Now we ask you, ^abrothers, with regard to the ^1bcoming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our ^cgathering together to Him, 2 that you not be quickly shaken in your mind or be alarmed whether by a ^aspirit or a ^bword or a ^cletter as if from us, to the effect that ^dthe day of the Lord ^ehas come. 3 ^aLet no one in any way deceive you, for it has not come unless the ^1bapostasy comes first, and the ^cman of lawlessness is revealed, the ^dson of destruction, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above ^1aevery so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the ²sanctuary of God, ^bexhibiting himself as being God. 5 Do you not remember that ^awhile I was still with you, I was telling you these things? 6 And you know ^awhat restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed. 7 For ^athe mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only ^bhe who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. 8 And then that lawless one ^awill be revealed—whom the Lord ¹Jesus ^bWILL SLAY WITH THE BREATH OF HIS MOUTH and bring to an end by the ^cappearance of His ²coming— 9 whose ¹coming is in accord with the working of ^aSatan, with all power and ^2bsigns and false wonders, 10 and with ¹all the deception of unrighteousness for ^athose who perish, because they did not receive the love of ^bthe truth so as to be saved. 11 And for this reason ^aGod sends upon them a ^1bdeluding influence so that they will believe ²what is false, 12 in order that they all may be ¹judged who ^adid not believe the truth, but ^2btook pleasure in unrighteousness.

13 ^aBut we should always give thanks to God for you, ^bbrothers beloved by the Lord, because ^cGod has chosen you ¹as the first fruits ^dfor salvation ^ethrough sanctification ²by the Spirit and faith in the truth. 14 ¹It was for this He ^acalled you through ^bour gospel, ²that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 So then, brothers, ^astand firm and ^bhold to the traditions which you were taught, whether ^cby word of mouth or ^dby letter ¹from us.

16 ^aNow may our Lord Jesus Christ ^bHimself and God our Father, who has ^cloved us and given us eternal comfort and ^dgood hope by grace, 17 ^aencourage your hearts and ^bstrengthen them in every good work and word.