²That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or ^cbe troubled, neither ^dby spirit, nor ^eby word, nor ^eby letter as from us, as that ^fthe day of Christ is at hand. ³^gLet no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, ^hexcept there come ⁱa falling away first, and ^jthat man of sin be revealed, ^kthe son of perdition; ⁴Who opposeth and ^jexalteth himself above all ^lthat is called God, or ^mthat is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. ⁵ⁿRemember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? ⁶And now ye know what ^||^owithholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. ⁷For ^pthe mystery of ^qiniquity doth already work: only he who now ^oletteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. ⁸And then shall that ^j^qWicked be revealed, ^rwhom the Lord shall consume ^swith the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with ^tthe brightness of ^ahis coming: ⁹Even him, whose coming is ^uafter the working of ^wSatan ^xwith all power and ^ysigns and lying ^ywonders,

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ever. 15. Comp. 1 Thess. 5:2: also Phil. 4:5.
ever. 15. Comp. 1 Thess. 5:2: also Phil. 4:5.
fSee 2 Cor. 1:14.
gSee Matt. 24:4. Comp. Matt. 24:23.
hSo 1 Tim. 4:1.
iSee 1 Macc. 2:15.
jSee Dan. 11:36. Comp. 1 John 2:18. & 4:3.
k John 17:12. See Luke 10:6.
jSee Dan. 11:36. Comp. 1 John 2:18. & 4:3.
l 1 Cor. 8:5. Comp. John 5:43.
mGk. as Wisd. 14:20. & 15:17. Bel and Drag. 27. Acts 17:23.
nComp. Matt. 16:9. Mark 8:18. Luke 24:6. Acts 20:31.
||Or, holdeth.
oGk. as ver. 7. Luke 4:42. Philem. 13.
qSo ver. 8 (Gk.).
oGk. as ver. 7. Luke 4:42. Philem. 13.
jSee Dan. 11:36. Comp. 1 John 2:18. & 4:3.
qSo ver. 8 (Gk.).
rComp. Dan. 7:10, 11.
sSo Job 4:9 (Gk.). Isai. 11:4 (Gk.). Comp. Rev. 2:16. & 19:15, 21.
t 1 Tim. 6:14. 2 Tim. 1:10. & 4:1, 8. Titus 2:13 in the Gk. See 2 Macc. 2:21. So ch. 1:9.
aver. 8. See 1 Thess. 2:19. Comp. 2 Tim. 4:1.
uComp. John 8:41. Eph. 2:2.
wSee 1 Cor. 5:5.
xSee Deut. 13:1.
y Rev. 12:3. & 13:14. See John 4:48.
y Rev. 12:3. & 13:14. See John 4:48.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming. The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come. Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things? And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming. The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

not to be easily upset or troubled, either by a prophecy or by a message or by a letter supposedly from us, alleging that the day of the Lord has come. Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way. For that day will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits in God’s temple, proclaiming that he himself is God.

Don’t you remember that when I was still with you I used to tell you about this? And you know what currently restrains him, so that he will be revealed in his time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one now restraining will do so until he is out of the way, and then the lawless one will be revealed. The Lord Jesus will destroy him with the breath of his mouth and will bring him to nothing at the appearance of his coming. The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with every kind of miracle, both signs and wonders serving the lie,

NLTNew Living Translation

Don’t be so easily shaken or alarmed by those who say that the day of the Lord has already begun. Don’t believe them, even if they claim to have had a spiritual vision, a revelation, or a letter supposedly from us. Don’t be fooled by what they say. For that day will not come until there is a great rebellion against God and the man of lawlessness is revealed—the one who brings destruction. He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God.

Don’t you remember that I told you about all this when I was with you? And you know what is holding him back, for he can be revealed only when his time comes. For this lawlessness is already at work secretly, and it will remain secret until the one who is holding it back steps out of the way. Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed, but the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by the splendor of his coming.

This man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

that you not be easily shaken from your composure, nor be troubled either by a spirit or by a message or by a letter alleged to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has arrived. Do not let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and who exalts himself over every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits down in the temple of God, proclaiming that he himself is God.

Do you not remember that while we were still with you, we were saying these things to you? And you know that which restrains him now, so that he will be revealed in his own time. For the mystery of lawlessness is at work already; only the one who now restrains will do so until he is out of the way, and then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of his mouth, and wipe out by the appearance of his coming, whose coming is in accordance with the working of Satan, with all power and signs and lying wonders,