2 Thessalonians 2
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2 Thessalonians 2:4-8

4who opposesG480 and exaltsG5229 himself aboveG1909 12everyG3956 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 78He who nowG737 restrainsG2722 will do so untilG2193 9He is 10removedG1537G3319.

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;

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Or everyone who is called God ↩
  2. 2. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 1 Cor 8:5 ↩
  3. 3. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Is 14:14; Ezek 28:2 ↩
  4. 4. 2 Thessalonians 2:5 1 Thess 3:4 ↩
  5. 5. 2 Thessalonians 2:6 2 Thess 2:7 ↩
  6. 6. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Rev 17:5, 7 ↩
  7. 7. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or he ↩
  8. 8. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 2 Thess 2:6 ↩
  9. 9. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or he ↩
  10. 10. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or out of the way ↩
  11. 11. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Dan 7:25; 8:25; 11:36; 2 Thess 2:3; Rev 13:5ff ↩
  12. 12. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Is 11:4; Rev 2:16; 19:15 ↩
  13. 13. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 1 Tim 6:14; 2 Tim 1:10; 4:1, 8; Titus 2:13 ↩
  14. 14. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Or presence ↩

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