2 Thessalonians 2:1-12
International Standard Version
The Lawless One
2 Now we ask you, brothers, regarding the coming of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah,[a] and our gathering together to him, 2 not to be so quickly upset[b] or alarmed when someone claims that we said,[c] either by some spirit, conversation, or letter that the Day of the Lord has already come. 3 Do not let anyone deceive you in any way, for it will not come unless the rebellion[d] takes place first and the man of sin,[e] who is destined for destruction,[f] is revealed. 4 He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god and object of worship. As a result, he seats himself in the sanctuary[g] of God and himself declares that he is God.
5 Don’t you remember that I repeatedly told you about these things when I was still with you? 6 You know what it is that is now holding him back, so that he will be revealed when his time comes. 7 For the secret of this lawlessness is already at work, but only until the person now holding it back gets out of the way. 8 Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord[h] will destroy with the breath of his mouth, rendering him powerless by the manifestation of his coming.
9 The coming of the lawless one[i] will be accompanied by the power of Satan. He will use every kind[j] of power, including miraculous signs, lying wonders, 10 and every type of evil to deceive[k] those who are dying, those who refused to love the truth that would save them.[l] 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.
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- 2 Thessalonians 2:1 Or Christ
- 2 Thessalonians 2:2 Lit. shaken in mind
- 2 Thessalonians 2:2 Lit. as though by us
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Or apostasy
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Other mss. read man of lawlessness
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Lit. the son of destruction
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Or temple
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Some MSS read Lord Jesus
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Lit. His coming
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Lit. In every kind
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10 Lit. every evil deception
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10 Lit. so that they might be saved
2 Thessalonians 2:1-12
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2 Now de concerning hyper the ho coming parousia of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos and kai our hēmeis assembling episynagōgē to epi him autos, we ask erōtaō you hymeis, brothers adelphos, 2 not mē to be quickly tacheōs shaken saleuō out of apo your ho wits nous or mēde disturbed throeō, either mēte by dia a prophecy pneuma or mēte by dia a spoken word logos or mēte by dia a letter epistolē purporting hōs to come from dia us hēmeis, to the effect hōs that hoti the ho day hēmera of the ho Lord kyrios is already here enistēmi.
3 Let exapataō no mē one tis deceive exapataō you hymeis in kata any mēdeis way tropos; for hoti that day will erchomai not come erchomai unless ean the ho rebellion apostasia comes first prōton and kai the ho man anthrōpos of ho lawlessness anomia is revealed apokalyptō, the ho son hyios of ho destruction apōleia, 4 who ho opposes antikeimai and kai exalts hyperairō himself above epi every pas so-called legō god theos or ē object sebasma of worship , so that hōste he autos takes his seat kathizō in eis the ho temple naos of ho God theos, proclaiming apodeiknymi that hoti he himself heautou is eimi God theos.
5 Do you not ou remember mnēmoneuō that hoti I told legō you hymeis this houtos while I was eimi still eti with pros you hymeis? 6 And kai now nyn you know oida what ho is holding him in check katechō, so that eis he autos may be revealed apokalyptō at en · ho his heautou proper time kairos. 7 For gar the ho mystery mystērion of ho lawlessness anomia is already ēdē at work energeō; however monon, the ho one who is now arti restraining katechō will continue to do so until heōs he is taken ginomai away ek mesos. 8 And kai then tote the ho lawless one anomos will be revealed apokalyptō, whom hos the ho Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous will destroy anaireō with the ho breath pneuma of ho his autos mouth stoma, and kai bring katargeō to an end with the ho splendor epiphaneia of ho his autos coming parousia. 9 The ho coming parousia of the lawless one hos will be eimi according kata to the activity energeia of ho Satan Satanas, with en all pas kinds of false pseudos miracles dynamis, · kai signs sēmeion, and kai wonders teras, 10 and kai with en every pas kind of wicked adikia deception apatē for those ho who are perishing apollymi, because anti hos they did dechomai not ou accept dechomai the ho love agapē of the ho truth alētheia so as eis to be saved sōzō. 11 · kai For dia this houtos reason God theos will send pempō them autos · ho an active energeia delusion planē leading eis them autos to believe pisteuō the ho lie pseudos, 12 that hina they all pas may be condemned krinō who ho did not mē believe pisteuō the ho truth alētheia but alla took eudokeō pleasure in ho unrighteousness adikia.
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