2 Thessalonians 2:5 (KJV)

Passage

Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

2 Thessalonians 2:5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

2 Thessalonians 2:6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

2 Thessalonians 2:7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "remember", "told", and "things". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "remember" and "told", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all..." into verse 6's "And now ye know what withholdeth that...", so "remember" and "told" belong inside that flow. In 2 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "remember" and "told" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.