2 Thessalonians 2 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers, Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers,
2 not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come. not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come. not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.
3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed. Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,
4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God. He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
5 Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things? Do you not remember that I told you these things while I was still with you? Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things?
6 And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. And you know what is now restraining him, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time.
7 For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one who now restrains it will continue until he is taken out of the way. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way.
8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming.
9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders,
10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false,
12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness. in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness. in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
13 But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth. But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.
14 He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter. Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter. So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter.
16 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope, Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed. comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.
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