since [it is] righteous in the sight of God to pay back those who are afflicting you with affliction,

and to you who are being afflicted, rest with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels,

with burning flame giving punishment to those who do not know God and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus,

who will pay the penalty [of] eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,

whenever he should come to be glorified on that day by his saints and to be marveled at by all who believe, because our testimony was believed among you,

who opposes and who exalts himself over every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits down in the temple of God, proclaiming that he himself is God.

For the mystery of lawlessness is at work already; only the one who now restrains [will do so] until he is out of the way,

and then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of his mouth, and wipe out by the appearance of his coming,

and with every unrighteous deception against those who are perishing, in place of which they did not accept the love of the truth, so that they would be saved.

in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth, but delighted in unrighteousness.

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given [us] eternal encouragement and good hope by grace,

But the Lord is faithful, who will strengthen you and guard [you] from the evil one.

But we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, [that] you keep away from every brother who lives irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they received from us.