2 Thessalonians 2

1 But we request you, brethren, —in behalf of the Presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him,

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

2 That ye be not quickly tossed from your mind, nor be put in alarm—either by spirit, or by discourse, or by letter as by us, as that the day of the Lord, hath set in:

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.

3 That no one may cheat, you, in any one respect. Because [that day will not set in] —except the revolt come first, and there he revealed the man of lawlessness, the son of destruction,

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.

4 The one who opposeth and exalteth himself on high against every one called God, or an object of worship; so that he, within the sanctuary of God, shall take his seat, showeth himself forth, that he is, God: —

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.

5 Remember ye not, that, while I was yet with you, these very things, I was telling you?

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

6 And, what now restraineth, ye know, to the end he may be revealed in his own fitting time;

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

7 For, the secret, of lawlessness, already, is inwardly working itself, —only, until, he that restraineth at present, shall be gone, out of the midst:

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

8 And, then, shall be revealed the lawless one, —whom, the Lord [Jesus], will slay with the Spirit of his mouth, and paralyse with the forthshining of his Presence: —

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;

9 Whose, presence, [shall be] according to an inworking of Satan, with all manner of mighty work and signs and wonders of falsehood,

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

10 And with all manner of deceit of unrighteousness, in them who are destroying themselves, because, the love of the truth, they did not welcome, that they might be saved; —

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.

11 And, for this cause, God sendeth them an inworking of error, to the end they should believe in the falsehood, —

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

12 In order that should be judged who would not believe in the truth, but were well-pleased with the unrighteousness.

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

13 But, we, are bound to give thanks unto God continually concerning you, brethren beloved by the Lord, for that God chose you, from the beginning, unto salvation, in sanctification of spirit and belief of truth, —

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,

14 Unto which he called you, through means of our glad-message, unto an acquiring of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

15 Hence, then, brethren, stand firm, and hold fast the instructions which ye were taught—whether through discourse, or through our letter.

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

16 But may, our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, —Who hath loved you, and given you age-abiding consolation and good hope by favour, (aiōnios g166)

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)

17 Console your hearts, and confirm you in every good work and word!

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