Verse Lens · Concise explanation
2 Thessalonians 2:16 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 16. 16Now 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,
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Quick Meaning
Begins a prayer-wish to Jesus Christ and the loving Father, who gave enduring comfort and good hope by grace.
Read It With
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17
Read 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17 as a complete movement. Verse 16 begins a prayer-wish naming Jesus Christ and the Father as its coordinated subjects; verse 17 states the requested comfort and strengthening. Chapter 3 opens with a request that the readers pray for the apostolic mission. The writers ask Jesus Christ and the loving Father, who gave eternal comfort and good hope by grace, to comfort the readers' hearts and establish them in every good word and work.
Why This Verse Appears Here
The prayer begins by naming the grace-given resources that can support the standing firm commanded in verse 15.
What Remains True
Jesus Christ and the loving Father give enduring comfort and good hope by grace before the prayer asks for human steadiness.
How It Can Shape Life
- Offer grace-grounded hope that acknowledges grief instead of replacing it with prediction or denial.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17 — Grace-Given Hope Becomes Steady Word and WorkSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: The exact pinned KJV wording and immediate English context for 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17.
Exact location: eBible/CrossWire eng-kjv2006 USFM, source files dated 2026-08-19, 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17; archive and normalized-corpus SHA-256 values are recorded in the library policy.
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: The critically edited Greek wording, connective structure, lexical forms, and variation markers.
Exact location: Official SBLGNT repository, data/sblgnt/text/2Thess.txt, 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17.
Open the 2 Thessalonians Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — 2 Thessalonians with translators' and textual notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005–2026 online edition
Supports: Material translation choices, syntax, and textual variants checked at the cited verses.
Exact location: NET Bible official 2 Thessalonians PDF, chapter 2, translator, study, and textual notes attached to verses 16–17; PDF pp. 2–3.
Open NET 2 Thessalonians 2 ↗modern open commentary
2 Thessalonians
David W. Chapman
The Gospel Coalition Bible Commentary, 2023
Supports: A complete modern evangelical commentary check on literary flow, historical setting, theology, and major interpretations.
Exact location: David W. Chapman, The Gospel Coalition Bible Commentary, “2 Thessalonians,” Thanksgiving and Prayer (2:13–17), verses 16–17.
Open source ↗modern annotated new testament
2 Thessalonians introduction and annotations in The Jewish Annotated New Testament
Adam Gregerman; edited by Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler
Oxford University Press, 2011
Supports: A modern Jewish-context and historical-critical check on authorship, apocalyptic language, persecution, judgment, ethics, and textual questions.
Exact location: Adam Gregerman, “2 Thessalonians,” in The Jewish Annotated New Testament (2011 first edition), print p. 381.
Open source ↗