1 B ut relative to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) and our gathering together to Him, we beg you, brethren,

Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together to him, we ask you

2 N ot to allow your minds to be quickly unsettled or disturbed or kept excited or alarmed, whether it be by some revelation of Spirit or by word or by letter from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has arrived and is here.

not to be quickly shaken in your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by letter as from us, saying that the day of Christ had come.

3 L et no one deceive or beguile you in any way, for that day will not come except the apostasy comes first '> falling away of those who have professed to be Christians has come], and the man of lawlessness (sin) is revealed, who is the son of doom (of perdition),

Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be, unless the departure comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction,

4 W ho opposes and exalts himself so proudly and insolently against and over all that is called God or that is worshiped, taking his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming that he himself is God.

he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped; so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.

5 D o you not recollect that when I was still with you, I told you these things?

Don’t you remember that, when I was still with you, I told you these things?

6 A nd now you know what is restraining him; it is so that he may be manifested (revealed) in his own time.

Now you know what is restraining him, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.

7 F or the mystery of lawlessness (that hidden principle of rebellion against constituted authority) is already at work in the world, restrained only until he who restrains is taken out of the way.

For the mystery of lawlessness already works. Only there is one who restrains now, until he is taken out of the way.

8 A nd then the lawless one (the antichrist) will be revealed and the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of His mouth and bring him to an end by His appearing at His coming.

Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will kill with the breath of his mouth, and destroy by the manifestation of his coming;

9 T he coming is through the activity and working of Satan and will be attended by great power and with all sorts of miracles and signs and delusive marvels— lying wonders—

even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

10 A nd by unlimited seduction to evil and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing (going to perdition) because they did not welcome the Truth but refused to love it that they might be saved.

and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn’t receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 T herefore God sends upon them a misleading influence, a working of error and a strong delusion to make them believe what is false,

Because of this, God sends them a working of error, that they should believe a lie;

12 I n order that all may be judged and condemned who did not believe in the Truth, but took pleasure in unrighteousness.

that they all might be judged who didn’t believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

13 B ut we, brethren beloved by the Lord, ought and are obligated to give thanks always to God for you, because God chose you from the beginning as His firstfruits (first converts) for salvation through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and belief in (adherence to, trust in, and reliance on) the Truth.

But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;

14 t o this end that He called you through our Gospel, so that you may obtain and share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah).

to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 S o then, brethren, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions and instructions which you were taught by us, whether by our word of mouth or by letter.

So then, brothers, stand firm, and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word, or by letter.

16 N ow may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, Who loved us and gave us everlasting consolation and encouragement and well-founded hope through grace (unmerited favor),

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

17 C omfort and encourage your hearts and strengthen them in every good work and word.

comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work and word.