2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Legacy Standard Bible

The Man of Lawlessness

2 Now we ask you, ^(A)brothers, 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 in your mind or be alarmed whether by a ^(D)spirit or a ^(E)word 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 has not come unless the ^[b](J)apostasy comes first, and the ^(K)man of lawlessness is revealed, the ^(L)son of destruction, ⁴ who opposes and exalts himself above ^[c](M)every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the ^[d]sanctuary of God, ^(N)exhibiting 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 And then that lawless one ^(S)will be revealed—whom the Lord ^[e]Jesus ^(T)will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the ^(U)appearance of His ^[f]coming— ⁹ whose ^[g]coming is in accord with the working of ^(V)Satan, with all power and ^[h](W)signs and false wonders, ¹⁰ and with ^[i]all the deception of unrighteousness for ^(X)those who perish, because they did not receive the love of ^(Y)the truth so as to be saved. ¹¹ And for this reason ^(Z)God sends upon them a ^[j](AA)deluding influence so that they will believe ^[k]what is false, ¹² in order that they all may be ^[l]judged who ^(AB)did not believe the truth, but ^[m](AC)took pleasure in unrighteousness.