2 Thessalonians 2:10
Modern Translations
New International Version
and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.

New Living Translation
He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save them.

English Standard Version
and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.

Berean Study Bible
and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

New American Standard Bible
and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not accept the love of the truth so as to be saved.

NASB 1995
and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved.

NASB 1977
and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved.

Amplified Bible
and by unlimited seduction to evil and with all the deception of wickedness for those who are perishing, because they did not welcome the love of the truth [of the gospel] so as to be saved [they were spiritually blind, and rejected the truth that would have saved them].

Christian Standard Bible
and with every wicked deception among those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth and so be saved.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and with every unrighteous deception among those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth in order to be saved.

Contemporary English Version
Lost people will be fooled by his evil deeds. They could be saved, but they will refuse to love the truth and accept it.

Good News Translation
and use every kind of wicked deceit on those who will perish. They will perish because they did not welcome and love the truth so as to be saved.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He will use everything that God disapproves of to deceive those who are dying, those who refused to love the truth that would save them.

International Standard Version
and every type of evil to deceive those who are dying, those who refused to love the truth that would save them.

NET Bible
and with every kind of evil deception directed against those who are perishing, because they found no place in their hearts for the truth so as to be saved.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

New King James Version
and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

King James 2000 Bible
And with all deception of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

New Heart English Bible
and with all deception of wickedness for those who are perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

World English Bible
and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn't receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

American King James Version
And with all delusion of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

American Standard Version
and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

A Faithful Version
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in those who are perishing because they did not receive the love of the truth, so that they might be saved.

Darby Bible Translation
and in all deceit of unrighteousness to them that perish, because they have not received the love of the truth that they might be saved.

English Revised Version
and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that are perishing; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

Webster's Bible Translation
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And in al deceiuablenes of vnrighteousnes, among them that perish, because they receiued not the loue of the trueth, that they might be saued.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And in all deceauablenesse of vnryghteousnesse, in them that peryshe: because they receaued not the loue of the trueth, that they myght be saued.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
and with all deceauablenes of vnrighteousnes amonge them that perishe, because they receaued not the loue of ye trueth, that they might haue bene saued.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
and in all deceavablenes of vnrightewesnes amonge them that perysshe: because they receaved not the (love) of the truth that they myght have bene saved.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and in all deceitfulness of the unrighteousness in those perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth for their being saved,

Berean Literal Bible
and in every deception of wickedness unto those perishing, in return for which they did not receive the love of the truth in order for them to be saved.

Young's Literal Translation
and in all deceitfulness of the unrighteousness in those perishing, because the love of the truth they did not receive for their being saved,

Smith's Literal Translation
And in all deceit of iniquity in the lost; because they received not the love of the truth, for them to be saved.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And in all deceit of unrighteousness unto those perishing, over against which they did not receive the love of the truth unto them to be saved.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And in all seduction of iniquity to them that perish; because they receive not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

Catholic Public Domain Version
and with every seduction of iniquity, toward those who are perishing because they have not accepted the love of truth, so that they may be saved.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And in all the error of evil which is in the perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth in which they would have Life.

Lamsa Bible
And with all deceitfulness of unrighteousness in those who perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved thereby.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
and with all the delusion of unrighteousness in those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, in order that they might be saved.

Godbey New Testament
and in all the deception of unrighteousness to those who perish; because they did not receive the divine love of the truth, that they might be saved.

Haweis New Testament
and in every unrighteous delusion among those who perish: in consequence of which things they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

Mace New Testament
and with all the vile methods of imposture, to the ruin of those, who are averse to the truth, by which they might be saved.

Weymouth New Testament
and by every kind of wicked deception for those who are on the way to perdition because they did not welcome into their hearts the love of the truth, so that they might be saved.

Worrell New Testament
and in all deceit of unrighteousness to those who perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

Worsley New Testament
and wonders, and with all iniquitous fraud, among those that shall perish; because they received not the love of the truth, by which they might be saved.
















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