2 Thessalonians 2:10 (YLT)

Passage

and in all deceitfulness of the unrighteousness in those perishing, because the love of the truth they did not receive for their being saved,

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 2:8 and then shall be revealed the Lawless One, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the manifestation of his presence,

2 Thessalonians 2:9 <FI> him,<Fi> whose presence is according to the working of the Adversary, in all power, and signs, and lying wonders,

2 Thessalonians 2:10 and in all deceitfulness of the unrighteousness in those perishing, because the love of the truth they did not receive for their being saved,

2 Thessalonians 2:11 and because of this shall God send to them a working of delusion, for their believing the lie,

2 Thessalonians 2:12 that they may be judged--all who did not believe the truth, but were well pleased in the unrighteousness.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "FI him Fi whose presence is according..." into verse 11's "and because of this shall God send...", so "saved" and "deceitfulness" 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 "deceitfulness" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.