New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Thessalonians 2:1-8

1Now we request you, 1brethren, with regard to the 2 3coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our 4gathering together to Him,

2that you not be quickly shaken from your 5composure or be disturbed either by a 6spirit or a 7 8message or a 9letter as if from us, to the effect that 10the day of the Lord 11has come.

3 12Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the 13 14apostasy comes first, and the 15man of lawlessness is revealed, the 16son of destruction,

4who opposes and exalts himself above 17 18every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, 19displaying himself as being God.

5Do you not remember that 20while I was still with you, I was telling you these things?

6And you know 21what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed.

7For 22the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only 23he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way.

8Then that lawless one 24will be revealed whom the Lord will slay 25with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the 26appearance of His 27coming;

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1. 2 Thessalonians 2:1 2 Thess 1:3 ↩
2. 2 Thessalonians 2:1 Or presence ↩
3. 2 Thessalonians 2:1 1 Thess 2:19 ↩
4. 2 Thessalonians 2:1 Mark 13:27; 1 Thess 4:15-17 ↩
5. 2 Thessalonians 2:2 Lit mind ↩
6. 2 Thessalonians 2:2 1 Cor 14:32; 1 John 4:1 ↩
7. 2 Thessalonians 2:2 Lit word ↩
8. 2 Thessalonians 2:2 1 Thess 5:2; 2 Thess 2:15 ↩
9. 2 Thessalonians 2:2 2 Thess 3:17 ↩
10. 2 Thessalonians 2:2 1 Cor 1:8 ↩
11. 2 Thessalonians 2:2 1 Cor 7:26 ↩
12. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Eph 5:6 ↩
13. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Or falling away from the faith ↩
14. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 1 Tim 4:1 ↩
15. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Dan 7:25; 8:25; 11:36; 2 Thess 2:8; Rev 13:5ff ↩
16. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 John 17:12 ↩
17. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Or everyone who is called God ↩
18. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 1 Cor 8:5 ↩
19. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Is 14:14; Ezek 28:2 ↩
20. 2 Thessalonians 2:5 1 Thess 3:4 ↩
21. 2 Thessalonians 2:6 2 Thess 2:7 ↩
22. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Rev 17:5, 7 ↩
23. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 2 Thess 2:6 ↩
24. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Dan 7:25; 8:25; 11:36; 2 Thess 2:3; Rev 13:5ff ↩
25. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Is 11:4; Rev 2:16; 19:15 ↩
26. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 1 Tim 6:14; 2 Tim 1:10; 4:1, 8; Titus 2:13 ↩
27. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Or presence ↩

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