Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
This is why God sends them a misleading influence till they actually believe what is false,
New American Standard Bible
For this reason
King James Version
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
Holman Bible
For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false,
International Standard Version
For this reason, God will send them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie.
A Conservative Version
And because of this God will send them the force of a delusion, for them to believe a lie,
American Standard Version
And for this cause God sendeth them a working of error, that they should believe a lie:
Amplified
Because of this God will send upon them a misleading influence, [an activity of error and deception] so they will believe the lie,
An Understandable Version
And this is the reason that God sends them a strong delusion [to influence them]: It is so that they would believe the lie,
Anderson New Testament
And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, in order that they may believe a lie,
Bible in Basic English
And for this cause, God will give them up to the power of deceit and they will put their faith in what is false:
Common New Testament
For this reason God sends upon them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false,
Daniel Mace New Testament
wherefore God will suffer a spirit of delusion to work them into the belief of a lye:
Darby Translation
And for this reason God sends to them a working of error, that they should believe what is false,
Godbey New Testament
And on this account God sends to them the working of delusion, that they should believe a lie:
Goodspeed New Testament
This is why God sends upon them a misleading influence, to make them believe what is false,
John Wesley New Testament
And therefore God shall send them strong delusion, so that that they shall believe a lie,
Julia Smith Translation
And for this, God shall send them the energy of error, for them to believe in falsehood:
King James 2000
And for this cause God shall send them a strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And because of this, God sends them {a powerful delusion} so that they will believe the lie,
Modern King James verseion
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And therefore God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe lies:
Moffatt New Testament
Therefore God visits them with an active delusion, till they put faith in falsehood,
Montgomery New Testament
For this reason God is sending on them an energy of delusion, that they should put faith in a falsehood;
NET Bible
Consequently God sends on them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false.
New Heart English Bible
Because of this, God sends them a working of error, that they should believe a lie;
Noyes New Testament
And for this cause God sendeth them a working of delusion, that they may believe the falsehood;
Sawyer New Testament
And therefore, God sends them a power of delusion that they should believe a lie,
The Emphasized Bible
And, for this cause, God sendeth them an inworking of error, to the end they should believe in the falsehood, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And for this cause God shall send unto them the energy of delusion, that they should believe a lie:
Twentieth Century New Testament
That is why God places them under the influence of a delusion, to cause them to believe a lie;
Webster
And for this cause God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
Weymouth New Testament
And for this reason God sends them a misleading influence that they may believe the lie;
World English Bible
Because of this, God sends them a working of error, that they should believe a lie;
Worrell New Testament
And, for this cause, God sendeth them a working of delusion, that they may believe the lie;
Worsley New Testament
And for this cause God will send upon them the efficacy of error, so that they shall themselves believe the lie:
Youngs Literal Translation
and because of this shall God send to them a working of delusion, for their believing the lie,
Themes
AntiChrist » The coming of antiChrist
The call of God » Rejection of, leads to » Delusion
Coming of the lord jesus Christ » Coming of the lord
false Doctrines » The wicked given up to believe
Error » Known to God » Loved by men
Lying/lies » Who will believe lies
Miracles » Deceive the unGodly
Miracles through evil agents » Deceive the unGodly
Self-delusion » Obstinate sinners often given up to
Topics
Interlinear
Dia
Touto
Dia
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Thessalonians 2:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Man Of Lawlessness Will Be Revealed
10 and with a completely wicked deception for men who are on the way to destruction, because they refused to love the truth so as to be saved. 11 This is why God sends them a misleading influence till they actually believe what is false, 12 so that all who have refused to believe the truth but have chosen unrighteousness instead might be condemned.
Cross References
Romans 1:28
And so, as they did not approve of fully recognizing God any longer, God gave them up to minds that He did not approve, to practices that were improper;
Matthew 24:5
for many will come bearing the name of the Messiah, and saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many people.
Matthew 24:11
Many false prophets will appear and mislead many people;
John 12:39-43
So they could not believe, for Isaiah again has said:
Romans 1:21-25
because, although they once knew God, they did not honor Him as God, or give Him thanks, but became silly in their senseless speculations, and so their insensible hearts have been shrouded in darkness.
1 Thessalonians 2:3
For our appeal did not originate from a delusion or an impure motive; it was not made in fraud;
1 Timothy 4:1
Now the Spirit distinctly declares that in later times some will turn away from the faith, because they continuously give their attention to deceiving spirits and the things that demons teach