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,^* ¹⁰and every kind of wicked deception for those who are perishing because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.^* ¹¹For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion, leading them to believe what is false,^* ¹²so that all who have not believed the truth but took pleasure in unrighteousness will be condemned.^*

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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

*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
*1 Cor 1:18
*Mt 24:5; Rom 1:28; 1 Tim 4:1
*Rom 1:32