11 translations · Greek
2 Thessalonians 2:16
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
2 Thessalonians 2:16 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
- KJV King James Version
- 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,
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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,
- ASV American Standard Version
- Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who loved us, and gave continuous comfort, and good hope in grace,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God the Father (who through his grace gave us eternal confidence and a trustworthy hope),
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 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,
- DBY Darby Translation
- 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,
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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,
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899 · 2 Thessalonians 2:15 in this edition
- Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God and our Father, who hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation, and good hope in grace,
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Αὐτὸς | Autos | Himself | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| δὲ | de | Now {may} | G1161 δέ then |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Κύριος | Kyrios | Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| ἡμῶν | hēmōn | our | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Jesus | G2424 Ἰησοῦς Jesus |
| Χριστὸς | Christos | Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεὸς | Theos | God | G2316 θεός God |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Πατὴρ | Patēr | Father | G3962 πατήρ father |
| ἡμῶν | hēmōn | our | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ὁ | ho | who | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀγαπήσας | agapēsas | has loved | G25 ἀγαπάω to love |
| ἡμᾶς | hēmas | us | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| δοὺς | dous | given [us] | G1325 δίδωμι to give |
| παράκλησιν | paraklēsin | comfort | G3874 παράκλησις encouragement |
| αἰωνίαν | aiōnian | eternal | G166 αἰώνιος eternal |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἐλπίδα | elpida | hope | G1680 ἐλπίς hope |
| ἀγαθὴν | agathēn | good | G18 ἀγαθός good |
| ἐν | en | by | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| χάριτι | chariti | grace | G5485 χάρις grace |
Related verses
- John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
- Romans 5:2–5
through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope: …
- 1 Peter 1:3–8
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn’t fade away, reserved in Heaven for you, who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. …
- Titus 3:4–7
But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared, not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly, through Jesus Christ our Savior; …
- Romans 8:24–25
For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees? But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:11
Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you;
- Titus 1:2
in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;
- Isaiah 60:19–20
The sun will be no more your light by day; nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you, but Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Your sun will not go down any more, nor will your moon withdraw itself; for Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning will end.
- Isaiah 61:7
Instead of your shame you will have double. Instead of dishonor, they will rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land, they will possess double. Everlasting joy will be to them.
- Acts 15:11
But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they are.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
14 to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 So then, brothers, stand firm, and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word, or by letter.
16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
17 comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work and word.
Read all of 2 Thessalonians 2 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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