2 Thessalonians 2:9-12

2:9 The arrival of the lawless one ¹  will be by Satan’s working with all kinds of miracles ²  and signs and false wonders, 2:10 and with every kind of evil deception directed against ³  those who are perishing, because they found no place in their hearts for the truth ⁴  so as to be saved. 2:11 Consequently ⁵  God sends on them a deluding influence ⁶  so that they will believe what is false. 2:12 And so ⁷  all of them who have not believed the truth but have delighted in evil will be condemned. ⁸ 

Revelation 13:12-15

13:12 He ⁹  exercised all the ruling authority ¹⁰  of the first beast on his behalf, ¹¹  and made the earth and those who inhabit it worship the first beast, the one whose lethal wound had been healed. 13:13 He ¹²  performed momentous signs, even making fire come down from heaven in front of people ¹³  13:14 and, by the signs he was permitted to perform on behalf of the beast, he deceived those who live on the earth. He told ¹⁴  those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who had been wounded by the sword, but still lived. 13:15 The second beast ¹⁵  was empowered ¹⁶  to give life ¹⁷  to the image of the first beast ¹⁸  so that it could speak, and could cause all those who did not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

¹ tn Grk “whose coming,” referring to the lawless one. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek construction, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

² tn Grk “every miracle.”

³ tn Grk “deception for/toward.”

⁴ tn Grk “they did not accept the love of the truth.”

⁵ tn Grk “and for this reason.”

⁶ tn Grk “a working of error.”

⁷ tn Grk “that.” A new sentence was started here in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁸ tn Grk “be judged,” but in this context the term clearly refers to a judgment of condemnation (BDAG 568 s.v. κρίνω 5.b.α; cf. KJV “that they all might be damned”). CEV views the condemnation as punishment (“will be punished”).

⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

¹⁰ tn For the translation “ruling authority” for ἐξουσία (exousia) see L&N 37.35.

¹¹ tn For this meaning see BDAG 342 s.v. ἐνώπιον 4.b, “by the authority of, on behalf of Rv 13:12, 14; 19:20.”

¹² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

¹³ tn This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo"), referring to both men and women.

¹⁴ tn Grk “earth, telling.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in Greek.

¹⁵ tn Grk “it”; the referent (the second beast) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁶ tn Grk “it was given [permitted] to it [the second beast].”

¹⁷ tn Grk “breath,” but in context the point is that the image of the first beast is made to come to life and speak.

¹⁸ tn Grk “of the beast”; the word “first” has been supplied to specify the referent.