2 Thessalonians 2:4

2:4 He ¹  opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, and as a result he takes his seat ²  in God’s temple, displaying himself as God. ³ 

2 Thessalonians 2:10

2:10 and with every kind of evil deception directed against ⁴  those who are perishing, because they found no place in their hearts for the truth ⁵  so as to be saved.

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¹ tn Grk “the one who opposes,” describing the figure in v. 3. A new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the personal pronoun (“he”) and translating the participle ἀντικείμενος (antikeimeno") as a finite verb.

² sn Allusions to Isa 14:13-14; Dan 11:36; Ezek 28:2-9 respectively.

³ tn Grk “that he is God.”

⁴ tn Grk “deception for/toward.”

⁵ tn Grk “they did not accept the love of the truth.”