New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Thessalonians 2:4-8

4who opposes and exalts himself above 1 2every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, 3displaying himself as being God.

5Do you not remember that 4while I was still with you, I was telling you these things?

6And you know 5what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed.

7For 6the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only 7he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way.

8Then that lawless one 8will be revealed whom the Lord will slay 9with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the 10appearance of His 11coming;

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Notes

1. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Or everyone who is called God ↩
2. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 1 Cor 8:5 ↩
3. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Is 14:14; Ezek 28:2 ↩
4. 2 Thessalonians 2:5 1 Thess 3:4 ↩
5. 2 Thessalonians 2:6 2 Thess 2:7 ↩
6. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Rev 17:5, 7 ↩
7. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 2 Thess 2:6 ↩
8. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Dan 7:25; 8:25; 11:36; 2 Thess 2:3; Rev 13:5ff ↩
9. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Is 11:4; Rev 2:16; 19:15 ↩
10. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 1 Tim 6:14; 2 Tim 1:10; 4:1, 8; Titus 2:13 ↩
11. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Or presence ↩

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