2 Thessalonians 2:10 KJV — MannaFest

2 Thessalonians 2:10

And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

KJV

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ASV

and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

WEB

and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

YLT

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

DBT

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.

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2 Thessalonians — A short follow-up clarifying eschatology. The day of the Lord has not come; the man of lawlessness must first be revealed.

Author: Paul, with Silvanus and Timothy (1:1)
Date: c. AD 51–52, from Corinth — months after 1 Thessalonians

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1 Corinthians 1:18
For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
Romans 1:28
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Romans 1:24
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
Romans 1:18
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
Proverbs 4:6
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

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Others may call them pious frauds, but the apostle called them unrighteous and wicked frauds; and, indeed, all fraud (which is contrary to truth) is an impious thing. Many are the subtle artifices the man of sin has used, and various are the plausible pretences by which he had beguiled unwary and unstable souls to embrace false doctrines, and submit to his usurped dominion.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Had they loved the truth, they would have persevered in it, and been preserved by it; but no wonder if they easily parted with what they never had any love to. And of these persons it is said that they perish or are lost; they are in a lost condition, and in danger to be lost for ever. We have the sin and ruin of the subjects of antichrist's kingdom declared,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Ro 1:18); they are lost because they loved not, but rejected, the truth which would have saved them. received not--Greek, "welcomed not"; admitted it not cordially. love of the truth--not merely love of truth, but love of THE truth (and of, Jesus who is the Truth, in opposition to Satan's "lie," 2Th 2:9, 11;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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