2 Thessalonians 2:16

Stand Firm And Hold Fast

¹⁵ So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us. ¹⁶ Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope by grace, ¹⁷ comfort and strengthen your hearts 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 Son, that whoever believes in 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 to you;

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,

Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and Lazarus received evil things; but now he is comforted here and you are in agony.

John 4:14

but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. The water that I shall give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

John 13:1

Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

John 14:16-18

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, to be with you forever

John 15:9

As the Father has loved me, I also have loved you; abide in my love.

John 15:13

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

John 16:22

So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.

Acts 15:11

But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they are."

Acts 18:27

And when he wanted to go across to Achaia, the brethren encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he had arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace,

Romans 1:7

To all in Rome who are 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 who works, his wages are not reckoned as a gift but as his due.

Romans 4:16

Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all his descendantsnot only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, for he is the father of us all

Romans 5:2-5

through whom we have obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in our hope of the glory of God.

Romans 5:8

But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.

Romans 8:24-25

For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees?

Romans 11:5-6

So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace.

2 Corinthians 4:17-18

For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,

Ephesians 2:4-5

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,

Ephesians 5:2

and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Ephesians 5:25

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,

Colossians 1:5

because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel

Colossians 1:23

if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a minister.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:1-2

Paul, Silvanus and Timothy, to 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 by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

Titus 1:2

in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago,

Titus 2:13

looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,

Titus 3:4-7

But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared,

Hebrews 6:11-12

And we desire each one of you to show the same diligence in realizing the full assurance of hope until the end,

Hebrews 6:18-19

so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us.

Hebrews 7:19

(for the law made nothing perfect); and on the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.

1 Peter 1:3-8

Blessed be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has caused us to be born again into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 John 3:2-3

Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

1 John 3:16

By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

1 John 4:9-10

In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.

Revelation 3:9

Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lielook, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and know that I have loved you.

Revelation 7:16-17

They will hunger no more, nor thirst anymore; the sun will not beat down on them, nor any scorching heat.

Revelation 22:5

And there will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light; and they will reign for ever and ever.