2 Thessalonians 2:7

New International Reader's Version

The secret power of sin is already at work. But the one who now holds back that power will keep doing it until he is taken out of the way.

Cross References

Acts 20:29

I know that after I leave, wild wolves will come in among you. They won’t spare any of the sheep.

2 Thessalonians 2:6

Now you know what is holding back the man of sin. He is held back so that he can make his appearance at the right time.

1 Timothy 3:16

There is no doubt that true godliness comes from this great mystery. Jesus came as a human being. The Holy Spirit proved that he was the Son of God. He was seen by angels. He was preached among the nations. People in the world believed in him. He was taken up to heaven in glory.

1 John 2:18

Dear children, we are living in the last days. You have heard that the great enemy of Christ is coming. But even now many enemies of Christ have already come. That’s how we know that these are the last days.

1 John 4:3

But every spirit that doesn’t agree with this does not belong to God. You have heard that the spirit of the great enemy of Christ is coming. Even now it is already in the world.

Revelation 17:5

The name written on her forehead was a mystery. Here is what it said. The Great City of Babylon The Mother of Prostitutes The Mother of Everything on Earth that God Hates

Revelation 17:7

Then the angel said to me, “Why are you amazed? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman. And I will explain the mystery of the beast she rides on. The beast is the one who has the seven heads and ten horns.