New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Thessalonians 2:4-12

4who opposesG480 and exaltsG5229 himself aboveG1909 1 2everyG3956 so-calledG3004 godG2316 orG2228 objectG4574 ofG4574 worshipG4574, soG5620 thatG5620 he takesG2523 his seatG2523 in the templeG3485 of GodG2316, 3displayingG584 himselfG1438 as beingG1510 GodG2316. 5Do you not rememberG3421 that 4while I was stillG2089 with you, I was tellingG3004 you theseG3778 thingsG3778? 6And you knowG3609 5what restrainsG2722 him nowG3568, soG1519 thatG1519 he will be revealedG601 in his timeG2540. 7For 6the mysteryG3466 of lawlessnessG458 is alreadyG2235 at workG1754; onlyG3440 7 8He who nowG737 restrainsG2722 will do so untilG2193 9He is 10removedG1537 G3319. 8ThenG5119 that lawlessG459 oneG459 11will be revealedG601, whomG3739 the LordG2962 will eliminateG337 12with the breathG4151 of His mouthG4750 and bringG2673 toG2673 anG2673 endG2673 by the 13appearanceG2015 of His 14comingG3952; 9that is, the one whoseG3739 15comingG3952 is inG2596 accordG2596 withG2596 the activityG1753 of 16SatanG4567, with allG3956 powerG1411 and falseG5579 17 18signsG4592 and wondersG5059, 10and with 19allG3956 the deceptionG539 of wickednessG93 for 20thoseG3588 who perishG622, becauseG473 G3739 they did not acceptG1209 the loveG26 of 21the truthG225 soG1519 as to be savedG4982. 11For thisG3778 reasonG1223 22GodG2316 23will sendG3992 upon them 24a 25deludingG4106 influenceG1753 soG1519 thatG1519 they will believeG4100 26whatG5579 isG5579 falseG5579, 12inG2443 orderG2443 thatG2443 they allG3956 may be 27judgedG2919 who 28did not believeG4100 the truthG225, but 29 30tookG2106 pleasureG2106 in wickednessG93.

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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 Or he ↩
8. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 2 Thess 2:6 ↩
9. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or he ↩
10. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or out of the way ↩
11. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Dan 7:25; 8:25; 11:36; 2 Thess 2:3; Rev 13:5ff ↩
12. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Is 11:4; Rev 2:16; 19:15 ↩
13. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 1 Tim 6:14; 2 Tim 1:10; 4:1, 8; Titus 2:13 ↩
14. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Or presence ↩
15. 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Or presence ↩
16. 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Matt 4:10 ↩
17. 2 Thessalonians 2:9 I.e., confirming miracles ↩
18. 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Matt 24:24; John 4:48 ↩
19. 2 Thessalonians 2:10 Or every deception ↩
20. 2 Thessalonians 2:10 1 Cor 1:18 ↩
21. 2 Thessalonians 2:10 2 Thess 2:12, 13 ↩
22. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 1 Kin 22:22; Rom 1:28 ↩
23. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Lit is sending ↩
24. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Lit an activity of error ↩
25. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 1 Thess 2:3; 2 Tim 4:4 ↩
26. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Or the lie ↩
27. 2 Thessalonians 2:12 Or condemned ↩
28. 2 Thessalonians 2:12 Rom 2:8 ↩
29. 2 Thessalonians 2:12 Or approved ↩
30. 2 Thessalonians 2:12 Rom 1:32; 1 Cor 13:6 ↩

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