2 Thessalonians 2

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

Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to Him, we urge you

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 Messiah has already come.

not to be quickly shaken from your conviction or disturbed, whether by a spirit or a word or a letter as from us, as though the Day of Christ has come.

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.

Do not let anyone deceive you by any means; because that day cannot come unless the rebellion comes first and the man of sin is revealed, the son of ruin,

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

who opposes and exalts himself over everything that is called a god or an object of worship, to the point of taking his seat as God in God's sanctuary, proclaiming himself to be God.

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

(Don't you remember that I used to tell you these things while still with you?)

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

So now you know what is restraining, to the end that he may be revealed at his own 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 the mystery of the lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He removes Himself.

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 will consume with the breath of His mouth and abolish by the splendor of His coming;

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

that one's coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

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 with all wicked deception among those who are wasting themselves, because they did not receive 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,

Yes, because of this God will send them an active delusion so that they will believe the lie

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

and so that all may be condemned who have not believed the truth but have taken pleasure in wickedness.

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,

Now we are obligated to always give thanks to God about you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you into salvation, through sanctification of spirit and belief in truth,

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

to which He called you through our gospel, so as to obtain 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, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, whether by word or by letter.

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

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope, by grace, (aiōnios g166)

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

encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and work.