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2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
New Catholic Bible
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
New Catholic Bible
10 and in every wicked deception designed for those who are perishing because they refused to accept the love of the truth[a] and thereby gain salvation.
11 For this reason, God imposes on them a powerful delusion. They believe what is false, 12 so that all who have not believed the truth but instead have taken pleasure in wickedness will be condemned.
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- 2 Thessalonians 2:10 Love of the truth: one of Paul’s most felicitous expressions, it refers to love of the Gospel, the acceptance of this unprecedented gift that comes from the Father, Christ, and the Spirit. To refuse it is to exclude oneself from love forever.
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
New International Version
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
New International Version
10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing.(A) They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.(B) 11 For this reason God sends them(C) a powerful delusion(D) so that they will believe the lie(E) 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.(F)
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