NASB — 2 Thessalonians 2 — KJV

Man of Lawlessness

1 Now° we request° you, abrethren°, with regard° to the Ibcoming° of our Lord° Jesus° Christ° and our cgathering° together° to Him, 2 that you not be quickly° shaken° from your Icomposure° or° be disturbed° either° by a aspirit° or° a IIbmessage° or° a cletter° as if° from us, to the effect° that dthe day° of the Lord° ehas come°. 3 aLet no° one° in any° way° deceive° you, for [it will not come] unless°° the Ibapostasy° comes° first°, and the cman° of lawlessness° is revealed°, the dson° of destruction°, 4 who opposes° and exalts° himself above° Iaevery° so-called° god° or° object° of worship°, so° that he takes° his seat° in the temple° of God°, bdisplaying° himself° as being° God°. 5 Do you not remember° that awhile I was still° with you, I was telling° you these° things°? 6 And you know° awhat restrains° him now°, so° that in his time° he will be revealed°. 7 For athe mystery° of lawlessness° is already° at work°; only° bhe who now° restrains° [will do so] until° he is taken° out of the way°. 8 Then° that lawless° one° awill be revealed° whom° the Lord° will slay° bwith the breath° of His mouth° and bring° to an end° by the cappearance° of His Icoming°; 9 [that is], the one whose° Icoming° is in accord° with the activity° of aSatan°, with all° power° and IIbsigns° and false° wonders°, 10 and with Iall° the deception° of wickedness° for athose° who perish°, because°° they did not receive° the love° of bthe truth° so° as to be saved°. 11 For this° reason° aGod° Iwill send° upon them IIa bdeluding° influence° so° that they will believe° IIIwhat° is false°, 12 in order° that they all° may be Ijudged° who adid not believe° the truth°, but IIbtook° pleasure° in wickedness°.

[1] IOr presence a2Th 1:3 b1Th 2:19 cMk 13:27; 1Th 4:15-17
[2] ILit mind IILit word a1Co 14:32; 1 Jn 4:1 b1Th 5:2; 2Th 2:15 c2Th 3:17 d1Co 1:8 e1Co 7:26
[3] IOr falling away from the faith aEp 5:6 b1Ti 4:1 cDn 7:25; 8:25; 11:36; 2Th 2:8; Rv 13:5ff dJn 17:12
[4] IOr everyone who is called God a1Co 8:5 bIs 14:14; Ezk 28:2
[5] a1Th 3:4
[6] a2Th 2:7
[7] aRv 17:5, 7 b2Th 2:6
[8] IOr presence aDn 7:25; 8:25; 11:36; 2Th 2:3; Rv 13:5ff bIs 11:4; Rv 2:16; 19:15 c1Ti 6:14; 2Ti 1:10; 4:1, 8; Tit 2:13
[9] IOr presence IIOr attesting miracles aMt 4:10 bMt 24:24; Jn 4:48
[10] IOr every deception a1Co 1:18 b2Th 2:12, 13
[11] ILit is sending IILit an activity of error IIIOr the lie a1K 22:22; Ro 1:28 b1Th 2:3; 2Ti 4:4
[12] IOr condemned IIOr approved aRo 2:8 bRo 1:32; 1Co 13:6

13aBut we should° always° give° thanks° to God° for you, bbrethren° beloved° by the Lord°, because° cGod° has chosen° you Ifrom the beginning° dfor salvation° IIethrough° sanctification° IIIby the Spirit° and faith° in the truth°. 14 It was for this° He acalled° you through° bour gospel°, Ithat you may gain° the glory° of our Lord° Jesus° Christ°. 15 So° then°, brethren°, astand° firm° and bhold° to the traditions° which° you were taught°, whether° cby word° [of mouth] or° cby letter° Ifrom us.

[13] IOne early ms reads first fruits IILit in IIILit of a2Th 1:3 b1Th 1:4 cEp 1:4ff d1Co 1:21; 1Th 2:12; 5:9; 1P 1:5 e1Th 4:7; 1P 1:2
[14] ILit to the gaining of a1Th 2:12 b1Th 1:5
[15] ILit of a1Co 16:13 b1Co 11:2; 2Th 3:6 c2Th 2:2

16aNow° may our Lord° Jesus° Christ° aHimself° and God° our Father°, who has bloved° us and given° us eternal° comfort° and cgood° hope° by grace°, 17 acomfort° and bstrengthen° your hearts° in every° good° work° and word°.

[16] a1Th 3:11 bJn 3:16 cTit 3:7; 1P 1:3
[17] a1Th 3:2, 13 b2Th 3:3


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He willeth them to continue stedfast in the truth received,

1 ¶ Nowº we beseechºª you,º brethren,º byº the² comingº of ourº Lordº Jesusº Christ,º andº [by] ourº gathering togetherº untoº him,º 2 That¹ yeº be¹ª notº soonº shakenºª inº mind,º orº be troubled,ºª neitherº byº spirit,º norº byº word,º norº byº letterº asº fromº us,º as¹ thatº the² dayº of Christº is at hand.ºª

[1] Gn 49:10; Mt 24:31; 25:32; Mk 13:27; Ro 12:1; Ep 1:10; 1Th 3:13; 4:14, 17; 2Ti 4:1.
[2] Dt 13:1; Is 7:2; 8:12; 26:3; Jr 23:25; Mi 2:11; Mt 24:4, 6, 24; Mk 13:7; Lk 21:9, 19; Jn 14:1, 27; Ac 20:23; Ep 5:6; 1Th 3:3; 4:15; 2P 2:1; 3:4; 1Jn 4:1; Rv 19:20.

sheweth that there shall be a departure from the faith,

3 Let¹ª noº manº deceiveºª youº byº anyº means:º forº [that day shall not come], exceptº there comeºª a falling awayº first,º andº that manº of sinº be revealed,ºª the² sonº of perdition;º 4 Who¹ opposethºª andº exalteth¹ª himself² aboveº allº that is calledºª God,º orº that is worshipped;º so¹ that² heº asº Godº sittethºª inº the² templeº of God,º shewingºª himselfº thatº he isºª God.º 5 Remember² ye¹ª not,º that,º when I wasºª yetº withº you,º I toldºª youº these things?º 6 Andº nowº ye knowºª what withholdethºª that¹ heº might be revealedºª inº hisº time.º 7 Forº the² mysteryº of iniquityº doth¹ª alreadyº work:ºª onlyº he who now¹ lettethºª² [will let], untilº he be takenºª out ofº the way.º

[3] Dn 7:25; Mt 24:4; Jn 17:12; 1Co 6:9; Ep 5:6; 2Th 2:8; 1Ti 4:1; 2Ti 3:1; 4:3; 1Jn 2:18; Rv 13:11; 17:8, 11.
[4] Is 14:13; Ezk 28:2, 6, 9; Dn 7:8, 25; 8:9, 12; 11:36, 45; 1Co 8:5; Rv 13:6.
[5] Mt 16:9; Mk 8:18; Lk 24:6; Jn 16:4; Ac 20:31; Ga 5:21; 1Th 2:11; 2Th 3:10; 2P 1:15.
[6] 2Th 2:3, 7, 8.
[7] Ac 20:29; Col 2:18; 2Th 2:6; 1Ti 3:16; 2Ti 2:17; 1Jn 2:18; 4:3; Rv 17:5, 7.

and a discovery of antichrist, before the day of the Lord come.

8 Andº thenº shall¹ª that Wickedº be revealed,ºª whomº the² Lordº shall consumeºª with the² spiritº of his¹² mouth,º andº shall destroyºª with the² brightnessº of his¹² coming:º 9 [Even him], whoseº comingº isºª afterº the workingº of Satanº withº allº powerº andº signsº andº lyingº wonders,º 10 Andº withº allº deceivablenessº of unrighteousnessº inº them that perish;ºª becauseºº they receivedºª notº the² loveº of the² truth,º that¹ theyº might be saved.ºª 11 Andº for this¹ causeº² Godº shall sendºª themº strong¹ delusion,º² that¹ theyº should believeºª a lie:º 12 Thatº they allº might be damnedºª who¹ believedºª notº the² truth,º butº had pleasureºª inº unrighteousness.º² 13 Butº weº are boundºª to give thanksºª alwayº to Godº forº you,º brethrenº belovedºª ofº the Lord,º becauseº Godº hath¹ª fromº the beginningº chosenºª youº toº salvationº throughº sanctificationº of the Spiritº andº beliefº of the truth:º 14 Whereuntoºº he calledºª youº byº ourº gospel,º toº the obtainingº of the gloryº of ourº Lordº Jesusº Christ.º

[8] Jb 4:9; Ps 18:15; Is 11:4; Dn 7:10, 26; Ho 6:5; Mt 13:19, 38; 2Th 1:8; 2:3; He 10:27; 1Jn 2:13; 3:12; 5:18; Rv 1:16; 2:16; 18:8; 19:15, 20; 20:10.
[9] Ex 7:22; 8:7, 18; Dt 13:1; Mt 24:24; Mk 13:22; Jn 8:41, 44; Ac 8:9; 13:10; 2Co 4:4; 11:3, 14; Ep 2:2; 2Ti 3:8; Rv 9:11; 12:9, 17; 13:1, 11; 18:23; 19:20; 20:10.
[10] Pv 1:7; 2:1; 4:5; 8:17; Mt 13:11; Jn 3:17, 19; 5:34; 8:45; Ro 2:7; 6:17; 10:1; 16:18; 1Co 1:18; 16:22; 2Co 2:15, 17; 4:2, 3; 11:13, 15; Ep 4:14; 1Th 2:16; 1Ti 2:4; He 3:13; Jm 1:16; 2P 2:12, 18.
[11] 1K 22:18; 2Ch 18:18; Ps 81:11; 109:17; Is 6:9; 29:9; 44:20; 66:4; Jr 27:10; Ezk 14:9; 21:29; Mt 24:5, 11; Jn 12:39; Ro 1:21, 28; 1Ti 4:1.
[12] Dt 32:35; Ps 11:5; 50:16; 52:3; Ho 7:3; Mi 3:2; Mk 14:11; 16:16; Jn 3:19, 36; Ro 1:32; 2:8; 8:7; 12:9; 1Th 5:9; 2P 2:3, 13; 3Jn 1:11; Jde 1:4.
[13] Gn 1:1; Dt 33:12; 2S 12:25; Pv 8:23; Is 46:10; Jr 31:3; Ezk 16:8; Dn 9:23; 10:11, 19; Lk 1:75; Jn 1:1; 8:44, 45; 14:6; Ac 13:48; 15:9; Ro 1:7, 8; 6:17; 8:33; 9:11; Ga 3:1; Ep 1:4; 2:8; Col 1:5; 3:12; 1Th 1:4; 2Th 1:3; 2:10, 12, 16; 2Ti 1:9; 2:15; 3:15; He 1:10; Jm 1:18; 1P 1:2; 1Jn 4:10, 19.
[14] Ps 16:11; Mt 25:21; Jn 14:2; 17:22, 24; Ro 2:16; 8:17, 28; 16:25; Ep 1:18; 1Th 1:5; 2:12; 2Ti 2:12; 1P 1:4; 5:10; Rv 3:21; 21:23; 22:3.

And thereupon repeateth his former exhortation, and prayeth for them.

15 Therefore,ºº brethren,º stand fast,ºª andº holdºª the² traditionsº whichº ye have been taught,ºª whetherº byº word,º orºº ourº epistle.º 16 Nowº ourº Lordº Jesusº Christº himself,º andº God,º evenº ourº Father,º which¹ hath lovedºª us,º andº hath givenºª [us] everlastingº consolationº andº goodº hopeº throughº grace,º 17 Comfortºª yourº hearts,º andº stablishºª youº inº everyº goodº wordº andº work.º

[15] Ro 16:17; 1Co 11:2; 15:58; 16:13; Php 4:1; 2Th 2:2; 3:6, 14; Jde 1:3.
[16] Ps 103:17; Is 35:10; 51:11; 60:19; 61:7; Lk 16:25; Jn 3:16; 4:14; 13:1; 14:16; 15:9, 13; 16:22; Ac 15:11; 18:27; Ro 1:7; 4:4, 16; 5:2, 8; 8:24; 11:5; 2Co 4:17; Ep 2:4; 5:2, 25; Col 1:5, 23; 1Th 1:3; 3:11; 2Th 1:1; 2:13; Tit 1:2; 2:13; 3:4; He 6:11, 12, 18, 19; 7:19; 1P 1:3, 5; 1Jn 3:2, 16; 4:9; Rv 1:5; 3:9; 7:16; 22:5.
[17] Is 51:3, 12; 57:15; 61:1; 62:7; 66:13; Ro 1:11; 15:13; 16:25; 1Co 1:8; 2Co 1:3, 21; Col 2:7; 1Th 3:2, 13; 2Th 2:16; 3:3; He 13:9; Jm 1:21; 1P 5:10; 1Jn 3:18; Jde 1:24.


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