Revised Literal Translation

2 Thessalonians 2

1NowδὲdeG1161we beseechἘρωτῶμενErōtōmenG2065youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,byὑπὲρhuperG5228the comingτῆς παρουσίαςtēs parousiasG3588 G3952of ourG1473Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532byourG1473gathering togetherἐπισυναγωγῆςepisunagōgēsG1997untoἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτὸνautonG846,

2τὸtoG3588ThatεἰςeisG1519yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771beG4531notμὴmēG3361soonταχέωςtacheōsG5030shakenσαλευθῆναιsaleuthēnaiG4531inἀπὸapoG575mindτοῦ νοὸςtou noosG3588 G3563,orG3383be troubledθροεῖσθαι,throeisthaiG2360,neitherG3383byδιὰdiaG1223spiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,norG3383byδιὰdiaG1223wordλόγουlogouG3056,norG3383byδι᾽di᾽G1223letterἐπιστολῆςepistolēsG1992asὡςhōsG5613fromδι᾽di᾽G1223usG1473,asὡςhōsG5613thatὅτιhotiG3754the dayἡ ἡμέραhē hēmeraG3588 G2250of ChristτοῦtouG3588 G5547is at handἐνέστηκενenestēkenG1764.

3LetG1818noμήmēG3361manτιςtisG5100deceiveἐξαπατήσῃexapatēsēG1818youὑμᾶςhumasG4771byκατὰkataG2596anyμηδέναmēdenaG3367meansτρόπον·troponG5158:forὅτιhotiG3754that day shall not come,exceptἐὰνeanG1437there comeἔλθῃelthēG2064a falling awayἡ ἀποστασίαhē apostasiaG3588 G646firstG4412,andκαὶkaiG2532that manὁ ἄνθρωποςho anthrōposG3588 G444of sinτῆςtēsG3588 G266be revealedἀποκαλυφθῇapokaluphthēaG601,the sonὁ υἱὸςho huiosG3588 G5207of perditionτῆς ἀπωλείας,tēs apōleiasG3588 G684;μὴmēG3361

4Who opposethὁ ἀντικείμενοςho antikeimenosG3588 G480andκαὶkaiG2532exalteth himselfὑπεραιρόμενοςhuperairomenosG5229aboveἐπὶepiG1909allπάνταpantaG3956that is calledλεγόμενονlegomenonG3004GodθεὸνtheonG2316,orἢēG2228that is worshippedσέβασμαsebasmaG4574;so thatὥστεhōsteG5620heαὐτὸνautonG846asG5613GodθεοῦtheouG2316sittethκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523inεἰςeisG1519the templeτὸν ναὸνton naonG3588 G3485of Godτοῦ θεός.¶tou theosG3588 G2316,shewingἀποδεικνύνταapodeiknuntaG584himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438thatὅτιhotiG3754he isἐστὶνestinG1510GodG2316.

5Remember yeμνημονεύετεmnēmoneueteG3421notΟὐOuG3756,thatὅτιhotiG3754,when I wasὢνōnG1510yetἔτιetiG2089withπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,I toldἔλεγονelegonG3004youὑμῖν;huminG4771these thingsταῦταtautaG3778?

6τὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588τῷtōG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568ye knowG1492what withholdethκατέχονkatechonG2722thatεἰςeisG1519heαὐτὸνautonG846might be revealedἀποκαλυφθῆναιapokaluphthēnaiG601inἐνenG1722hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438timeκαιρῷ.kairōG2540.

7τὸtoG3588τῆςtēsG3588ForγὰρgarG1063the mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466of iniquityἀνομίας, ὁanomias hoG3588 G458dothG1754alreadyἤδηēdēG2235workἐνεργεῖταιenergeitaiG1754:onlyG3440he whoG2722nowἄρτιartiG737lettethG2722will let,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193he be takenγένηται·genētaiG1096out ofἐκekG1537the wayμέσουmesouG3319.

8ὁhoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532thenτότεtoteG5119shallG601that WickedἄνομοςanomosG459be revealedἀποκαλυφθήσεταιapokaluphthēsetaiG601,whomὃνhonG3739the Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962shall consumeG355with the spiritτῷ πνεύματιtō pneumatiG3588 G4151of hisαὐτοῦautouG846mouthτοῦ στόματοςtou stomatosG3588 G4750,andκαὶkaiG2532shall destroyκαταργήσειkatargēseiG2673with the brightnessτῇ ἐπιφανείᾳtēa epiphaneiaG3588 G2015of hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846comingτῆς παρουσίαςtēs parousiasG3588 G3952:

9Even him,whoseοὗhouG3739comingἡ παρουσίαhē parousiaG3588 G3952isἐστινestinG1510afterκατ᾽kat᾽G2596the workingἐνέργειανenergeianG1753of Satanτοῦ σατανᾶtou satanaG3588 G4567withἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411andκαὶkaiG2532signsσημείοιςsēmeioisG4592andκαὶkaiG2532lyingψεύδουςpseudousG5579wondersτέρασινterasinG5059,

10G3588G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532withG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956deceivablenessἀπάτῃapatēG539of unrighteousnessἀδικίαςadikiasG3588 G93inG1722them that perishἀπολλυμένοις,apollumenoisG622;becauseἀνθ᾽anth᾽G473they receivedἐδέξαντοedexantoG1209notοὐκoukG3756the loveἀγάπηνagapēnG3588 G26of the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG3588 G225,thatεἰςeisG1519theyαὐτούς·autousG846might be savedσωθῆναιsōthēnaiG4982.ὧνhōnG3739

11ὁhoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532forG1223thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778causeG1223Godθεὸς τὸtheos toG3588 G2316shall sendπέμπειpempeiG3992themαὐτοῖςautoisG846strongἐνέργειανenergeianG1753delusionπλάνηςplanēsG4106,thatεἰςeisG1519theyαὐτοὺςautousG846should believeπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100a lieτῷ ψεύδει,tō pseudeiG3588 G5579:

12οἱhoiG3588ThatἵναinaG2443theyG2919allπάντεςpantesG3956might be damnedG2919who believedπιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesG4100notμὴmēG3361the truthτῇ ἀληθείᾳtēa alētheiaG3588 G225,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235had pleasureεὐδοκήσαντεςeudokēsantesG2106inG1722unrighteousnessτῇ ἀδικίᾳ.¶tēa adikiaG3588 G93.

13ButδὲdeG1161weG1473are boundὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784to give thanksεὐχαριστεῖνeucharisteinG2168alwayπάντοτεpantoteG3842to Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316forπερὶperiG4012youὑμῶν,humōnG4771,brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80belovedἠγαπημένοιēgapēmenoiG25ofὑπὸhupoG5259the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,becauseὅτιhotiG3754Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316hathG138fromG575the beginningG746chosenG138youὑμᾶςhumasG4771toεἰςeisG1519salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991throughἐνenG1722sanctificationἁγιασμῷhagiasmōG38of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151andκαὶkaiG2532beliefπίστειpisteiG4102of the truthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225:

14ὃhoG3739WhereuntoεἰςeisG1519he calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564youὑμᾶςhumasG4771byδιὰdiaG1223ourG1473gospelτοῦ εὐαγγελίουtou euangeliouG3588 G2098,toεἰςeisG1519the obtainingπεριποίησινperipoiēsinG4047of the gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391of ourG1473Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

15διὰdiaG1223ἌραAraG686Thereforeοὖν,ounG3767,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,stand fastστήκετεstēketeG4739,andκαὶkaiG2532holdκρατεῖτεkrateiteG2902the traditionsτὰς παραδόσειςtas paradoseisG3588 G3862whichἃςhasG3739ye have been taughtἐδιδάχθητεedidachthēteG1321,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535byδι᾽di᾽G1223wordλόγουlogouG3056,orεἴτεeiteG1535ourG1473epistleἐπιστολῆςepistolēsG1992.

16G3588NowδὲdeG1161ourG1473LordκύριοςkuriosG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547himselfαὐτὸςautosG846,andG2532GodθεὸςtheosG3588 G2316,evenG2532ourG1473FatherπατὴρpatērG3962,which hath lovedἀγαπήσαςagapēsasG25usG1473,andG2532hath givenδοὺςdousG1325useverlastingαἰωνίανaiōnianG166consolationπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874andG2532goodἀγαθὴνagathēnG18hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680throughἐνenG1722graceχάριτι,charitiG5485,

17ComfortπαρακαλέσαιparakalesaiG3870yourG4771heartsτὰς καρδίαςtas kardiasG3588 G2588,andκαὶkaiG2532stablishστηρίξαιstērixaiG4741youG4771inἐνenG1722everyπαντὶpantiG3956goodἀγαθῷ.¶agathōG18wordλόγῳlogōG3056andκαὶkaiG2532workἔργῳergōG2041.

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