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that you not be quickly shaken from your ^[b]composure or be disturbed either by a ^(d)spirit or a ^[c](e)message or a ^(f)letter as if from us, to the effect that ^(g)the day of the Lord ^(h)has come.

⁽ⁱ⁾Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the ^[d](j)apostasy comes first, and the ^(k)man of lawlessness is revealed, the ^(l)son of destruction,

who opposes and exalts himself above ^[e](m)every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, ⁽ⁿ⁾displaying himself as being God.

Do you not remember that ^(o)while I was still with you, I was telling you these things?

And you know ^(p)what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed.

For ^(q)the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only ^(r)he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way.

Then that lawless one ^(s)will be revealed whom the Lord will slay ^(t)with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the ^(u)appearance of His ^[f]coming;

that is, the one whose ^[g]coming is in accord with the activity of ^(v)Satan, with all power and ^[h](w)signs and false wonders,

and with ^[i]all the deception of wickedness for ^(x)those who perish, because they did not receive the love of ^(y)the truth so as to be saved.

For this reason ^(z)God ^[j]will send upon them ^[k]a ^(aa)deluding influence so that they will believe ^[l]what is false,