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2 Thessalonians 2:17 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 17. 17Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
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Role in This Section
Completes the prayer by asking for comforted hearts and strength in every good word and work.
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 It Needs Context
This line performs its stated role only inside 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17; separating it would hide the movement from Verses 13–15 ground the beloved readers in salvation and tell them to stand firm in received teaching. to Chapter 3 asks the readers to pray for the word's advance and for rescue from harmful people.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17 — Grace-Given Hope Becomes Steady Word and WorkSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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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.
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