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Let
1 passage cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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- 2 Thessalonians 2:7ISBE
For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
(katecho): Usually in the sense of "permit" (Anglo-Saxon, leetan), but also in Old English with meaning of "hinder" (Anglo-Saxon, lettan). This latter sense is found in 2Th 2:7 the King James Version, "Only he who now letteth will let," where the Revised Version (British and American) has, "Only there is one that restraineth now."
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.