| International Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1Now we ask you, brothers, regarding the coming of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, and our gathering together to him, | 1Now regarding the arrival of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to be with him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, |
| 2not to be so quickly upset or alarmed when someone claims that we said, either by some spirit, conversation, or letter that the Day of the Lord has already come. | 2not to be easily shaken from your composure or disturbed by any kind of spirit or message or letter allegedly from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here. |
| 3Do not let anyone deceive you in any way, for it will not come unless the rebellion takes place first and the man of sin, who is destined for destruction, is revealed. | 3Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not arrive until the rebellion comes and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction. |
| 4He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god and object of worship. As a result, he seats himself in the sanctuary of God and himself declares that he is God. | 4He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, and as a result he takes his seat in God's temple, displaying himself as God. |
| 5Don't you remember that I repeatedly told you about these things when I was still with you? | 5Surely you recall that I used to tell you these things while I was still with you. |
| 6You know what it is that is now holding him back, so that he will be revealed when his time comes. | 6And so you know what holds him back, so that he will be revealed in his own time. |
| 7For the secret of this lawlessness is already at work, but only until the person now holding it back gets out of the way. | 7For the hidden power of lawlessness is already at work. However, the one who holds him back will do so until he is taken out of the way, |
| 8Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will destroy with the breath of his mouth, rendering him powerless by the manifestation of his coming. | 8and then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will destroy by the breath of his mouth and wipe out by the manifestation of his arrival. |
| 9The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the power of Satan. He will use every kind of power, including miraculous signs, lying wonders, | 9The arrival of the lawless one will be by Satan's working with all kinds of miracles and signs and false wonders, |
| 10and every type of evil to deceive those who are dying, those who refused to love the truth that would save them. | 10and with every kind of evil deception directed against those who are perishing, because they found no place in their hearts for the truth so as to be saved. |
| 11For this reason, God will send them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie. | 11Consequently God sends on them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false. |
| 12Then all who have not believed the truth but have taken pleasure in unrighteousness will be condemned. | 12And so all of them who have not believed the truth but have delighted in evil will be condemned. |
| 13At all times we are obligated to thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you to be the first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through faith in the truth. | 13But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth. |
| 14With this purpose in mind, he called you through our proclamation of the gospel so that you would obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah. | 14He called you to this salvation through our gospel, so that you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 15So then, brothers, stand firm, and cling to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by our letter. | 15Therefore, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold on to the traditions that we taught you, whether by speech or by letter. |
| 16May our Lord Jesus, the Messiah himself, and may God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope, | 16Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope, |
| 17encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good action and word. | 17encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good thing you do or say. |
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