2 Thessalonians 2

CHAPTER 2

The Man of Lawlessness

¹Now we ask you, ^abrothers, with regard to the ^1bcoming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our ^cgathering together to Him,

²that you not be quickly shaken in your mind or be alarmed whether by a ^aspirit or a ^bword or a ^cletter as if from us, to the effect that ^dthe day of the Lord ^ehas come.

^3aLet no one in any way deceive you, for it has not come unless the ^1bapostasy comes first, and the ^cman of lawlessness is revealed, the ^dson of destruction,

⁴who opposes and exalts himself above ^1aevery so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the ²sanctuary of God, ^bexhibiting himself as being God.

⁵Do you not remember that ^awhile I was still with you, I was telling you these things?

⁶And you know ^awhat restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed.

⁷For ^athe mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only ^bhe who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way.

⁸And then that lawless one ^awill be revealed—whom the Lord ¹Jesus ^bwill slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the ^cappearance of His ²coming—

⁹whose ¹coming is in accord with the working of ^aSatan, with all power and ^2bsigns and false wonders,

¹⁰and with ¹all the deception of unrighteousness for ^athose who perish, because they did not receive the love of ^bthe truth so as to be saved.

¹¹And for this reason ^aGod sends upon them a ^1bdeluding influence so that they will believe ²what is false,

¹²in order that they all may be ¹judged who ^adid not believe the truth, but ^2btook pleasure in unrighteousness.

^13aBut we should always give thanks to God for you, ^bbrothers beloved by the Lord, because ^cGod has chosen you ¹as the first fruits ^dfor salvation ^ethrough sanctification ²by the Spirit and faith in the truth.

¹⁴¹It was for this He ^acalled you through ^bour gospel, ²that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁵So then, brothers, ^astand firm and ^bhold to the traditions which you were taught, whether ^cby word of mouth or ^dby letter ¹from us.

^16aNow may our Lord Jesus Christ ^bHimself and God our Father, who has ^cloved us and given us eternal comfort and ^dgood hope by grace,

^17aencourage your hearts and ^bstrengthen them in every good work and word.