2 Thessalonians 2:3–12

^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.