I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.
2 Thessalonians 2:7 - Tree of Life Version For the mystery of lawlessness is already operating; only there is one who holds back just now, until he is taken out of the way. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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. American Standard Version (1901) For the mystery of lawlessness doth already work: only there is one that restraineth now, until he be taken out of the way. Common English Bible The hidden plan to live without any law is at work now, but it will be secret only until the one who is holding it back is out of the way. 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the mystery of iniquity already worketh; only that he who now holdeth, do hold, until he be taken out of the way. |
I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.
And you know what now holds back, for him to be revealed in his own time.
Now beyond question, great is the mystery of godliness: He was revealed in the flesh, Vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Trusted throughout the world, Taken up in glory.
Children, it is the last hour. Just as you heard that the anti-messiah is coming, even now many anti-messiahs have come—by this we know that it is the last hour.
but every spirit that does not acknowledge Yeshua is not from God. This is the spirit of the anti-messiah, which you have heard is coming and now is already in the world.
and on her forehead was written a name, a mystery: “Babylon the Great, the mother of prostitutes and the detestable things of the earth.”
But the angel said to me, “Why are you astonished? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.