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

Now we beg you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him,

2 n ot 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.

that ye be not soon shaken in mind, nor troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter, as by us, as that the day of the Lord is present.

3 L et 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,

Let not any one deceive you in any manner, because unless the apostasy have first come, and the man of sin have been revealed, the son of perdition;

4 h e 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.

who opposes and exalts himself on high against all called God, or object of veneration; so that he himself sits down in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

5 D on’t you remember that, when I was still with you, I told you these things?

Do ye not remember that, being yet with you, I said these things to you?

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

And now ye know that which restrains, that he should be revealed in his own time.

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

For the mystery of lawlessness already works; only he who restrains now until he be gone,

8 T hen 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;

and then the lawless one shall be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus shall consume with the breath of his mouth, and shall annul by the appearing of his coming;

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

whose coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,

10 a nd 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.

and in all deceit of unrighteousness to them that perish, because they have not received the love of the truth that they might be saved.

11 B ecause of this, God sends them a working of error, that they should believe a lie;

And for this reason God sends to them a working of error, that they should believe what is false,

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

that all might be judged who have not believed the truth, but have found pleasure in unrighteousness.

13 B ut 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;

But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of Lord, that God has chosen you from beginning to salvation in sanctification of Spirit and belief of truth:

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

whereto he has called you by our glad tidings, to obtaining of glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

So then, brethren, stand firm, and hold fast the instructions which ye have been taught, whether by word or by our letter.

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

But our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us, and given eternal consolation and good hope by grace,

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

encourage your hearts, and establish you in every good work and word.