2 Thessalonians 2

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

But as to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto Him,

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.

we beseech you, brethren, that ye be not soon moved from your steadiness of mind, or troubled, neither by Spirit, nor by word, nor by letter, as from us, that the day of Christ is at hand.

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 not any one deceive you by any means; for it shall not come till there come an apostasy first, and the man of sin be revealed,

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.

the son of perdition, who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or the object of worship; so that he sits as God in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

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

Do ye not remember, that when I was with you, I told you these things?

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

And ye know what now hindereth him from being revealed in 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 iniquity is already working, only there is one that hindreth till he be taken out of the way.

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 wicked one shall be detected, whom the Lord will destroy by the breath of his mouth, and abolish by the brightness of his coming:

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

who comes, through the efficacy of Satan, with all kind of lying power, and signs,

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 wonders, and with all iniquitous fraud, among those that shall perish; because they received not the love of the truth, by which they might be saved.

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

And for this cause God will send upon them the efficacy of error, so that they shall themselves believe the lie:

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

that they may all be condemned, who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in iniquity.

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,

But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord; because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth:

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

to which He hath called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of 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.

Therefore, brethren, be steady, and hold fast the traditions, which ye have been taught, whether by word or by our 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 our God and Father, who hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation, and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts, (aiōnios g166)

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

and establish you in every good word and work.