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2 Thessalonians 2:9 has the coming <#3952> or Parousia of the lawless one with power, signs, and lying wonders.
In 2 Thessalonians 2:10 KJV has “in them that perish” and YLT also has “in those perishing”. The word “in” is Strong’s #1722 en.
This is how some other translations are interpreting the word #1722 in 2 Thessalonians 2:10.
ESV “for”
NET Bible “against”
ISV “to”
Christian Standard Bible “among”
Berean Literal Bible “directed against”
Some of the commentaries state that the oldest manuscripts and versions omit the word “en”.
I have not studied any of the manuscripts that were used for translating. If someone here has any insight on what’s going on with the word “en” I would appreciate a comment on it. I’m wondering why the manuscripts that have the word “en” would be viewed as inferior yet still used by translators and have a Strong’s number assigned to the word.
So for now I’ll just say I think we need to look at other scriptures to help determine what would be the correct interpretation of 2 Thessalonians 2:10 in regards to whether the Parousia of Antichrist is in them that perish or the Parousia is for them that perish.
1 John 4:3 indicates that Antichrist is a spirit and 1 John 2:18 states that there were many Antichrists at that time. These verses would seem to allow for the Parousia of Antichrist to happen, in spirit form, inside those that perish.
In 2 Thessalonians 2:10 KJV has “in them that perish” and YLT also has “in those perishing”. The word “in” is Strong’s #1722 en.
This is how some other translations are interpreting the word #1722 in 2 Thessalonians 2:10.
ESV “for”
NET Bible “against”
ISV “to”
Christian Standard Bible “among”
Berean Literal Bible “directed against”
Some of the commentaries state that the oldest manuscripts and versions omit the word “en”.
I have not studied any of the manuscripts that were used for translating. If someone here has any insight on what’s going on with the word “en” I would appreciate a comment on it. I’m wondering why the manuscripts that have the word “en” would be viewed as inferior yet still used by translators and have a Strong’s number assigned to the word.
So for now I’ll just say I think we need to look at other scriptures to help determine what would be the correct interpretation of 2 Thessalonians 2:10 in regards to whether the Parousia of Antichrist is in them that perish or the Parousia is for them that perish.
1 John 4:3 indicates that Antichrist is a spirit and 1 John 2:18 states that there were many Antichrists at that time. These verses would seem to allow for the Parousia of Antichrist to happen, in spirit form, inside those that perish.