2 Thessalonians 2:10 (DRB)

Passage

And in all seduction of iniquity to them that perish: because they receive not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. Therefore God shall send them the operation of error, to believe lying:

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then that wicked one shall be revealed: whom the Lord Jesus shall kill with the spirit of his mouth and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: him

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

2 Thessalonians 2:10 And in all seduction of iniquity to them that perish: because they receive not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. Therefore God shall send them the operation of error, to believe lying:

2 Thessalonians 2:11 That all may be judged who have not believed the truth but have consented to iniquity.

2 Thessalonians 2:12 But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved of God, for that God hath chosen you firstfruits unto salvation, in sanctification of the spirit and faith of the truth:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saved", "seduction", "iniquity", "perish", "receive", "love", "truth", and "might". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saved" and "seduction", 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 "That all may be judged who have...", so "saved" and "seduction" 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 "seduction" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.