New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Thessalonians 2:7-17

7For 1the mysteryG3466 of lawlessnessG458 is alreadyG2235 at workG1754; onlyG3440 2 3He who nowG737 restrainsG2722 will do so untilG2193 4He is 5removedG1537 G3319. 8ThenG5119 that lawlessG459 oneG459 6will be revealedG601, whomG3739 the LordG2962 will eliminateG337 7with the breathG4151 of His mouthG4750 and bringG2673 toG2673 anG2673 endG2673 by the 8appearanceG2015 of His 9comingG3952; 9that is, the one whoseG3739 10comingG3952 is inG2596 accordG2596 withG2596 the activityG1753 of 11SatanG4567, with allG3956 powerG1411 and falseG5579 12 13signsG4592 and wondersG5059, 10and with 14allG3956 the deceptionG539 of wickednessG93 for 15thoseG3588 who perishG622, becauseG473 G3739 they did not acceptG1209 the loveG26 of 16the truthG225 soG1519 as to be savedG4982. 11For thisG3778 reasonG1223 17GodG2316 18will sendG3992 upon them 19a 20deludingG4106 influenceG1753 soG1519 thatG1519 they will believeG4100 21whatG5579 isG5579 falseG5579, 12inG2443 orderG2443 thatG2443 they allG3956 may be 22judgedG2919 who 23did not believeG4100 the truthG225, but 24 25tookG2106 pleasureG2106 in wickednessG93.

13 26But we shouldG3784 alwaysG3842 giveG2168 thanksG2168 to GodG2316 for you, 27brothersG80 and sisters belovedG25 by the LordG2962, becauseG3754 28GodG2316 has chosenG138 you 29from the beginningG746 30for salvationG4991 31 32throughG1722 sanctificationG38 33by the SpiritG4151 and faithG4102 in the truthG225. 14It was for thisG3739 He 34calledG2564 you throughG1223 35our gospelG2098, 36that you may obtainG4047 the gloryG1391 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 15SoG686 thenG3767, brothersG80 and sisters, 37standG4739 firmG4739 and 38holdG2902 onG2902 to the traditionsG3862 whichG3739 you were taughtG1321, whetherG1535 39by wordG3056 of mouth orG1535 40by letterG1992 41from us.

16 42NowG1161 may our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 43HimselfG846 and GodG2316 our FatherG3962, who has 44lovedG25 us and givenG1325 us eternalG166 comfortG3874 and 45goodG18 hopeG1680 by graceG5485, 17 46comfortG3870 and 47strengthenG4741 your heartsG2588 in everyG3956 goodG18 workG2041 and wordG3056.

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Notes

1. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Rev 17:5, 7 ↩
2. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or he ↩
3. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 2 Thess 2:6 ↩
4. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or he ↩
5. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or out of the way ↩
6. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Dan 7:25; 8:25; 11:36; 2 Thess 2:3; Rev 13:5ff ↩
7. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Is 11:4; Rev 2:16; 19:15 ↩
8. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 1 Tim 6:14; 2 Tim 1:10; 4:1, 8; Titus 2:13 ↩
9. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Or presence ↩
10. 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Or presence ↩
11. 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Matt 4:10 ↩
12. 2 Thessalonians 2:9 I.e., confirming miracles ↩
13. 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Matt 24:24; John 4:48 ↩
14. 2 Thessalonians 2:10 Or every deception ↩
15. 2 Thessalonians 2:10 1 Cor 1:18 ↩
16. 2 Thessalonians 2:10 2 Thess 2:12, 13 ↩
17. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 1 Kin 22:22; Rom 1:28 ↩
18. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Lit is sending ↩
19. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Lit an activity of error ↩
20. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 1 Thess 2:3; 2 Tim 4:4 ↩
21. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Or the lie ↩
22. 2 Thessalonians 2:12 Or condemned ↩
23. 2 Thessalonians 2:12 Rom 2:8 ↩
24. 2 Thessalonians 2:12 Or approved ↩
25. 2 Thessalonians 2:12 Rom 1:32; 1 Cor 13:6 ↩
26. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 2 Thess 1:3 ↩
27. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 1 Thess 1:4 ↩
28. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Eph 1:4ff ↩
29. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 One early ms first fruits ↩
30. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 1 Cor 1:21; 1 Thess 2:12; 5:9; 1 Pet 1:5 ↩
31. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Lit in ↩
32. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 1 Thess 4:7; 1 Pet 1:2 ↩
33. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Lit of ↩
34. 2 Thessalonians 2:14 1 Thess 2:12 ↩
35. 2 Thessalonians 2:14 1 Thess 1:5 ↩
36. 2 Thessalonians 2:14 Lit to the obtaining of ↩
37. 2 Thessalonians 2:15 1 Cor 16:13 ↩
38. 2 Thessalonians 2:15 1 Cor 11:2; 2 Thess 3:6 ↩
39. 2 Thessalonians 2:15 2 Thess 2:2 ↩
40. 2 Thessalonians 2:15 2 Thess 2:2 ↩
41. 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Lit of ↩
42. 2 Thessalonians 2:16 1 Thess 3:11 ↩
43. 2 Thessalonians 2:16 1 Thess 3:11 ↩
44. 2 Thessalonians 2:16 John 3:16 ↩
45. 2 Thessalonians 2:16 Titus 3:7; 1 Pet 1:3 ↩
46. 2 Thessalonians 2:17 1 Thess 3:2, 13 ↩
47. 2 Thessalonians 2:17 2 Thess 3:3 ↩

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