2 Thessalonians

2 But we request you, brethren,—In behalf of the Presence of our Lord Jesus Christ And our gathering together unto him,—

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:

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 be revealed The man of lawlessness, 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:—

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

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

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:

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:—

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

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;—

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

12 In order that all should be judged Who would not believe in the truth But were well-pleased with the 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,—

14 Unto which he called you through means of our glad-message, Unto an acquiring 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.

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

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