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2 Thessalonians 2:6New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
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6 And now you know what is acting as a restraint, so that he will be revealed in his own due time.
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2 Thessalonians 2:6The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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καὶ νῦν τὸ κατέχον οἴδατε, εἰς τὸ ἀποκαλυφθῆναι αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ αὐτοῦ καιρῷ·
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2 Thessalonians 2:6American Standard Version
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6 And now ye know that which restraineth, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.
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2 Thessalonians 2:6The Emphasized Bible
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6 And what now restraineth ye know, To the end he may be revealed in his own fitting time;
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2 Thessalonians 2:6King James Version
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6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
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2 ThessaloniansWatch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
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2:6 w75 252-253; ka 384-388; kj 79; w68 206; bf 474; w57 652; nh 186; w44 251; w30 279
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2 Thessalonians Study Notes—Chapter 2New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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what is acting as a restraint: It appears that Paul here refers to the faithful apostles who, as a group, were this restraint. Paul’s words, such as those recorded in this passage and elsewhere, show that he worked vigorously to restrain, or hold back, apostasy. (See also Ac 20:29, 30; 1Ti 4:1-3; 2Ti 2:16, 17; 4:2, 4.) Likewise, the apostle Peter battled this poisonous influence. (2Pe 2:1-3) Decades later, the aged apostle John was still fighting the spread of apostasy, but he warned that it was already widespread in the congregations. (1Jo 2:18; 2Jo 7) Paul here suggests that “the man of lawlessness” would be revealed when the restraint was “out of the way.”—2Th 2:3; see study note on 2Th 2:7.
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