²not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as though from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here.^* ³Let no one deceive you in any way, for that day will not come unless the rebellion comes first and the lawless one^b is revealed, the one destined for destruction.^c^* ⁴He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, declaring himself to be God.^* ⁵Do you not remember that I told you these things when I was still with you? ⁶And you know what is now restraining him, so that he may be revealed when his time comes. ⁷For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but only until the one who now restrains it is removed.^* ⁸And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus^d will destroy^e with the breath of his mouth, annihilating him by the manifestation of his coming.^* ⁹The coming of the lawless one is apparent in the working of Satan, who uses all power, signs, lying wonders,^*

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Footnotes

bGk the man of lawlessness; other ancient authorities read the man of sin
cGk the son of destruction
dOther ancient authorities lack Jesus
eOther ancient authorities read consume

Cross references

*1 Cor 1:8; Eph 5:6; 2 Thess 3:17
*Dan 7:25; 8:25; 11:36; Jn 17:12; Eph 5:6–8; Rev 13.5ff
*Isa 14:13, 14; Ezek 28:2; 1 Cor 8:5
*Rev 17:5, 7
*Dan 7:10; Rev 19:15
*Mt 24:24; Jn 4:48