# 2 Thessalonians 2.7 **Book:** [2 Thessalonians](/codex/2-thessalonians/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 5. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6. And now ye know that which restraineth, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season. > > **7. For the mystery of lawlessness doth already work: only there is one that restraineth now, until he be taken out of the way.** > > 8. And then shall be revealed the lawless one, whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the breath of his mouth, and bring to nought by the manifestation of his coming; 9. even he, whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, (2 Thessalonians 2:5-9, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 5. Don’t you remember that, when I was still with you, I told you these things? 6. Now you know what is restraining him, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season. > > **7. For the mystery of lawlessness already works. Only there is one who restrains now, until he is taken out of the way.** > > 8. Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will kill with the breath of his mouth, and destroy by the manifestation of his coming; 9. even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, (2 Thessalonians 2:5-9, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 5. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6. And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. withholdeth: or, holdeth > > **7. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.** > > 8. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 9. Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, (2 Thessalonians 2:5-9, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 5. Do ye not remember that, being yet with you, these things I said to you? 6. and now, what is keeping down ye have known, for his being revealed in his own time, > > **7. for the secret of the lawlessness doth already work, only he who is keeping down now [will hinder], till he may be out of the way,** > > 8. and then shall be revealed the Lawless One, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the manifestation of his presence, 9. [him,] whose presence is according to the working of the Adversary, in all power, and signs, and lying wonders, (2 Thessalonians 2:5-9, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [Church at Thessalonica](/codex/church-at-thessalonica/), via [2 Thessalonians 2.1-12](/codex/2-thessalonians-2-1-12/) - [Rapture Timing Comparison](/codex/rapture-timing-comparison/), via [2 Thessalonians 2.1-12](/codex/2-thessalonians-2-1-12/), [2 Thessalonians 2.6-7](/codex/2-thessalonians-2-6-7/) **Lexicon:** - [G2722 - katecho](/codex/g2722-katecho/), via [2 Thessalonians 2.6-7](/codex/2-thessalonians-2-6-7/), [2 Thessalonians 2.6-8](/codex/2-thessalonians-2-6-8/) - [G3466 - mysterion](/codex/g3466-mysterion/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.