7 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.

7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way.

7 For this lawlessness is already at work secretly, and it will remain secret until the one who is holding it back steps out of the way.

7 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.

7 The secret power of evil is already working in the world, but there is one who is stopping that power. And he will continue to stop it until he is taken out of the way.

7 For the mystery of lawlessness doth already work: only there is one that restraineth now, until he be taken out of the way.

7 For the mystery of lawlessness already works; only there is he who restrains now until he be gone,

7 The mystery of this sin is already at work. But it cannot work effectively until the person now holding it back gets out of the way.

7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one now restraining will do so until he is out of the way,

7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but only until the one who now restrains it is removed.

7 For the mystery of lawlessness is at work already; only the one who now restrains will do so until he is out of the way,

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

7 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.