Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
And this is the reason that God sends them a strong delusion [to influence them]: It is so that they would believe the lie,
New American Standard Bible
For this reason
King James Version
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
Holman Bible
For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false,
International Standard Version
For this reason, God will send them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie.
A Conservative Version
And because of this God will send them the force of a delusion, for them to believe a lie,
American Standard Version
And for this cause God sendeth them a working of error, that they should believe a lie:
Amplified
Because of this God will send upon them a misleading influence, [an activity of error and deception] so they will believe the lie,
Anderson New Testament
And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, in order that they may believe a lie,
Bible in Basic English
And for this cause, God will give them up to the power of deceit and they will put their faith in what is false:
Common New Testament
For this reason God sends upon them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false,
Daniel Mace New Testament
wherefore God will suffer a spirit of delusion to work them into the belief of a lye:
Darby Translation
And for this reason God sends to them a working of error, that they should believe what is false,
Godbey New Testament
And on this account God sends to them the working of delusion, that they should believe a lie:
Goodspeed New Testament
This is why God sends upon them a misleading influence, to make them believe what is false,
John Wesley New Testament
And therefore God shall send them strong delusion, so that that they shall believe a lie,
Julia Smith Translation
And for this, God shall send them the energy of error, for them to believe in falsehood:
King James 2000
And for this cause God shall send them a strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And because of this, God sends them {a powerful delusion} so that they will believe the lie,
Modern King James verseion
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And therefore God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe lies:
Moffatt New Testament
Therefore God visits them with an active delusion, till they put faith in falsehood,
Montgomery New Testament
For this reason God is sending on them an energy of delusion, that they should put faith in a falsehood;
NET Bible
Consequently God sends on them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false.
New Heart English Bible
Because of this, God sends them a working of error, that they should believe a lie;
Noyes New Testament
And for this cause God sendeth them a working of delusion, that they may believe the falsehood;
Sawyer New Testament
And therefore, God sends them a power of delusion that they should believe a lie,
The Emphasized Bible
And, for this cause, God sendeth them an inworking of error, to the end they should believe in the falsehood, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And for this cause God shall send unto them the energy of delusion, that they should believe a lie:
Twentieth Century New Testament
That is why God places them under the influence of a delusion, to cause them to believe a lie;
Webster
And for this cause God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
Weymouth New Testament
And for this reason God sends them a misleading influence that they may believe the lie;
Williams New Testament
This is why God sends them a misleading influence till they actually believe what is false,
World English Bible
Because of this, God sends them a working of error, that they should believe a lie;
Worrell New Testament
And, for this cause, God sendeth them a working of delusion, that they may believe the lie;
Worsley New Testament
And for this cause God will send upon them the efficacy of error, so that they shall themselves believe the lie:
Youngs Literal Translation
and because of this shall God send to them a working of delusion, for their believing the lie,
Themes
AntiChrist » The coming of antiChrist
The call of God » Rejection of, leads to » Delusion
Coming of the lord jesus Christ » Coming of the lord
false Doctrines » The wicked given up to believe
Error » Known to God » Loved by men
Lying/lies » Who will believe lies
Miracles » Deceive the unGodly
Miracles through evil agents » Deceive the unGodly
Self-delusion » Obstinate sinners often given up to
Topics
Interlinear
Dia
Touto
Dia
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Thessalonians 2:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Man Of Lawlessness Will Be Revealed
10 and all kinds of wicked deception toward those people who are perishing [spiritually], because they refused to love the truth so they could be saved. 11 And this is the reason that God sends them a strong delusion [to influence them]: It is so that they would believe the lie, 12 in order that all those who have not believed the truth, but have taken pleasure in wrongdoing, would be condemned.
Cross References
Romans 1:28
And since these people refused to acknowledge God, He has allowed [or, abandoned] them to have degraded minds and to practice those things which they should not do.
Matthew 24:5
For many [false teachers] will come, claiming to be me, and saying, 'I am the Christ [i.e., God's specially chosen one]' and they will lead many people away [from the truth].
Matthew 24:11
And many false prophets will appear and will lead many people away [from the truth].
John 12:39-43
They were not able to believe because Isaiah also said [Isa. 6:10],
Romans 1:21-25
Now they knew who God was, but they did not honor Him as God or thank Him [for their blessings]. Instead they engaged in their useless speculations and their foolish minds were filled with [spiritual] darkness.
1 Thessalonians 2:3
For our appeal [to you was] not based on error, or impure [motives], or deception.
1 Timothy 4:1
Now the Holy Spirit specifically says that in later times [Note: "Later times" in the New Testament usually refers to the period following the first coming of Christ and the establishment of the church], some people will fall away from the faith [i.e., the true teaching of Christianity]. They will pay attention to deceitful spirits [i.e., lying people] and the teaching of evil spirits.