Catholic Public Domain Version
"For the mystery of iniquity is already at work. And only one now holds back, and will continue to hold back, until he is taken from our midst."
— 2 Thessalonians 2:7, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“For the hidden power of lawlessness is already at work. However, the one who holds him back will do so until he is taken out of the way,”
“For the mystery of iniquity already worketh: only that he who now holdeth do hold, until he be taken out of the way.”
“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.”
“For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.”
who is an adversary to, and who is lifted up above, all that is called God or that is worshipped, so much so that he sits in the temple of God, presenting himself as if he were God.
Do you not recall that, when I was still with you, I told you these things?
And now you know what it is that holds him back, so that he may be revealed in his own time.
For the mystery of iniquity is already at work. And only one now holds back, and will continue to hold back, until he is taken from our midst.
And then that iniquitous one shall be revealed, the one whom the Lord Jesus shall bring to ruin with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy at the brightness of his return:
him whose advent is accompanied by the works of Satan, with every kind of power and signs and false miracles,
and with every seduction of iniquity, toward those who are perishing because they have not accepted the love of truth, so that they may be saved. For this reason, God will send to them works of deception, so that they may believe in lies,