<vn='1'><sn="1161">Now</s> we <sn="2065">beseech</s><sn="5209">you</s>, <sn="80">brethren</s>, <sn="5228">by</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3952">coming</s> of <sn="2257">our</s><sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> by <sn="2257">our</s> gathering <sn="1997">together</s><sn="1909">unto</s><sn="846">him</s>, </v>
<vn='2'>That <sn="5209">ye</s> be <sn="3361">not</s><sn="5030">soon</s><sn="4531">shaken</s><sn="575">in</s><sn="3563">mind</s>, <sn="3383">or</s> be <sn="2360">troubled</s>, <sn="3383">neither</s><sn="1223">by</s><sn="4151">spirit</s>, <sn="3383">nor</s><sn="1223">by</s><sn="3056">word</s>, <sn="3383">nor</s><sn="1223">by</s><sn="1992">letter</s><sn="5613">as</s><sn="1223">from</s><sn="2257">us</s>, as <sn="3754">that</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2250">day</s> of <sn="5547">Christ</s> is at <sn="1764">hand</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>Let <sn="3361">no</s><sn="5100">man</s><sn="1818">deceive</s><sn="5209">you</s><sn="2596">by</s><sn="3367">any</s><sn="5158">means</s>: <sn="3754">for</s> that day shall not come, <sn="3362">except</s> there <sn="2064">come</s> a falling <sn="646">away</s><sn="4412">first</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> that <sn="444">man</s> of <sn="266">sin</s> be <sn="601">revealed</s>, <sn="3588">the</s><sn="5207">son</s> of <sn="684">perdition</s>; </v>
<vn='4'>Who <sn="480">opposeth</s><sn="2532">and</s> exalteth <sn="5229">himself</s><sn="1909">above</s><sn="3956">all</s> that is <sn="3004">called</s><sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="2228">or</s> that is <sn="4574">worshiped</s>; so <sn="5620">that</s><sn="846">he</s><sn="5613">as</s><sn="2316">God</s><sn="2523">sitteth</s><sn="1519">in</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3485">temple</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="584">showing</s><sn="1438">himself</s><sn="3754">that</s> he <sn="2076">is</s><sn="2316">God</s>. </v>
<vn='5'><sn="3421">Remember</s> ye <sn="3756">not</s>, <sn="3754">that</s>, when I <sn="5607">was</s><sn="2089">yet</s><sn="4314">with</s><sn="5209">you</s>, I <sn="3004">told</s><sn="5213">you</s> these <sn="5023">things</s>? </v>
<vn='6'><sn="2532">And</s><sn="3568">now</s> ye <sn="1492">know</s> what <sn="2722">withholdeth</s> that <sn="846">he</s> might be <sn="601">revealed</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="1438">his</s><sn="2540">time</s>. </v>
<vn='7'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3466">mystery</s> of <sn="458">iniquity</s> doth <sn="2235">already</s><sn="1754">work</s>: <sn="3440">only</s> he who now <sn="2722 737">letteth</s> will let, <sn="2193">until</s> he be <sn="1096">taken</s> out <sn="1537">of</s> the <sn="3319">way</s>. </v>
<vn='8'><sn="2532">And</s><sn="5119">then</s> shall that <sn="459">Wicked</s> be <sn="601">revealed</s>, <sn="3739">whom</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2962">Lord</s> shall <sn="355">consume</s> with <sn="3588">the</s><sn="4151">spirit</s> of <sn="848">his</s><sn="4750">mouth</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> shall <sn="2673">destroy</s> with <sn="3588">the</s><sn="2015">brightness</s> of <sn="848">his</s><sn="3952">coming</s>: </v>
<vn='9'> Even him, <sn="3739">whose</s><sn="3952">coming</s><sn="2076">is</s><sn="2596">after</s> the <sn="1753">working</s> of <sn="4567">Satan</s><sn="1722">with</s><sn="3956">all</s><sn="1411">power</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="4592">signs</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="5579">lying</s><sn="5059">wonders</s>, </v>
<vn='10'><sn="2532">And</s><sn="1722">with</s><sn="3956">all</s><sn="539">deceivableness</s> of <sn="93">unrighteousness</s><sn="1722">in</s> them that <sn="622">perish</s>; <sn="473 3739">because</s> they <sn="1209">received</s><sn="3756">not</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="26">love</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="225">truth</s>, that <sn="846">they</s> might be <sn="4982">saved</s>. </v>
<vn='11'><sn="2532">And</s> for this <sn="1223 5124">cause</s><sn="2316">God</s> shall <sn="3992">send</s><sn="846">them</s> strong <sn="1753 4106">delusion</s>, that <sn="846">they</s> should <sn="4100">believe</s> a <sn="5579">lie</s>: </v>
<vn='12'><sn="2443">That</s> they <sn="3956">all</s> might be <sn="2919">damned</s> who <sn="4100">believed</s><sn="3361">not</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="225">truth</s>, <sn="235">but</s> had <sn="2106">pleasure</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="93">unrighteousness</s>. </v>
<vn='13'><sn="1161">But</s><sn="2249">we</s> are <sn="3784">bound</s> to give <sn="2168">thanks</s><sn="3842">always</s> to <sn="2316">God</s><sn="4012">for</s><sn="5216">you</s>, <sn="80">brethren</s><sn="25">beloved</s><sn="5259">of</s> the <sn="2962">Lord</s>, <sn="3754">because</s><sn="2316">God</s> hath <sn="575">from</s> the <sn="746">beginning</s><sn="138">chosen</s><sn="5209">you</s><sn="1519">to</s><sn="4991">salvation</s><sn="1722">through</s><sn="38">sanctification</s> of the <sn="4151">Spirit</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="4102">belief</s> of the <sn="225">truth</s>: </v>
<vn='14'><sn="1519 3739">Whereunto</s> he <sn="2564">called</s><sn="5209">you</s><sn="1223">by</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="2098">gospel</s>, <sn="1519">to</s> the <sn="4047">obtaining</s> of the <sn="1391">glory</s> of <sn="2257">our</s><sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>. </v>
<vn='15'><sn="686 3767">Therefore</s>, <sn="80">brethren</s>, stand <sn="4739">fast</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="2902">hold</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3862">traditions</s><sn="3739">which</s> ye have been <sn="1321">taught</s>, <sn="1535">whether</s><sn="1223">by</s><sn="3056">word</s>, <sn="1535 *1223">or</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="1992">epistle</s>. </v>
<vn='16'><sn="1161">Now</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="846">himself</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="2532">even</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="3962">Father</s>, which hath <sn="25">loved</s><sn="2248">us</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> hath <sn="1325">given</s> us <sn="166">everlasting</s><sn="3874">consolation</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="18">good</s><sn="1680">hope</s><sn="1722">through</s><sn="5485">grace</s>, </v>