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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 is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. |
For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. |
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For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. |
For the mystery of lawlessness (that hidden principle of rebellion against constituted authority) is already at work in the world, [but it is] restrained only until he who restrains is taken out of the way. |
for the mystery of the aforementioned lawlessness is now operating only He [the Holy Spirit] who is holding [the lawlessness] down, [will do so] until He goes out from the midst [of humanity]. |
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Evil is already insidiously at work but its activities are secret until what I have called the “restraining power” is removed. |
For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work, but only until he who is holding it back has been gotten out of the way. |
For 1063 the 3588 mystery 3466 of iniquity 458 doth already 2235 work: 1754 only 3440 he who now 737 letteth 2722 will let, until 2193 he be taken 1096 out of 1537 the way. 3319 |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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