2 Thessalonians 2:12 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 And we--we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved by the Lord, that God did choose you from the beginning to salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth,

2 Thessalonians 2:14 to which He did call you through our good news, to the acquiring of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "judged--all", "believe", "truth", "well", "pleased", and "unrighteousness". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "judged--all" and "believe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "and because of this shall God send..." into verse 13's "And we--we ought to give thanks to...", so "judged--all" and "believe" 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 "judged--all" and "believe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.