2 Thessalonians 2:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Thessalonians 2:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ἀντικείμενος
antíkeimai
G480
to oppose
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὑπεραιρόμενος
hyperaíromai
G5229
to exalt oneself
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
πάντα
pâs
G3956
all
λεγόμενον
légō
G3004
to say
θεὸν
theós
G2316
God
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
σέβασμα
sébasma
G4574
object of worship
ὥστε
hṓste
G5620
so that
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
ναὸν
naós
G3485
sanctuary
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
καθίσαι
kathízō
G2523
to settle
ἀποδεικνύντα
apodeíknymi
G584
to show
ἑαυτὸν
heautoû
G1438
himself
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἔστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
θεός
theós
G2316
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped; so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.
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King James Version Public Domain
Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
the one opposing and exalting himself against everything being called god or an object of worship. As a result, he himself sits in the temple of God, showing that he himself is God.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).