2 Thessalonians 2:5

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Do you not remember that I told you these things while I was still with you?

American Standard Version (1901)

Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

Bible in Basic English

Have you no memory of what I said when I was with you, giving you word of these things?

Douay-Rheims 1899

Remember you not, that when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

Free Bible Version

Don't you remember that I told you all this while I was still with you?

Geneva Bible 1599

Remember ye not, that when I was yet with you, I tolde you these things?

King James (Authorized) Version

Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

Plain English Version

Do you remember me talking about that when I was with you there in your town?

Translation for Translators

◄I am sure that you remember that I kept telling you these things while I was still with you there in Thessalonica./Do you not remember that I continued telling you these things while I was still with you there in Thessalonica?► [RHQ]

Unlocked Literal Bible

Do you not remember that when I was with you I told you these things?

Noah Webster Bible

Remember ye not, that when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

World English Bible

Don’t you remember that when I was still with you, I told you these things?

Young's Literal Translation

Do ye not remember that, being yet with you, these things I said to you?

Context

The Man of Lawlessness

⁴He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.⁵Do you not remember that I told you these things while I was still with you?⁶And you know what is now restraining him, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.

Summary

In this verse, the apostle Paul reminds the Thessalonian believers of his previous teachings regarding the return of Christ and the events that must precede it. He urges them to remember what he had told them, emphasizing the importance of holding fast to the truth they had received. This verse serves as a call to remain steadfast in faith and not be easily swayed by false teachings or deceptive messages about the end times. Paul's words encourage believers to stay grounded in the Word of God and to trust in the guidance of the Holy Spirit amidst uncertainties and challenges.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

I told you these things - In several parts of this description of the man of sin, the apostle alludes to a conversation which had taken place between him and the members of this Church when he was at Thessalonica; and this one circumstance will account for much of the obscurity that is in these verses. Besides, the apostle appears to speak with great caution, and does not at all wish to publish what he had communicated to them; the hints which he drops were sufficient to call the whole to their remembrance.