2 Thessalonians 2

1NowG1161 concerningG5228 theG3588 comingG3952 of ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 andG2532 ourG1473 being gathered togetherG1997 toG1909 HimG846, we askG2065 youG4771, brothersG80, 2notG3361 to be easily disconcertedG5030G3588G4531G575G3563 or alarmedG2360 byG1223 any spiritG4151 or messageG3056 or letterG1992 seemingG5613 to be fromG1223 usG1473, alleging thatG3754 theG3588 DayG2250 of theG3588 LordG2962 has already comeG1764. 3Let noG3361 oneG5100 deceiveG1818 youG4771 inG2596 any wayG5158, forG3754 it will not come untilG1437G3361 theG3588 rebellionG646 occursG4412G2064 andG2532 theG3588 manG444 of lawlessnessG458—theG3588 sonG5207 of destructionG684—is revealedG601. 4He will opposeG480 andG2532 exalt himselfG5229 aboveG1909 everyG3956 so-calledG3004 godG2316 orG2228 object of worshipG4574. SoG5620 heG846 will seat himselfG2523 inG1519 theG3588 templeG3485 of GodG2316, proclaiming himselfG584G1438 to beG1510 GodG2316.

5Do you not rememberG3756G3421 thatG3754 I toldG2036 youG4771 these thingsG3778 while I wasG1510 stillG2089 withG4314 youG4771? 6AndG2532 you knowG1492 whatG3588 is now restrainingG3568G2722 him, so thatG1519 heG846 may be revealedG601 atG1722 theG3588 proper timeG2540. 7ForG1063 theG3588 mysteryG3466 of lawlessnessG458 is alreadyG2235 at workG1754, butG3440 theG3588 one who nowG737 restrainsG2722 it will continue untilG2193 he is takenG1096 out ofG1537 the wayG3319. 8AndG2532 thenG5119 theG3588 lawlessG459 one will be revealedG601, whomG3739 theG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424 will slayG337 with theG3588 breathG4151 ofG3588 HisG846 mouthG4750 andG2532 annihilateG2673 by theG3588 majestyG2015 ofG3588 HisG846 arrivalG3952.

9TheG3739G3588 comingG3952 of the lawless one will beG1510 accompanied byG2596 the workingG1753 of SatanG4567, withG1722 every kind ofG3956 powerG1411, signG4592, andG2532 falseG5579 wonderG5059, 10andG2532 withG1722 everyG3956 wickedG93 deceptionG539 directed against those whoG3588 are perishingG622, becauseG473G3739 they refusedG3756G1209 theG3588 loveG26 of theG3588 truthG225 that would haveG1519 savedG4982 themG846. 11For this reasonG1223G3778 GodG2316 will sendG3992 themG846 a powerfulG1753 delusionG4106 so thatG1519 theyG846 believeG4100 the lieG5579, 12in order thatG2443 judgment may come uponG2919 allG3956 whoG3588 have disbelievedG3361G4100 theG3588 truthG225 and delightedG2106 in wickednessG93.

Stand Firm

13ButG1161 weG1473 shouldG3784 alwaysG3842 thankG2168 GodG2316 forG4012 youG4771, brothersG80 who are lovedG25 byG5259 the LordG2962, becauseG3754 GodG2316 choseG138 youG4771 fromG575 the beginningG7461 toG1519 be savedG4991 byG1722 the sanctificationG38 of the SpiritG4151 andG2532 by faithG4102 in the truthG225. 14ToG1519 thisG3739 He calledG2564 youG4771 throughG1223 ourG1473 gospelG2098, so thatG1519 you may share inG4047 the gloryG1391 of ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 15ThereforeG686G3767, brothersG80, stand firmG4739 andG2532 clingG2902 to theG3588 traditionsG3862 weG1473 taught youG1321, whetherG1535 byG1223 speechG3056 orG1535 byG1223 letterG1992.

16Now mayG1161 ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 HimselfG846 andG2532 GodG2316 ourG1473 FatherG3962, whoG3588 byG1722 graceG5485 has lovedG25 usG1473 andG2532 givenG1325 us eternalG166 comfortG3874 andG2532 goodG18 hopeG1680, 17encourageG3870 yourG4771 heartsG2588 andG2532 strengthenG4741 you inG1722 everyG3956 goodG18 wordG3056 andG2532 deedG2041.