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2 Thessalonians 2:10

Truth and honestySpiritual warfare

8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.

9 The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,

and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

11 For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,

12 in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.

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BSB
and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
KJV
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
WEB
and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn’t receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
ASV
and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
DARBY
and in all deceit of unrighteousness to them that perish, because they have not received the love of the truth that they might be saved.
BLB
and in every deception of wickedness to those perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth in order for them to be saved.
ÅB
og med all urettferdighetens forførelse for dem som går fortapt fordi de ikke tok imot kjærlighet til sannheten, så de kunne bli frelst.
OTB
og med all urettferdighetens bedrag for dem som går fortapt, fordi de ikke tok imot kjærligheten til sannheten som kunne frelse dem.
B1930
og med all urettferdighetens forførelse for dem som går fortapt fordi de ikke tok imot kjærlighet til sannheten, så de kunde bli frelst.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Corinthians 1:18

    For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

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  • Proverbs 1:7

    The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:2–3

    Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

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  • 2 Peter 2:12

    These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.

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  • John 8:45–47

    But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me!

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  • Romans 16:18

    For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

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  • 1 Corinthians 16:22

    If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!

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  • Ephesians 4:14

    Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.

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