2 Thessalonians 2:3
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
Cross-reference
In 2 Thessalonians 2:8-10, Paul expands on the lawless one's revelation, deceptive signs, and destruction by Christ's coming.
In 2 Thessalonians 2:6, Paul explains the restraining force that delays the man of lawlessness — directly continuing this verse's timeline.
Revelation 17:11 says the beast 'goes to perdition'—the same Greek word for destruction as 'son of perdition'.
1 John 2:18 warns that many antichrists have come; it echoes the expectation of a final antichrist before the end.
In 1 Timothy 4:1-3, the prophecy of apostasy in later times with deceitful spirits directly parallels the 'rebellion' and man of lawlessness Paul warns about.
In Ephesians 5:6, the command 'let no one deceive you' with empty words links deception to God's wrath, paralleling the warning about the Day of the Lord deception.
John 17:12 is the only other use of 'son of perdition', applied to Judas as a type of the coming apostate.
In Matthew 24:4-6, Jesus warns about deception and wars before the end, directly parallel to Paul's warning about the rebellion and man of lawlessness here.
Daniel 7:25 describes a little horn speaking arrogantly and persecuting saints—a prophetic type of the man of sin.
Luke 21:8 also records Jesus warning against being led astray by false claims about the time — directly parallel.
Mark 13:5 records Jesus' identical warning: 'Beware that no one leads you astray' — the same command against deception.
Daniel 7:24 describes a king (the little horn) who arises after ten kings — a prophetic type of the lawless one revealed.
In 2 Peter 2:1, false teachers bring destructive heresies — a similar warning about deception and destruction before the end.
Jeremiah 37:9 warns against self-deception about deliverance — a parallel call to not be deceived before judgment.
Revelation 12:9 identifies Satan as the great deceiver, the source of the apostasy and deception Paul warns about.
Jeremiah 29:8 warns against deception by false prophets, echoing Paul's warning — the same danger of being led astray.
Revelation 13:11-18 depicts the false prophet performing signs to deceive—mirroring the lawless one's lying wonders.
In 2 Timothy 3:1-3, the description of last-days moral decay expands on the 'rebellion' and lawlessness Paul mentions here.
Revelation 17:8 describes a beast from the abyss, not written in the book of life—parallel to the man of sin's destiny.
In 2 Corinthians 11:3, Paul fears deception like Eve's — a parallel warning against being led astray about the day of the Lord.
In 2 Timothy 4:3, the coming rejection of sound teaching and pursuit of false teachers parallels the deception and lawlessness Paul warns about.
In Hebrews 10:39, believers are urged not to shrink back to destruction — a parallel call to persevere against apostasy.