1 ¶ Now we beseech you, brethren, regarding the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together unto him,

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

2 t hat ye not be easily shaken in understanding or be troubled neither by spirit nor by word nor by letter as from us, as if the day of Christ is at hand.

not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come.

3 ¶ Let no one deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come except there come a falling away first and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,

Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition,

4 o pposing and exalting himself against all that is called God, or divinity, so that he as God sits in the temple of God, making himself appear to be God.

who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

5 R emember ye not, that when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things?

6 A nd ye know what impedes this now, that he might be revealed in his time.

And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time.

7 F or the mystery of iniquity is already working, except that he who dominates now will dominate until he is taken out of the way.

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way.

8 A nd then shall that Wicked one be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the Spirit of his mouth and remove with the clarity of his coming:

And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.

9 t hat wicked one, who shall come by the working of Satan with great power and signs and lying miracles,

The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,

10 a nd with all deception of iniquity working in those that perish because they did not receive the charity of the truth, to be saved.

and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 T herefore, for this cause, God shall send the operation of error in them, that they should believe the lie;

And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,

12 t hat they all might be condemned who did not believe the truth, but consented to the iniquity.

that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. Stand Fast

13 ¶ But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God has from the beginning chosen you to saving health through the sanctification of the Spirit and faith in the truth,

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

14 u nto which he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 T herefore, brethren, stand fast and retain the doctrine which ye have been taught, whether by word or our epistle.

Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle.

16 ¶ Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God, even our Father, who has loved us and has given us eternal consolation and good hope through grace,

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace,

17 c omfort your hearts and confirm you in every good word and work.

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