1 But as to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and
our gathering together unto Him,
2 we beseech you, brethren,
that ye be not soon moved from your steadiness of
mind, or troubled, neither by Spirit, nor by word,
nor by letter, as from us, note that the day of Christ is at
hand.
3 Let not any one deceive you by any means; for
it shall not come till there come an apostasy first, and the
man of sin be note revealed,
4 the son of perdition, who
opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called
God, or the object of worship; so that he sits as God
in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
5 Do ye not remember, that when I was note with you, I
told you these things?
6 And ye know what now hindereth
him from being note revealed in his own time.
7 For
the mystery of iniquity is already working, only there is
one that hindreth note till he be taken out of the way.
8 And then the wicked one shall be note detected, whom the
Lord will destroy by the breath of his mouth, and abolish
by the brightness of his coming:
9 note who comes, through
the efficacy of Satan, with all kind of note lying power,
and signs,
10 and wonders, and with all iniquitous fraud,
among those that shall perish; because they received not
the love of the truth, note by which they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God will send upon them the efficacy
of error, so that they shall themselves believe the lie:
12 that
they may all be condemned, who believed not the truth,
but had pleasure in iniquity.
13 But we ought always to give thanks to God for you,
brethren beloved of the Lord; because God hath from
the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification
of the Spirit, and belief of the truth:
14 to which
He hath called you by our gospel, to the obtaining
of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 Therefore,
brethren, be steady, and hold fast the note traditions, which
ye have been taught, whether by word or by our letter.
16 And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God
and Father, who hath loved us, and hath given us
everlasting consolation, and good hope through grace,
comfort your hearts,
17 and establish you in every good
word and work.
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Worsley [1770], THE NEW TESTAMENT OR NEW COVENANT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated from the Greek ACCORDING TO The Present Idiom of the English Tongue. With NOTES and REFERENCES interspersed, as occasion required, to confirm and illustrate the more literal or various Renderings given at the bottom of each page; by which even they, who do not understand the Original, may often judge for themselves of the justness and propriety of the Translation. By the late Mr. JOHN WORSLEY, of Hertford (Printed by R. Hett, LONDON) [word count] [B18100].
