Bible in Basic English
"For the secret of evil is even now at work: but there is one who is keeping back the evil till he is taken out of the way."
— 2 Thessalonians 2:7, Bible in Basic English
“For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.”
“For the mystery of lawlessness doth already work: only there is one that restraineth now, until he be taken out of the way. ”
“For the mystery of lawlessness already works. Only there is one who restrains now, until he is taken out of the way.”
Who puts himself against all authority, lifting himself up over all which is named God or is given worship; so that he takes his seat in the Temple of God, putting himself forward as God.
Have you no memory of what I said when I was with you, giving you word of these things?
And now it is clear to you what is keeping back his revelation till the time comes for him to be seen.
For the secret of evil is even now at work: but there is one who is keeping back the evil till he is taken out of the way.
And then will come the revelation of that evil one, whom the Lord Jesus will put to death with the breath of his mouth, and give to destruction by the revelation of his coming;
Even the one whose coming is marked by the working of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,
And with every deceit of wrongdoing among those whose fate is destruction; because they were quite without that love of the true faith by which they might have salvation.