2 Thessalonians 2:1-12
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Now Don’t Be Alarmed: The Day of The Lord Has Not Yet Come
2 Now we ask you, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering-together to Him, 2 that you not be quickly shaken from your understanding nor alarmed— neither by a spirit[a], nor by a word, nor by a letter as-if through us, how that the day of the Lord is present[b]. 3 Let no one deceive you in any way, because it will not be present unless the apostasy[c] comes first and the man of lawlessness is revealed[d]— the son of [e] destruction, 4 the one opposing and exalting himself over[f] everything being called god or an object-of-worship[g], so that he sits-down[h] in the temple[i] of God displaying[j] himself that he is god. 5 Do you not remember that while still being with you I was telling you these things? 6 And you know the thing restraining[k] now, so that he might be revealed in his own time.
For Lawlessness Is Being Restrained Right Now, But The Lawless One Will Come Later
7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at-work[l], only there is the one restraining right-now until he comes[m] out of the midst[n]. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of His mouth and do-away-with[o] by the appearance of His coming[p]— 9 whose coming is in accordance with the working of Satan, with all power and signs and wonders of [q] falsehood, 10 and with every deception of [r] unrighteousness for the ones perishing because they did not receive the love of the truth so that they might be saved. 11 And for this reason, God sends them a working of [s] error[t] so that they will believe the falsehood[u], 12 in order that all the ones not having believed in the truth but having taken-pleasure[v] in unrighteousness may be condemned.
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- 2 Thessalonians 2:2 That is, a spoken spiritual manifestation.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:2 Or, has come, is here.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Or, rebellion, falling away, abandonment.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Or, disclosed, made known.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 That is, belonging to, destined for.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Or, above, against.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Or, object-of-veneration.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Or, takes his seat.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 That is, the visible church; or, the Jerusalem temple.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Or, showing, exhibiting, proving, attesting.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:6 That is, the Holy Spirit; or, God’s own acts of restraint; or, some agent of God such as government or the church.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or, in-operation.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or, comes-to-be, becomes.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or, middle.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Or, bring-to-an-end.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Or, presence.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9 That is, characterized by falsehood (false wonders). Or, proceeding from.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10 That is, proceeding from unrighteousness; or, leading to.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11 That is, characterized by error (a delusion); or, leading to error.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Or, deception.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Or, lie.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:12 Or, delighted in, been well-pleased with.
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