2 Thessalonians 2:9
Whose, presence, [shall be] according to an inworking of Satan, with all manner of mighty work and signs and wonders of falsehood,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 8:7And the sacred scribes did in like manner, with their secret arts,—and brought up frogs over the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 13:1When there shall arise in thy midst—a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams,—and he shall give unto thee a sign or a wonder;
Matthew 24:24For there will arise, false Christs, and false prophets,—and they will show great signs and wonders, so that, if possible, even the chosen, should be deceived:—
Luke 11:25and, coming, findeth it, [empty,] swept, and adorned.
John 8:41Ye, are doing the works of your father. They said unto him—We, of fornication, were not born: One father, have we—God.
Acts 8:9But, a certain man named Simon, was already in the city, practising magical arts, and astonishing the nation of Samaria,—saying that himself was someone great:
Matthew Henry on 2 Thessalonians 2:2-13
Cautions against False Alarm. ( a. d. 52.) 1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3 Let no man deceive you by any means— From these words it appears that some among the Thessalonians had mistaken the apostle's meaning, in what he had written in his former epistle about the coming of Christ, by… Read the whole commentary →