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2 Thessalonians 2:9

Satan
Spiritual warfareTruth and honesty

7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,
KJV
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
WEB
even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
ASV
[even he], whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
DARBY
whose coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,
BLB
whose coming is according to the working of Satan, in every power and in signs and in wonders of falsehood,
ÅB
Og hans komme skjer, etter Satans kraftige virksomhet, med all løgnens makt og tegn og under,
OTB
det vil si, han som kommer i samsvar med Satans virksomhet, ledsaget av all makt og forførende tegn og under,
B1930
Og hans komme skjer, efter Satans kraftige virksomhet, med all løgnens makt og tegn og under,

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Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 24:24

    For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

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  • Revelation 19:20

    And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

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  • Ephesians 2:2

    Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

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  • 2 Corinthians 11:3

    But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

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  • John 4:48

    Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

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  • Mark 13:22

    For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.

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  • Deuteronomy 13:1–2

    If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,

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  • John 8:44

    Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

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