2 Thessalonians 2:5

³ Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.

⁴ He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.

Do you not remember that I told you these things while I was still with you?

⁶ And you know what is now restraining him, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.

⁷ For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one who now restrains it will continue until he is taken out of the way.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Do you not remember that I told you these things while I was still with you?
KJV: Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
WEB: Don’t you remember that when I was still with you, I told you these things?
ASV: Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
DARBY: Do ye not remember that, being yet with you, I said these things to you?
BLB: Do you⁺ not remember that, being still with you⁺, I was saying these things to you⁺?

ÅB: Minnes dere ikke at jeg sa dere dette da jeg enda var hos dere?
OTB: Husker dere ikke at jeg pleide å fortelle dere dette mens jeg fortsatt var hos dere?
B1930: Minnes I ikke at jeg sa eder dette da jeg ennu var hos eder?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Peter 1:15
And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will be able to recall these things at all times.
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Matthew 16:9
Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
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John 16:4
But I have told you these things so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.
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Galatians 5:21
and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
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Mark 8:18
‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?
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Acts 20:31
Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.
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Luke 24:6–7
He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:
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