2 Thessalonians 2:10 (DBY)

Passage

and in all deceit of unrighteousness to them that perish, because they have not received the love of the truth that they might be saved.

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 2:8 and then the lawless one shall be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus shall consume with the breath of his mouth, and shall annul by the appearing of his coming;

2 Thessalonians 2:9 whose coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,

2 Thessalonians 2:10 and in all deceit of unrighteousness to them that perish, because they have not received the love of the truth that they might be saved.

2 Thessalonians 2:11 And for this reason God sends to them a working of error, that they should believe what is false,

2 Thessalonians 2:12 that all might be judged who have not believed the truth, but have found pleasure in unrighteousness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saved", "deceit", "unrighteousness", "perish", "received", "love", "truth", and "might". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saved" and "deceit", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "whose coming is according to the working..." into verse 11's "And for this reason God sends to...", so "saved" and "deceit" 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 "saved" and "deceit" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.