2 Thessalonians 1 · Verse 2

2 Thessalonians 1:2

Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thessalonians 1:2, King James Version

2 Thessalonians 1:2 in other translations

BSBGrace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
WEBGrace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
ASVGrace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
YLTGrace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!
DARBYGrace to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
BBEGrace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
WebsterGrace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

What does 2 Thessalonians 1:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. from God our Father--So some oldest manuscripts read. Others omit "our."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 2.

(b) "Grace unto you" 1Cor 1:3

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4

Where there is the truth of grace, there will be an increase of it. The path of the just is as the shining light, which shines more and more unto the perfect day. And where there is the increase of grace, God must have all the glory. Where faith grows, love will abound, for faith works by love. It shows faith and patience, such as may be proposed as a pattern for others, when trials from God, and persecutions from…

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2 Thessalonians 1:2 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

χάριςcharisGraceG5485
ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771
καὶkaiandG2532
εἰρήνηeirēnēpeaceG1515
ἀπὸapofromG575
θεοῦtheouGodG2316
πατρὸςpatros[the] FatherG3962
ἡμῶνhēmōnof usG3165
καὶkaiandG2532
κυρίουkuriou[the] LordG2962
ἸησοῦIēsouJesusG2424
Χριστοῦ.¶ChristouChrist.G5547

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Thessalonians 1:2

  • Romans 1:7

    To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Corinthians 1:3

    Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Corinthians 1:8

    Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ro 1:7; 1Co 1:3,8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Thessalonians 1:1

    Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

  • 2 Thessalonians 1:2

    Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Thessalonians 1:3

    We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

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2 Thessalonians 1:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Gracia y paz á vosotros de Dios nuestro Padre y del Señor Jesucristo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Grâce et paix à vous, de la part de Dieu notre Père et du seigneur Jésus Christ!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Gnade euch und Friede von Gott, unserem Vater, und dem Herrn Jesus Christus!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Gratia vobis, et pax a Deo Patre nostro, et Domino Jesu Christo.