2 Thessalonians 2:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; ”

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let no man deceive you by any means - That is, respecting the coming of the Lord Jesus. This implies that there were then attempts to deceive, and that it was of great importance for Christians t...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Let no man deceive you by any means: (3) for [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and (e) that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; (3) The apostle foretells t...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Misconception of the Parousia. This section forms the heart of the epistle. The previous chapter is merely an introduction, and the following chapter merely a conclusion, to this paragraph. The...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

no man . not (App-105) any one (App-123) deceive . Greek. exaptao . See Romans 7:11 . by any means . Literally according to (App-104) no (Greek. medeis) way.. double negative for emphasis....
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3 Let no man deceive you. That they may not groundlessly promise themselves the arrival in so short a time of the joyful day of redemption, he presents to them a melancholy prediction as to t...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come , except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Except there come a falling away fir...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For that day shall not come, except, &c.— "The day of Christ shall not come, except there come the apostacy first." The apostacy here described is plainly not of a civil, but of a religious nat...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; By any means - Greek, 'in any...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Great Apostasy 2. Spirit] i.e. a pretended revelation uttered by a false prophet. Letter as from us ] perhaps a forged letter (the probable meaning), cp. 2 Thessalonians 3:17 , or a misunder...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Let no man... by any means. — “Whatever device they may adopt — spirit, letter, or what not — they are deceivers or deceived; do not be duped by them.” The form of warning is a mark of St. Paul’s s...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 19 THE MAN OF SIN 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5 (R.V.) IN the first chapter of this Epistle Paul depicted the righteous judgment of God which accompanies the advent of Christ. Its terrors and...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Untroubled by Threatening Rumors 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 The Apostle sets himself to correct certain erroneous impressions which had unsettled the church in Thessalonica. Notice how reverently h...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The apostle now stated clearly the order of events connected with the Second Advent of Jesus. He first announced the distinction between the two things that they were evidently confusing: ''the Comin...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(3) В¶ Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; (4) Who opposeth and exalteth h...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE SECOND COMING ‘Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto Him.’ 2 Thessalonians 2:1 When will this ‘gathering’ be? It will b...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Let no man deceive you by any means ,.... By any of the above means; by pretending to a revelation from the Spirit; or to have had it from the mouth of anyone of the apostles; or to have a letter as...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come , except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Ver. 3. Except there come a fall...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Let no man deceive you by any means By any of these ways fore-mentioned, or any other; for that day shall not come, unless a falling away , η αποστασια, the apostacy, come first The article he...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

In the first twelve verses of this chapter we are now presented with the striking, central message of the epistle. These things are not intended to satisfy indolent curiosity or to stir the excitemen...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Cautions against False Alarm. A. D. 52. 1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our L...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

OLBGrk; Let no man deceive you: here the apostle urgeth again his charge against this error, though in other words, and begins his arguments to refute it. He had adjured them not to be shaken, and...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Let no man beguile you in any way, for it will not be except the rebellion come first, and the man of sin (or ‘lawlessness') be revealed, the son of perdition, he who opposes and exalts himself agai...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES 2 Thessalonians 2:1 . Beseech … by the coming of our Lord. —The English reader who consults the similar phrase “to beseech by” in Romans 12:1 will be wholly astr...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Scofield Reference Notes

for that day The order of events is: (1) The working of the mystery of lawlessness under divine restraint which had already begun in the apostle's time ( 2 Thessalonians 2:7 ). (2) the a...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 I. The first part of this second Epistle aims at widening the view of the Thessalonian converts into the future the future bliss of believers, the future doom of the rebellio...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:1-2 . Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, that ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Thessalonians 2:1 . We beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord, the only hope of the saints, and by our gathering together to him. By the coming of our Lord reference must be had to t...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Let no man deceive you by any means; for that day shall not come except there come a falling away first Christ and Antichrist The most marked Features in this passage are-- I. A caricature...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION CONTENTS .—The apostle now proceeds to the principal object which he had in view in writing this Epistle. The Thessalonians had adopted erroneous notions concerning the advent; they...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Man of Sin and the Mystery of Iniquity. The coming of Anti-Christ before the end:
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 6:9 ; 1 John 2:18 ; 1 Timothy 4:1-3 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:8-10 ; 2 Timothy 3:1-3 ; 2 Timothy 4:3 ; 2 Timothy 4:4 ; Daniel 7:25 ; Ephesians 5:6 ; John 17:12 ; Matthew 24:4-6 ;...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Second Coming in Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS You are, perhaps, aware that the Second Coming of Christ holds a very important place in both of Paul's Epistles to...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Unless the falling away — From the pure faith of the gospel, come first. This began even in the apostolic age. But the man of sin, the son of perdition — Eminently so called, is not come yet. Howev...

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Scofield Reference Notes

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes