
  4. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Other mss add as God
  5. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Or temple
  6. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Other mss read because as a firstfruit