2 Thessalonians 2

1 Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him, we ask you

But with respect to the Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to meet Him, we entreat you, brethren,

2 not to be quickly shaken in your mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter as if from us, saying that the day of Christ has already come.

not readily to become unsettled in mind or troubled--either by any pretended spiritual revelation or by any message or letter claiming to have been sent by us--through fancying that the day of the Lord is now here.

3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction.

Let no one in any way deceive you, for that day cannot come without the coming of the apostasy first, and the appearing of the man of sin, the son of perdition, who sets himself against,

4 He opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.

and exalts himself above, every so-called 'god' or object of worship, and goes the length of taking his seat in the very temple of God, giving it out that he himself is God.

5 Don’t you remember that when I was still with you, I told you these things?

Do you not remember that while I was still with you I used to tell you all this?

6 Now you know what is restraining him, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.

And now you know what restrains him, in order that his true character may be revealed at his appointed time.

7 For the mystery of lawlessness already works. Only there is one who restrains now, until he is taken out of the way.

For lawlessness is already at work in secret; but only until the man who is now exercising a restraining influence is removed,

8 Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will kill with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the manifestation of his coming;

and then the Lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will sweep away with the tempest of His anger, and utterly overwhelm by the awful splendour of His Coming.

9 even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

The appearing of the Lawless one will be attended by various miracles and tokens and delusive marvels--for so Satan works--

10 and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn’t receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

and by every kind of wicked deception for those who are on the way to perdition because they did not welcome into their hearts the love of the truth, so that they might be saved.

11 Because of this, God sends them a powerful delusion, that they should believe a lie,

And for this reason God sends them a misleading influence that they may believe the lie;

12 that they all might be judged who didn’t believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

in order that all may come under judgement who have refused to believe the truth and have taken pleasure in unrighteousness.

13 But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth,

And from us thanks are always due to God on your behalf--brethren whom the Lord loves--because God from the beginning has chosen you for salvation through the Spirit's sanctifying influence and your belief in the truth.

14 to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

To this blessing God has called you by our Good News, so that you may have a share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 So then, brothers, stand firm and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word or by letter.

So then, brethren, stand your ground, and hold fast to the teachings which you have received from us, whether by word of mouth or by letter.

16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, (aiōnios g166)

And may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself--and God our Father who has loved us and has given us in His grace eternal consolation and a bright hope-- (aiōnios g166)

17 comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work and word.

comfort your hearts and make you stedfast in every good work and word.