2 Thessalonians 2:16

Stand Firm And Hold Fast

¹⁵ So then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye were taught, whether by word, or by epistle of ours. 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 them in every good work and word.

By Grace

For Us

Jesus Christ

Lord Jesus Christ

Christ

Jesus

Messiah

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

1 Thessalonians 3:11

Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way unto you:

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood;

Psalm 103:17

But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, And his righteousness unto children's children;

Isaiah 35:10

and the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Isaiah 51:11

And the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and'sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Isaiah 60:19-20

The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but Jehovah will be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

Isaiah 61:7

Instead of your shame ye shall have double; and instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess double; everlasting joy shall be unto them.

Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted and thou art in anguish.

John 4:14

but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up unto eternal life.

John 13:1

Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto his Father, having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

John 14:16-18

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever,

John 15:9

Even as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you: abide ye in my love.

John 15:13

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

John 16:22

And ye therefore now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh away from you.

Acts 15:11

But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in like manner as they.

Acts 18:27

And when he was minded to pass over into Achaia, the brethren encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him: and when he was come, he helped them much that had believed through grace;

Romans 1:7

To all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be'saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 4:4

Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt.

Romans 4:16

For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace; to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

Romans 5:2-5

through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

Romans 5:8

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 8:24-25

For in hope were we saved: but hope that is seen is not hope: for who hopeth for that which he seeth?

Romans 11:5-6

Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

2 Corinthians 4:17-18

For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;

Ephesians 2:4-5

but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

Ephesians 5:2

and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.

Ephesians 5:25

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;

Colossians 1:5

because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,

Colossians 1:23

if so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and stedfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven; whereof I Paul was made a minister.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

2 Thessalonians 1:1-2

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ;

2 Thessalonians 2:13

But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

Titus 1:2

in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;

Titus 2:13

looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

Titus 3:4-7

But when the kindness of God our Saviour, and his love toward man, appeared,

Hebrews 6:11-12

And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:

Hebrews 6:18-19

that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:

Hebrews 7:19

(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in thereupon of a better hope, through which we draw nigh unto God.

1 Peter 1:3-8

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 John 3:2-3

Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

1 John 3:16

Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

1 John 4:9-10

Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.

Revelation 3:9

Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

Revelation 7:16-17

They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun strike upon them, nor any heat:

Revelation 22:5

And there shall be night no more; and they need no light of lamp, neither light of sun; for the Lord God shall give them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.