2 Thessalonians 2
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2 Thessalonians 2

Man of Lawlessness

1NowδὲdeG1161we askἘρωτῶμενErōtōmenG2065you,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,regardingὑπὲρhuperG5228thecomingπαρουσίαςparousiasG3952of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547and ourgatheringG1997togetherἐπισυναγωγῆςepisunagōgēsG1997to Him,
2that you not be quicklyταχέωςtacheōsG5030shakenσαλευθῆναιsaleuthēnaiG4531from yourcomposureνοὸςnoosG3563orμηδὲmēdeG3366be disturbedθροεῖσθαι,throeisthaiG2360eitherμήτεmēteG3383by aspiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,orμήτεmēteG3383amessageλόγουlogouG3056,orμήτεmēteG3383aletterἐπιστολῆςepistolēsG1992as ifG5613from us, toG5613theG5613effectG5613thatthe dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250of the Lordκυρίου.kuriouG2962has comeἐνέστηκενenestēkenG1764.
3NoμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100is to deceiveἐξαπατήσῃexapatēsēG1818you in anyμηδέναmēdenaG3367wayτρόπον·troponG5158! For it will not comeunlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361theapostasyἀποστασίαapostasiaG646comesἔλθῃelthēG2064firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413, and themanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444of lawlessnessἀνομίας,anomiasG458is revealedἀποκαλυφθῇapokaluphthēaG601, thesonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of destructionἀπωλείας,apōleiasG684,
4who opposesἀντικείμενοςantikeimenosG480and exaltsὑπεραιρόμενοςhuperairomenosG5229himself aboveἐπὶepiG1909everyπάνταpantaG3956so-calledλεγόμενονlegomenonG3004godθεὸνtheonG2316orἢēG2228objectG4574ofG4574worshipσέβασμαsebasmaG4574,soὥστεhōsteG5620thatG5620he takesG2523his seatG2523in the templeναὸνnaonG3485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,displayingἀποδεικνύνταapodeiknuntaG584himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438as beingἐστὶνestinG1510Godθεός.¶theosG2316.
5Do you not rememberμνημονεύετεmnēmoneueteG3421thatwhile I was stillἔτιetiG2089with you, I was tellingἔλεγονelegonG3004you theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778?
6And you knowG3609what restrainsκατέχονkatechonG2722himnowνῦνnunG3568,soG1519thatG1519he will be revealedἀποκαλυφθῆναιapokaluphthēnaiG601in his timeκαιρῷ.kairōG2540.
7Forthe mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466of lawlessnessἀνομίας,anomiasG458is alreadyἤδηēdēG2235at workἐνεργεῖταιenergeitaiG1754;onlyG3440He who nowἄρτιartiG737restrainsκατέχωνkatechōnG2722will do sountilἕωςhe'ōsG2193He isremovedἐκ μέσουek mesouG1537G3319.
8ThenτότεtoteG5119that lawlessἄνομοςanomosG459oneG459will be revealedἀποκαλυφθήσεταιapokaluphthēsetaiG601,whomὃνhonG3739the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962will eliminateἀνελεῖaneleiG337with the breathπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of His mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750and bringG2673toG2673anG2673endG2673by theappearanceἐπιφανείᾳepiphaneiaG2015of HiscomingπαρουσίαςparousiasG3952;
9that is,the one whoseοὗhouG3739comingπαρουσίαparousiaG3952is inG2596accordκατ᾽kat᾽G2596withG2596the activityἐνέργειανenergeianG1753ofSatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567,with allπάσῃpasēG3956powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411and falseψεύδουςpseudousG5579signsσημείοιςsēmeioisG4592and wondersτέρασινterasinG5059,
10and withallπάσῃpasēG3956the deceptionἀπάτῃapatēG539of wickednessἀδικίαςadikiasG93forthoseG3588who perishἀπολλυμένοις,apollumenoisG622,becauseἀνθ᾽ ὧνanth᾽ hōnG473G3739they did not acceptἐδέξαντοedexantoG1209the loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26ofthe truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225soεἰςeisG1519as to be savedσωθῆναιsōthēnaiG4982.
11For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223GodθεὸςtheosG2316will sendπέμπειpempeiG3992upon them adeludingπλάνηςplanēsG4106influenceἐνέργειανenergeianG1753soG1519thatG1519they will believeπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100whatG5579isG5579falseG5579,
12inG2443orderἵναinaG2443thatG2443they allπάντεςpantesG3956may bejudgedκριθῶσινkrithōsinG2919whodid not believeπιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesG4100the truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225, buttookG2106pleasureG2106in wickednessἀδικίᾳ.¶adikiaG93.

Stand Firm

13But we shouldὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842giveεὐχαριστεῖνeucharisteinG2168thanksG2168to GodθεῷtheōG2316for you,brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80and sistersbelovedἠγαπημένοιēgapēmenoiG25by the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,becauseὅτιhotiG3754GodθεὸςtheosG2316has chosenεἵλατοeilatoG138youfrom the beginningG746for salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991throughἐνenG1722sanctificationἁγιασμῷhagiasmōG38by the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151and faithπίστειpisteiG4102in the truthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225.
14It was for thisὃhoG3739HecalledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564you throughδιὰdiaG1223our gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098,that you may obtainπεριποίησινperipoiēsinG4047the gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.
15SoἌραAraG686thenοὖν,ounG3767,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,standστήκετεstēketeG4739firmG4739andholdκρατεῖτεkrateiteG2902onG2902to the traditionsπαραδόσειςparadoseisG3862whichἃςhasG3739you were taughtἐδιδάχθητεedidachthēteG1321,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535by wordλόγουlogouG3056of mouthorεἴτεeiteG1535by letterἐπιστολῆςepistolēsG1992from us.
16NowδὲdeG1161may our LordκύριοςkuriosG2962JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846and GodθεὸςtheosG2316our FatherπατὴρpatērG3962, who haslovedἀγαπήσαςagapēsasG25us and givenδοὺςdousG1325us eternalαἰωνίανaiōnianG166comfortπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874andgoodἀγαθὴνagathēnG18hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680by graceχάριτι,charitiG5485,
17comfortπαρακαλέσαιparakalesaiG3870andstrengthenστηρίξαιstērixaiG4741your heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588in everyπαντὶpantiG3956goodἀγαθῷ.¶agathōG18workἔργῳergōG2041and wordλόγῳlogōG3056.

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