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2 Thessalonians 2:3
3Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way. For that day will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.
2 Thessalonians 2:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
- New International Version (NIV)Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition,
Context of 2 Thessalonians 2:3
1Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him: We ask you, brothers and sisters, 2not to be easily upset or troubled, either by a prophecy or by a message or by a letter supposedly from us, alleging that the day of the Lord has come. Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way. For that day will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits in God’s temple, proclaiming that he himself is God. 5Don’t you remember that when I was still with you I used to tell you about this?
Read all of 2 Thessalonians 22 Thessalonians 2:3 word by word
μή τις ὑμᾶς ἐξαπατήσῃ κατὰ μηδένα τρόπον· ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ ἔλθῃ ἡ ἀποστασία πρῶτον καὶ ἀποκαλυφθῇ ὁ ἄνθρωπος τῆς ἀνομίας, ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Letἐξαπατάωexapataō · to deceiveG1818
- noμήmē · notG3361
- manτιςtis · oneG5100
- youσύsu · youG4771
- byκατάkata · according toG2596
- anyμηδείςmēdeis mēdemia mēden · nothingG3367
- meansτρόποςtropos · wayG5158
- forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
- exceptἐάνean · ifG1437
- there comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- a falling awayὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- a falling awayἀποστασίαapostasia · apostasyG646
- firstπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- that manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- of sinἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
- be revealedἀποκαλύπτωapokaluptō · to revealG601
- the sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- of perditionἀπώλειαapōleia · destructionG684
Cross-references for 2 Thessalonians 2:3
- Matthew 24:4Jesus replied to them, “Watch out that no one deceives you.
- 1 Corinthians 6:9Don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s kingdom? Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, or males who have sex with males,
- Ephesians 5:6Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for God’s wrath is coming on the disobedient because of these things.
- 1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
- 2 Timothy 3:1But know this: Hard times will come in the last days.
- 2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, will multiply teachers for themselves because they have an itch to hear what they want to hear.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8and then the lawless one will be revealed. The Lord Jesus will destroy him with the breath of his mouth and will bring him to nothing at the appearance of his coming.
- Daniel 7:25He will speak words against the Most High and oppress the holy ones of the Most High. He will intend to change religious festivals and laws, and the holy ones will be handed over to him for a time, times, and half a time.
- 1 John 2:18Children, it is the last hour. And as you have heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. By this we know that it is the last hour.
- Revelation 13:11Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; it had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon.
- John 17:12While I was with them, I was protecting them by your name that you have given me. I guarded them and not one of them is lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture may be fulfilled.
- Revelation 17:8The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up from the abyss and go to destruction. Those who live on the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast that was, and is not, and is to come.
Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 2:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Except there come a falling away first - We have the original word in our word apostasy; and by this term we understand a dereliction of the essential principles of religious truth - either a total abandonment of Christianity itself, or such a corruption of its doctrines as renders the whole system completely inefficient to salvation. But what this apostasy means is a question which has not yet, and perhaps never will be, answered to general satisfaction…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Let no man deceive you by any means - That is, respecting the coming of the Lord Jesus. This implies that there were then attempts to deceive, and that it was of great importance for Christians to be on their guard. The result has shown that there is almost no subject on which caution is more proper, and on which men are more liable to delusion. The means then resorted to for deception appear from the previous verse to have been either an appeal to a…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Two events will happen before the Day of the Lord (2:2). Both Jewish and Christian teachings predict a great rebellion against God before the end of time (Matthew 24:11–14; 1 Timothy 4:1). the man of lawlessness: He is without law or against law. Sin defines his character. the son of destruction: The focus is the lawless man’s own destruction, not just on the destruction he causes (2 Thessalonians 2:8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. by any means--Greek, "in any manner." Christ, in Mt 24:4, gives the same warning in connection with the same event. He had indicated three ways (2Th 2:2) in which they might be deceived (compare other ways, 2Th 2:9, and Mt 24:5, 24). a falling away--rather as the Greek, "the falling away," or "apostasy," namely, the one of which "I told you" before (2Th 2:5), "when I was yet with you," and of which the Lord gave some intimation (Mt 24:10-12; Joh 5:43)…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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