2 Thessalonians 2:4

Context
2:4 He¹ opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, and as a result he takes his seat² in God’s temple, displaying himself as God.³

2 Thessalonians 2:9-12

Context
2:9 The arrival of the lawless one⁴ will be by Satan’s working with all kinds of miracles⁵ and signs and false wonders, 2:10 and with every kind of evil deception directed against⁶ those who are perishing, because they found no place in their hearts for the truth⁷ so as to be saved. 2:11 Consequently⁸ God sends on them a deluding influence⁹ so that they will believe what is false. 2:12 And so¹⁰ all of them who have not believed the truth but have delighted in evil will be condemned.¹¹

[2:4] ¹tn 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.

[2:4] ²sn Allusions to Isa 14:13-14; Dan 11:36; Ezek 28:2-9 respectively.

[2:4] ³tn Grk “that he is God.”

[2:9] ⁴tn 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.

[2:9] ⁵tn Grk “every miracle.”

[2:10] ⁷tn Grk “deception for/toward.”

[2:10] ⁸tn Grk “they did not accept the love of the truth.”

[2:11] ¹⁰tn Grk “and for this reason.”

[2:11] ¹¹tn Grk “a working of error.”

[2:12] ¹³tn Grk “that.” A new sentence was started here in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[2:12] ¹⁴tn 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”).