2 Thessalonians 2:16

Paul prays that the Lord Jesus and God the Father, who loved us and gave eternal comfort and good hope by grace, would strengthen the church. Lasting encouragement flows from God's gracious love.

Cross-references · 40

• John 3:16For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
• Rom 5:2–5through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
• 1 Pet 1:3–8Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• Titus 3:4–7But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
• Rom 8:24–25For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?
• Titus 1:2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
• 1 Th 3:11Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.
• Eph 5:2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
• Rom 11:5–6In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
• Col 1:23if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
• Rev 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
• Rom 4:16Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
• Isa 60:19–20No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.
• Acts 18:27When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.
• Heb 6:18–19Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
• Rom 4:4Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.
• Isa 61:7Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.
• Acts 15:11On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
• Rom 5:8But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
• 2 Cor 4:17–18For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
• Eph 2:4–5But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
• Eph 5:25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
• Ps 103:17But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—
• Isa 35:10So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
• Isa 51:11So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
• Luke 16:25But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
• 2 Th 1:1–2Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
• Heb 6:11–12We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
• John 13:1It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.
• John 4:14But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
• John 14:16–18And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—
• John 15:9As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love.
• John 16:22So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
• Rev 22:5There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.
• Rom 1:7To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Heb 7:19(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.
• Titus 2:13as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
• Col 1:5the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel
• John 15:13Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
• 1 Jn 3:2–3Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.

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