2 Thessalonians 2:3 (GNV)

Passage

Let no man deceiue you by any meanes: for that day shall not come, except there come a departing first, and that that man of sinne be disclosed, euen the sonne of perdition,

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ, and by our assembling vnto him,

2 Thessalonians 2:2 That ye be not suddenly mooued from your minde, nor troubled neither by spirit, nor by worde, nor by letter, as it were from vs, as though the day of Christ were at hand.

2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceiue you by any meanes: for that day shall not come, except there come a departing first, and that that man of sinne be disclosed, euen the sonne of perdition,

2 Thessalonians 2:4 Which is an aduersarie, and exalteth him selfe against all that is called God, or that is worshipped: so that he doeth sit as God in the Temple of God, shewing him selfe that he is God.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "deceiue", "meanes", "shall", "come", "except", "departing", and "first". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "deceiue" and "meanes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "That ye be not suddenly mooued from..." into verse 4's "Which is an aduersarie and exalteth him...", so "deceiue" and "meanes" 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 "deceiue" and "meanes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.