Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

⁷ For the mystery of that iniquity does he already work, which only locks until it is taken out of the way. ⁸ And then shall that wicked one be exposed, whom the Lord will consume with the Spirit of his mouth, and will destroy with the appearance of his coming – ⁹ namely him whose coming is by the working of Satan, with all lying power, signs, and wonders, ¹⁰ and in all the deceptiveness of unrighteousness among those who are perishing. They perish because they would not receive the love of the truth, so that they might have been saved. ¹¹ And therefore God will send them strong delusion, so that they will believe lies; ¹² so that all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.