Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

the adversary of every being that is called a god or an object of worship, and so overbearing toward them as to enter God's sanctuary and take his seat there, proclaiming himself to be God??5 do you not remember that when I was with you, I used to tell you this?

[But] for now, there is something holding him back [i.e., holding back the man of lawlessness from emerging, See verses 3-4], and you people know what it is. [It is restraining him] so that he will not be revealed until his own [due] time.

For the mystery of lawlessness doth already work: only there is one that restraineth now, until he be taken out of the way.

For at the Coming of the Lord there will be great activity on the part of Satan, in the form of all kinds of deceptive miracles, signs, and marvels, as well as of wicked attempts to delude--

For the rest, my brothers, let there be prayer for us that the word of the Lord may go forward with increasing glory, even as it does with you;

and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for there is not faith in all.

For you yourselves know that it is your duty to follow our example. There was no disorder in our lives among you,

For when we were with you, this we warned you of, that if there were any which would not work, that the same should not eat.

For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.