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2 Thessalonians 2:10

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 10 and every unrighteous deception+ for those who are perishing, as a retribution because they did not accept the love of the truth in order that they might be saved.

2 Thessalonians 2:10

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 10 καὶ and ἐν in πάσῃ every ἀπάτῃ seduction ἀδικίας of unrighteousness τοῖς to the (ones) ἀπολλυμένοις, destroying themselves, ἀνθ’ instead of ὧν which (things) τὴν the ἀγάπην love τῆς of the ἀληθείας truth οὐκ not ἐδέξαντο they received εἰς into τὸ the σωθῆναι to be saved αὐτούς· them;

2 Thessalonians 2:10

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 10 and with every unrighteous deception*+ for those who are perishing,+ as a retribution because they did not accept the love+ of the truth that they might be saved.+

2 Thessalonians 2:10

The Bible in Living English
- 10 and in all deceitfulness of wrong for those who are perishing, inasmuch as they did not accept the love of the truth so that they should be saved,

2 Thessalonians 2:10

American Standard Version
- 10 and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

2 Thessalonians 2:10

The Emphasized Bible
- 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;—

2 Thessalonians 2:10

King James Version
- 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

2 Thessalonians

Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
- 2:10 w82 4/1 29; w75 254; w75 271; w74 327; w74 758; ka 388-392; ad 1322; kj 79; w65 143; w64 91, 391; w62 227; w56 85; rm 322; w31 374; w30 279

2 Thessalonians Study Notes—Chapter 2

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 2:10
  
  deception: Or “seduction; enticement.” The Greek term rendered “deception” was sometimes used as a synonym for sensual pleasure, implying that such deception could involve enticement by sinful and materialistic desires rather than outright fraud.—See study note on Col 2:8.