2 Thessalonians 2:12

12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.

2 Thessalonians 2:12 in Other Translations

KJV
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
ESV
12 in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
NLT
12 Then they will be condemned for enjoying evil rather than believing the truth.
MSG
12 Since they refuse to trust truth, they're banished to their chosen world of lies and illusions.
CSB
12 so that all will be condemned-those who did not believe the truth but enjoyed unrighteousness.

2 Thessalonians 2:12 In-Context

10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie
12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.
13 But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
14 He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Romans 1:32; Romans 2:8
Scripture quoted by permission.  Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®.  NIV®.  Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica.  All rights reserved worldwide.