2 Thessalonians 2:16
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
2 Thessalonians 2:16 in other translations
| BSB | Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope, |
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| WEB | Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, |
| ASV | Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, |
| YLT | and may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who did love us, and did give comfort age-during, and good hope in grace, |
| DARBY | But our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us, and given us eternal consolation and good hope by grace, |
| BBE | Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who had love for us and has given us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, |
| Webster | Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, who hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, |
What does 2 Thessalonians 2:16 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
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Barnes' Notes
And God even our Father. Gr., "And God, and (και) our Father;" though not incorrectly rendered "even our Father." If it should be contended that the use of the word "and"--" our Lord Jesus Christ, and God," proves that the Lord Jesus is a different being from God--the use of the same word "and" would prove that the "Father" is a different being from God. But the truth is, the apostle meant to speak of the Father and the Son as the common source of the blessing for which he prayed.
Which hath loved us. Referring particularly to the Father. The love which is referred to is that manifested in redemption, or which is shown us through Christ. See Jn 3:16, 1Jn 4:9.
And hath given us everlasting consolation. Not temporary comfort, but that which will endure for ever. The joys of religion are not like other joys. They soon fade away;--they always terminate at death ;--they cease when trouble comes, when sickness invades the frame, when wealth or friends depart, when disappointment lowers, when the senses by age refuse to minister as they once did to our pleasures. The comforts of religion depend on no such contingencies. They live through all these changes--attend us in sickness, poverty, bereavement, losses, and age; they are with us in death, and they are perpetual and unchanging beyond the grave.
And good hope through grace. Rom 5:2 Rom 5:5. Heb 6:19.
(f) "good hope through grace" 1Pet 1:3
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
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2 Thessalonians 2:16 in the original Greek
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Cross references for 2 Thessalonians 2:16
- John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
- Romans 5:2-5
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
- 1 Peter 1:3-8
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: …
- Titus 3:4-7
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
- Romans 8:24-25
For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
- Titus 1:2
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
- 1 Thessalonians 3:11
Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.
- Acts 18:27
And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:
- Romans 5:8
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
- Romans 4:4
Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
- Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
- Colossians 1:23
If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1:1,2; Ro 1:7; 1Th 3:11
which.
13; Joh 3:16; 13:1; 15:9,13; Ro 5:8; Eph 2:4,5; 5:2,25; Tit 3:4-7
1Jo 3:16; 4:9,10; Re 1:5; 3:9
everlasting.
Ps 103:17; Isa 35:10; 51:11; 60:19,20; 61:7; Lu 16:25; Joh 4:14
Joh 14:16-18; 16:22; 2Co 4:17,18; Heb 6:18; 1Pe 1:5-8; Re 7:16,17
Re 22:5
good.
Ro 5:2-5; 8:24,25; Col 1:5,23; 1Th 1:3; Tit 1:2; 2:13; Heb 6:11
Heb 6:12,19; 7:19; 1Pe 1:3-5; 1Jo 3:2,3
through.
Ac 15:11; 18:27; Ro 4:4,16; 5:2; 11:5,6
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Context
- 2 Thessalonians 2:15
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
- 2 Thessalonians 2:17
Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
2 Thessalonians 2:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el mismo Señor nuestro Jesucristo, y Dios y Padre nuestro, el cual nos amó, y nos dió consolación eterna, y buena esperanza por gracia, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Or notre seigneur Jésus Christ lui-même, et notre Dieu et Père, qui nous a aimés et nous a donné une consolation éternelle et une bonne espérance par grâce, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er selbst aber, unser Herr Jesus Christus, und unser Gott und Vater, der uns geliebt und uns ewigen Trost und gute Hoffnung gegeben hat durch die Gnade, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ipse autem Dominus noster Jesus Christus, et Deus et Pater noster, qui dilexit nos, et dedit consolationem æternam, et spem bonam in gratia, |