⁹The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with all kinds of false miracles, signs, and wonders, ^o¹⁰and 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. ^p¹¹For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false, ¹²so that all will be condemned ^q—those who did not believe ^rthe truth but enjoyed unrighteousness.

Stand Firm

¹³But we must always thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning ^sGod has chosen ^tyou for salvation through sanctification ^uby the Spirit and through belief in the truth. ¹⁴He called you to this through our gospel, so that you might obtain the glory ^vof our Lord Jesus Christ. ¹⁵Therefore, brothers, stand firm ^wand hold to the traditions you were taught, ^xeither by our message or by our letter.

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

Read in Logos

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

s2:13 Other read because as a firstfruit

Cross references

o2:9 Mt 24:24; Mk 13:22; Rv 13:13
p2:10 Ac 16:30; Eph 2:8
q2:12 Jn 5:22–30
r2:12 Jn 6:64
t2:13 Rm 9:11; 11:5; Eph 1:4; 1Th 1:4
u2:13 Rm 6:19; 1Co 1:30; 1Th 4:3; 1Tm 2:15; Heb 12:14; 1Pt 1:2
v2:14 Lk 9:32; Jn 17:24; 2Co 3:18; 1Pt 5:1, 4; 2Pt 3:18
w2:15 Rm 14:4; 1Co 16:13; Php 1:27
x2:15 Mk 7:3; 1Tm 4:11; Jd 3
y2:16 Jn 3:16; Rv 12:11