⁹The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan ^rwith all power and false signs and wonders, ¹⁰and with all wicked deception for ^sthose who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. ¹¹Therefore ^tGod sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe ^uwhat is false, ¹²in order that all may be condemned ^vwho did not believe the truth but ^whad pleasure in unrighteousness.

Stand Firm

¹³But ^xwe ought always to give thanks to God for you, ^ybrothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you ^zas the firstfruits⁴ ^ato be saved, ^bthrough sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. ¹⁴To this he called you through ^cour gospel, ^aso that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. ¹⁵So then, brothers, ^dstand firm and hold to ^ethe traditions that you were taught by us, either ^fby our spoken word or by ^four letter.

¹⁶Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, ^gwho loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good ^hhope through grace, ¹⁷comfort your hearts and ⁱestablish them in every good work and word.

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2 Thessalonians 2:14: To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Footnotes

4Some manuscripts chose you from the beginning

Cross references

r[Rev. 13:14]; See Matt. 24:24
sSee 1 Cor. 1:18
t[1 Kgs. 22:22; Ezek. 14:9; Rev. 17:17]
u[1 Thess. 2:3; 1 Tim. 4:2]; See Rom. 1:25
v Rom. 2:8
wSee Rom. 1:32
xch. 1:3
y 1 Thess. 1:4; [Deut. 33:12]
z Eph. 1:4
a 1 Thess. 5:9; [2 Tim. 1:9]
bSee 1 Thess. 4:3
c 1 Thess. 1:5
a[See ver. 13 above]
dSee 1 Cor. 16:13
ech. 3:6; 1 Cor. 11:2
fver. 2
g John 3:16; 1 John 4:10; Rev. 1:5
h 1 Pet. 1:3
ich. 3:3; 1 Thess. 3:13