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2 Thessalonians 2

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¹ Now concerning the coming ⓗ of our Lord ⓘ Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him: We ask you, brothers and sisters,

² not to be easily upset or troubled, either by a prophecy [1] ⓙ or by a message or by a letter supposedly from us, alleging that the day of the Lord [2] ⓚ has come. ⓛ

³ Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way. For that day will not come unless the apostasy [3] comes first and the man of lawlessness [4] is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.

⁴ He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god ⓜ or object of worship, ⓝ so that he sits [5] in God’s temple, proclaiming that he himself is God.

⁵ Don’t you remember that when I was still with you I used to tell you about this?

⁶ And you know what currently restrains him, so that he will be revealed in his time. ⓐ

⁷ For the mystery of lawlessness ⓑ is already at work, but the one now restraining will do so until he is out of the way,

⁸ and then the lawless one will be revealed. The Lord Jesus will destroy him with the breath of his mouth ⓒ and will bring him to nothing at the appearance of his coming.

⁹ The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with all kinds of false miracles, signs, and wonders, ⓓ

¹⁰ and with every wicked deception among those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth and so be saved. ⓔ

¹¹ For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe the lie,

¹² so that all will be condemned ⓕ — those who did not believe ⓖ the truth but delighted in unrighteousness.

¹³ But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because from the beginning [6] God has chosen ⓗ you for salvation through sanctification ⓘ by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.

¹⁴ He called you to this through our gospel, so that you might obtain the glory ⓙ of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁵ So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm ⓚ and hold to the traditions you were taught, ⓛ whether by what we said or what we wrote.

¹⁶ May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved ⓜ us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace,

¹⁷ encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good work and word.

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1	Now concerning the coming ⓗ of our Lord ⓘ Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him: We ask you, brothers and sisters,
2	not to be easily upset or troubled, either by a prophecy [1] ⓙ or by a message or by a letter supposedly from us, alleging that the day of the Lord [2] ⓚ has come. ⓛ
3	Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way. For that day will not come unless the apostasy [3] comes first and the man of lawlessness [4] is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.
4	He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god ⓜ or object of worship, ⓝ so that he sits [5] in God’s temple, proclaiming that he himself is God.
5	Don’t you remember that when I was still with you I used to tell you about this?
6	And you know what currently restrains him, so that he will be revealed in his time. ⓐ
7	For the mystery of lawlessness ⓑ is already at work, but the one now restraining will do so until he is out of the way,
8	and then the lawless one will be revealed. The Lord Jesus will destroy him with the breath of his mouth ⓒ and will bring him to nothing at the appearance of his coming.
9	The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with all kinds of false miracles, signs, and wonders, ⓓ
10	and with every wicked deception among those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth and so be saved. ⓔ
11	For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe the lie,
12	so that all will be condemned ⓕ — those who did not believe ⓖ the truth but delighted in unrighteousness.
13	But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because from the beginning [6] God has chosen ⓗ you for salvation through sanctification ⓘ by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
14	He called you to this through our gospel, so that you might obtain the glory ⓙ of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15	So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm ⓚ and hold to the traditions you were taught, ⓛ whether by what we said or what we wrote.
16	May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved ⓜ us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace,
17	encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good work and word.

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^{2 Thessalonians 2:1 [5]} Some manuscripts proclaimed to you God’s mystery

^{2 Thessalonians 2:9 [6]} Isaiah 64:4

^{2 Thessalonians 2:13 [7]} Or Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual

^{2 Thessalonians 2:16 [8]} Isaiah 40:13

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