2 Thessalonians 2:16

Stand Firm And Hold Fast

¹⁵ So then, brothers, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions which you were taught, whether by [spoken] word or by letter from us. ¹⁶ Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given [us] eternal encouragement and good hope by grace, ¹⁷ encourage your hearts and strengthen [you] in every good work and word.

By Grace

For Us

Jesus Christ

Lord Jesus Christ

Christ

Jesus

Messiah

John 3:16

For in this way God loved the world, so that he gave his one and only Son, in order that everyone who believes in him will not perish, but will 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 the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and released us from our sins by his blood

Psalm 103:17

But the loyal love of Yahweh [is] from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to [their] children's children,

Isaiah 35:10

And the ransomed of Yahweh shall return, and they shall come [to] Zion with rejoicing. And everlasting joy [shall be] on their head; joy and gladness shall overtake [them], and sorrow and sighing shall flee.

Isaiah 51:11

So the redeemed ones of Yahweh shall return, and they shall come [to] Zion with singing, and everlasting joy [shall be] on their heads. Joy and gladness shall {appear}; sorrow and sighing shall flee away!

Isaiah 60:19-20

The sun shall no longer be your light by day, and for bright light the moon shall not give you light, but Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your God your glory.

Isaiah 61:7

Instead of your shame, a double portion, and [instead of] insult, they will rejoice [over] their portion. Therefore they will take a double portion in their land; {they shall possess everlasting joy}.

Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that you received your good [things] during your life, and Lazarus likewise bad [things]. But now he is comforted here, but you are suffering pain.

John 4:14

But whoever drinks of this water which I will give to him will never be thirsty for eternity, but the water which I will give to him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life."

John 13:1

Now before the feast of Passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, [and] having loved [his] own in the world, loved them to the end.

John 14:16-18

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, in order that he may be with you {forever}--

John 15:9

"Just as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love.

John 15:13

No one has greater love than this: that someone lay down his life for his friends.

John 16:22

So you also are experiencing sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy from you.

Acts 15:11

But we believe [we] will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus in {the same} way those also [are]."

Acts 18:27

And [when] he wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged [him] [and] wrote to the disciples to welcome him. [When he] arrived, {he} assisted greatly those who had believed through grace.

Romans 1:7

To all those in Rome who are loved by God, called [to be] saints. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 4:4

Now to the one who works, his pay is not credited according to grace, but according to his due.

Romans 4:16

Because of this, [it is] by faith, in order that [it may be] according to grace, so that the promise may be secure to all the descendants, not only to those of the law, but also to those of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

Romans 5:2-5

through whom also we have [obtained] access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we boast in the 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 hope we were saved, but hope that is seen is not hope, for who hopes for what he sees?

Romans 11:5-6

So in this way also at the present time, there is a remnant {selected by grace}.

2 Corinthians 4:17-18

For our momentary light affliction is producing in us an eternal weight of glory {beyond all measure and proportion},

Ephesians 2:4-5

But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love [with] which he loved us,

Ephesians 5:2

and live in love, just as also Christ loved us, and gave himself for us an offering and sacrifice to God for a fragrant smell.

Ephesians 5:25

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

Colossians 1:5

because of the hope reserved for you in heaven, which you have heard about beforehand in the word of truth, the gospel,

Colossians 1:23

if indeed you remain in the faith, established and steadfast and not shifted away from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

[because we] remember your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,

2 Thessalonians 1:1-2

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

2 Thessalonians 2:13

But we ought to give thanks to God always concerning you, brothers [dearly] loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you [as] first fruits for salvation by the sanctification of the Spirit and faith in the truth,

Titus 1:2

in the hope of eternal life which God, who does not lie, promised before eternal ages,

Titus 2:13

looking forward to the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

Titus 3:4-7

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

Hebrews 6:11-12

And we desire each one of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the full assurance of [your] hope until the end,

Hebrews 6:18-19

in order that through two unchangeable things, in which [it is] impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge may have powerful encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before [us],

Hebrews 7:19

(for the law [made] nothing perfect), but on the other hand [there is] the introduction of a better hope through which we draw near to God.

1 Peter 1:3-8

Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 John 3:2-3

Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever he is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.

1 John 3:16

We have come to know love by this: that {he} laid down his life on behalf of us, and we ought to lay down our lives on behalf of the brothers.

1 John 4:9-10

By this the love of God is revealed in us: that God sent his one and only Son into the world in order that we may live through him.

Revelation 3:9

Behold, I am causing [those] of the synagogue of Satan, the ones who call themselves Jews and are not, but are lying--behold, I will make them {come} and kneel down before your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.

Revelation 7:16-17

They will not be hungry [any] longer or be thirsty [any] longer, nor will the sun ever beat down on them, nor any heat,

Revelation 22:5

And night will not exist [any] longer, and they will not have need of the light of a lamp and the light of the sun, because the Lord God will give light to them, and they will reign {forever and ever}.