2 Thessalonians 2:1-10

New American Standard Bible 1995

Man of Lawlessness

2 Now we request you, ^(A)brethren, with regard to the ^[a](B)coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our ^(C)gathering together to Him, ² that you not be quickly shaken from your ^[b]composure or be disturbed either by a ^(D)spirit or a ^[c](E)message or a ^(F)letter as if from us, to the effect that ^(G)the day of the Lord ^(H)has come. ^3 (I)Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the ^[d](J)apostasy comes first, and the ^(K)man of lawlessness is revealed, the ^(L)son of destruction, ⁴ who opposes and exalts himself above ^[e](M)every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, ^(N)displaying himself as being God. ⁵ Do you not remember that ^(O)while I was still with you, I was telling you these things? ⁶ And you know ^(P)what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed. ⁷ For ^(Q)the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only ^(R)he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. ⁸ Then that lawless one ^(S)will be revealed whom the Lord will slay ^(T)with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the ^(U)appearance of His ^[f]coming; ⁹ that is, the one whose ^[g]coming is in accord with the activity of ^(V)Satan, with all power and ^[h](W)signs and false wonders, ¹⁰ and with ^[i]all the deception of wickedness for ^(X)those who perish, because they did not receive the love of ^(Y)the truth so as to be saved.