New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Thessalonians 2:3-10

3 1Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the 2 3apostasy comes first, and the 4man of lawlessness is revealed, the 5son of destruction,

4who opposes and exalts himself above 6 7every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, 8displaying himself as being God.

5Do you not remember that 9while I was still with you, I was telling you these things?

6And you know 10what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed.

7For 11the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only 12he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way.

8Then that lawless one 13will be revealed whom the Lord will slay 14with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the 15appearance of His 16coming;

9that is, the one whose 17coming is in accord with the activity of 18Satan, with all power and 19 20signs and false wonders,

10and with 21all the deception of wickedness for 22those who perish, because they did not receive the love of 23the truth so as to be saved.

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Notes

1. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Eph 5:6 ↩
2. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Or falling away from the faith ↩
3. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 1 Tim 4:1 ↩
4. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Dan 7:25; 8:25; 11:36; 2 Thess 2:8; Rev 13:5ff ↩
5. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 John 17:12 ↩
6. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Or everyone who is called God ↩
7. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 1 Cor 8:5 ↩
8. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Is 14:14; Ezek 28:2 ↩
9. 2 Thessalonians 2:5 1 Thess 3:4 ↩
10. 2 Thessalonians 2:6 2 Thess 2:7 ↩
11. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Rev 17:5, 7 ↩
12. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 2 Thess 2:6 ↩
13. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Dan 7:25; 8:25; 11:36; 2 Thess 2:3; Rev 13:5ff ↩
14. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Is 11:4; Rev 2:16; 19:15 ↩
15. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 1 Tim 6:14; 2 Tim 1:10; 4:1, 8; Titus 2:13 ↩
16. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Or presence ↩
17. 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Or presence ↩
18. 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Matt 4:10 ↩
19. 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Or attesting miracles ↩
20. 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Matt 24:24; John 4:48 ↩
21. 2 Thessalonians 2:10 Or every deception ↩
22. 2 Thessalonians 2:10 1 Cor 1:18 ↩
23. 2 Thessalonians 2:10 2 Thess 2:12, 13 ↩

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