## translationWords

* [[en:tw:lawless]]
* [[en:tw:mystery]]
* [[en:tw:reveal]]

## translationNotes

* **Do you not remember** - This rhetorical question is used to remind the believers of Paul's teachings. It can be translated as "I am sure you remember". (See: [[en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion]])
* **Do you not** - "you" refers to the Thessalonian believers. (See: [[en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_you]])
* **these things** - This refers to the return of Jesus, the day of the Lord, and the man of lawlessness.​
* **for him to be revealed when it is time for him to be ** - "until God decides to reveal the man of lawlessness"
* **mystery of lawlessness** - A sacred secret that is not known by human reason but is only known by the revelation of God.