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Chapter 2
The Man of Lawlessness
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Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,
δὲ ὑπὲρ τῆς παρουσίας ἡμῶν τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ ἡμῶν ἐπισυναγωγῆς ἐπ’ αὐτόν Ἐρωτῶμεν ὑμᾶς ἀδελφοί de hyper tēs parousias hēmōn tou Kyriou Iēsou Christou kai hēmōn episynagōgēs ep’ auton Erōtōmen hymas adelphoi — NA/TR · 1
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- not vvv vvv to be easily disconcerted… [or] alarmed by [any] spirit [or] message [or] letter seeming [to be] from us, [alleging] that the Day of the Lord has already come.
εἰς ὑμᾶς μὴ ταχέως τὸ σαλευθῆναι ἀπὸ τοῦ νοὸς μηδὲ θροεῖσθαι μήτε διὰ πνεύματος μήτε διὰ λόγου μήτε δι’ ἐπιστολῆς ὡς δι’ ἡμῶν ὡς ὅτι ἡ ἡμέρα τοῦ Κυρίου ἐνέστηκεν eis hymas mē tacheōs to saleuthēnai apo tou noos mēde throeisthai mēte dia pneumatos mēte dia logou mēte di’ epistolēs hōs di’ hēmōn hōs hoti hē hēmera tou Kyriou enestēken — NA/TR · 2
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{Let} no one deceive you in [any] way, for [ it will not come ] until… the rebellion vvv occurs and the man of lawlessness— the son of destruction— is revealed.
μή τις ἐξαπατήσῃ ὑμᾶς κατὰ μηδένα τρόπον ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ ἡ ἀποστασία πρῶτον ἔλθῃ καὶ ὁ ἄνθρωπος τῆς ἀνομίας ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας ἀποκαλυφθῇ mē tis exapatēsē hymas kata mēdena tropon hoti ean mē hē apostasia prōton elthē kai ho anthrōpos tēs anomias ho huios tēs apōleias apokalyphthē — NA/TR · 3
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[He] will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself… to be God.
ὁ ἀντικείμενος καὶ ὑπεραιρόμενος ἐπὶ πάντα λεγόμενον Θεὸν ἢ σέβασμα ὥστε αὐτὸν καθίσαι εἰς τὸν ναὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀποδεικνύντα ἑαυτὸν ὅτι ἔστιν Θεός ho antikeimenos kai hyperairomenos epi panta legomenon Theon ē sebasma hōste auton kathisai eis ton naon tou Theou apodeiknynta heauton hoti estin Theos — NA/TR · 4
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vvv Do you not remember that I told you these things while I was still with you?
Οὐ μνημονεύετε ὅτι ἔλεγον ὑμῖν ταῦτα ὢν ἔτι πρὸς ὑμᾶς Ou mnēmoneuete hoti elegon hymin tauta ōn eti pros hymas — NA/TR · 5
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And you know what vvv is now restraining [him], so that he may be revealed at the proper time.
καὶ οἴδατε τὸ νῦν κατέχον εἰς αὐτὸν τὸ ἀποκαλυφθῆναι ἐν ἑαυτοῦ τῷ καιρῷ kai oidate to nyn katechon eis auton to apokalyphthēnai en heautou tō kairō — NA/TR · 6
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For the mystery of lawlessness {is} already at work, but the [one who] now restrains [it] [will continue] until he is taken out of [the] way.
γὰρ τὸ μυστήριον τῆς ἀνομίας ἤδη ἐνεργεῖται μόνον ὁ ἄρτι κατέχων ἕως γένηται ἐκ μέσου gar to mystērion tēs anomias ēdē energeitai monon ho arti katechōn heōs genētai ek mesou — NA/TR · 7
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And then the lawless [one] will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
καὶ τότε ὁ ἄνομος ἀποκαλυφθήσεται ὃν ὁ Κύριος Ἰησοῦς ἀνελεῖ τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ αὐτοῦ στόματος καὶ καταργήσει τῇ ἐπιφανείᾳ τῆς αὐτοῦ παρουσίας kai tote ho anomos apokalyphthēsetai hon ho Kyrios Iēsous anelei tō pneumati tou autou stomatos kai katargēsei tē epiphaneia tēs autou parousias — NA/TR · 8
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vvv The coming [of the lawless one] will be accompanied by [the] working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,
οὗ ἡ παρουσία ἐστιν κατ’ ἐνέργειαν τοῦ Σατανᾶ ἐν πάσῃ δυνάμει καὶ σημείοις καὶ ψεύδους τέρασιν hou hē parousia estin kat’ energeian tou Satana en pasē dynamei kai sēmeiois kai pseudous terasin — NA/TR · 9
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and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because… vvv they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
καὶ ἐν πάσῃ ἀδικίας ἀπάτῃ τοῖς ἀπολλυμένοις ἀνθ’ ὧν οὐκ ἐδέξαντο τὴν ἀγάπην τῆς ἀληθείας εἰς τὸ σωθῆναι αὐτούς kai en pasē adikias apatē tois apollymenois anth’ hōn ouk edexanto tēn agapēn tēs alētheias eis to sōthēnai autous — NA/TR · 10
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- For this reason… God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe [the] lie,
καὶ διὰ τοῦτο ὁ Θεὸς πέμπει αὐτοῖς ἐνέργειαν πλάνης εἰς αὐτοὺς τὸ πιστεῦσαι τῷ ψεύδει kai dia touto ho Theos pempei autois energeian planēs eis autous to pisteusai tō pseudei — NA/TR · 11
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in order that judgment may come upon all who vvv have disbelieved the truth [and] delighted in wickedness.
ἵνα κριθῶσιν πάντες οἱ μὴ πιστεύσαντες τῇ ἀληθείᾳ ἀλλὰ εὐδοκήσαντες τῇ ἀδικίᾳ hina krithōsin pantes hoi mē pisteusantes tē alētheia alla eudokēsantes tē adikia — NA/TR · 12
Stand Firm
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But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by [the] Lord, because God chose you from [the] beginning to be saved by [the] sanctification of [the] Spirit and [by] faith in [the] truth.
δὲ Ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν πάντοτε εὐχαριστεῖν τῷ Θεῷ περὶ ὑμῶν ἀδελφοὶ ἠγαπημένοι ὑπὸ Κυρίου ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς εἵλατο ὑμᾶς ἀπ᾽‿ ἀρχῆς εἰς σωτηρίαν ἐν ἁγιασμῷ Πνεύματος καὶ πίστει ἀληθείας de Hēmeis opheilomen pantote eucharistein tō Theō peri hymōn adelphoi ēgapēmenoi hypo Kyriou hoti ho Theos heilato hymas ap᾽ archēs eis sōtērian en hagiasmō Pneumatos kai pistei alētheias — NA/TR · 13
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To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in [the] glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
εἰς ὃ καὶ ἐκάλεσεν ὑμᾶς διὰ ἡμῶν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου εἰς περιποίησιν δόξης ἡμῶν τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ eis ho kai ekalesen hymas dia hēmōn tou euangeliou eis peripoiēsin doxēs hēmōn tou Kyriou Iēsou Christou — NA/TR · 14
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Therefore…, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.
Ἄρα οὖν ἀδελφοί στήκετε καὶ κρατεῖτε τὰς παραδόσεις ἃς ἡμῶν ἐδιδάχθητε εἴτε διὰ λόγου εἴτε δι’ ἐπιστολῆς Ara oun adelphoi stēkete kai krateite tas paradoseis has hēmōn edidachthēte eite dia logou eite di’ epistolēs — NA/TR · 15
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Now {may} our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given [us] eternal comfort and good hope,
δὲ ἡμῶν ὁ Κύριος Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς Αὐτὸς καὶ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν ὁ Πατὴρ ὁ ἐν χάριτι ἀγαπήσας ἡμᾶς καὶ δοὺς αἰωνίαν παράκλησιν καὶ ἀγαθὴν ἐλπίδα de hēmōn ho Kyrios Iēsous Christos Autos kai ho Theos hēmōn ho Patēr ho en chariti agapēsas hēmas kai dous aiōnian paraklēsin kai agathēn elpida — NA/TR · 16
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encourage your hearts and strengthen [you] in every good word and deed.
παρακαλέσαι ὑμῶν τὰς καρδίας καὶ στηρίξαι ἐν παντὶ ἀγαθῷ λόγῳ καὶ ἔργῳ parakalesai hymōn tas kardias kai stērixai en panti agathō logō kai ergō — NA/TR · 17