2 Thessalonians 2:4
Context2:4 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
Context2:10 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.
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.”