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2 Thessalonians 2:12
12That they all may be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2 Thessalonians 2:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
- New International Version (NIV)and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.
- English Standard Version (ESV)in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Context of 2 Thessalonians 2:12
10And with all deception of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all may be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 13But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14To which he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Read all of 2 Thessalonians 22 Thessalonians 2:12 word by word
ἵνα κριθῶσιν πάντες οἱ μὴ πιστεύσαντες τῇ ἀληθείᾳ ἀλλ᾽ εὐδοκήσαντες τῇ ἀδικίᾳ.¶Read the interlinear
- Thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- damnedκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
- whoὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- believedπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
- notμήmē · notG3361
- truthἀλήθειαalētheia · truthG225
- butἀλλάalla · butG235
- pleasureεὐδοκέωeudokeō · to delightG2106
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- unrighteousnessἀδικίαadikia · unrighteousnessG93
Cross-references for 2 Thessalonians 2:12
- Deuteronomy 32:35To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
- Mark 16:16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
- John 3:36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:9For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
- 2 Peter 2:3And through covetousness they shall with deceptive words exploit you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.
- Jude 1:4For certain men have crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Psalms 11:5The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
- Psalms 50:16But to the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
- Psalms 52:3Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
- Hosea 7:3They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
- Micah 3:2Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from them, and their flesh from off their bones;
- Mark 14:11And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
- John 3:19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
- Romans 1:32Who knowing the judgment of God, that they who commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
- Romans 2:8But to them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
- Romans 8:7Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 2:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12That they all might be damned - ̔ · So that they may all be condemned who believed not the truth when it was proclaimed to them; but took pleasure in unrighteousness, preferring that to the way of holiness. Their condemnation was the effect of their refusal to believe the truth; and they refused to believe it because they loved their sins. For a farther and more pointed illustration of the preceding verses, see the conclusion of this chapter (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12That they all might be damned - The word “damned” we commonly apply now exclusively to future punishment, and it has a harsher signification than the original word; compare the notes, 1 Corinthians 11:29. The Greek word - ́ krinō- means to judge, determine, decide; and then to condemn; Romans 2:27; Romans 14:22; James 4:11; John 7:51; Luke 19:22; Acts 13:27. It may be applied to the judgment of the last day John 5:22; John 8:50; Acts 17:31; Romans 3:6; 2…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-12Verses 5-12 Something hindered or withheld the man of sin. It is supposed to be the power of the Roman empire, which the apostle did not mention more plainly at that time. Corruption of doctrine and worship came in by degrees, and the usurping of power was gradual; thus the mystery of iniquity prevailed. Superstition and idolatry were advanced by pretended devotion, and bigotry and persecution were promoted by pretended zeal for God and his glory. This…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12God will find them guilty because they do not believe the truth (see 1:6–9). They chose to believe the lie of the man of lawlessness instead (see 2:10 and 2:9–10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. they all ... damned--rather as Greek, "that all," &c. He here states the general proposition which applies specially to Antichrist's adherents. Not all in the Church of Rome, or other anti-Christian systems, shall be damned, but only "all who believed not the truth," when offered to them, "but had pleasure in unrighteousness" (Ro 1:32; 2:8). Love of unrighteousness being the great obstacle to believing the truth.Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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