2 Thessalonians 2:16

Stand Firm And Hold Fast

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.

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

Psalm 103:17

But the LORD's loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children's children;

Isaiah 35:10

The LORD's ransomed ones will return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away."

Isaiah 51:11

The ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy shall be on their heads. They shall obtain gladness and joy. Sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Isaiah 60:19-20

The sun shall be no more your light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light to you: but the LORD will be to you an everlasting light, and your God your glory.

Isaiah 61:7

Instead of your shame you 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 to them.

Luke 16:25

"But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received your good things, and Lazarus, in like manner, bad things. But now here he is comforted and you are in anguish.

John 4:14

but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life."

John 13:1

Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would 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

I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever,?

John 15:9

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

John 15:13

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

John 16:22

Therefore you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away 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

When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;

Romans 1:7

to all who are in Rome, 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 him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as 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 we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

Romans 5:8

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

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?

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, works 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 with which he loved us,

Ephesians 5:2

And walk in love, even as Christ also loved us, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.

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, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News,

Colossians 1:23

if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

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, 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 always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you as first fruits for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;

Titus 1:2

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

Titus 2:13

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

Titus 3:4-7

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

Hebrews 6:11-12

We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness 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 take hold of the hope set before us.

Hebrews 7:19

(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in 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 became our father again to 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 is not yet revealed what we will be. We know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.

1 John 3:16

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

1 John 4:9-10

By this God's love was revealed in us, that God has sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.

Revelation 3:9

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

Revelation 7:16-17

They will hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither will the sun beat on them, nor any heat;

Revelation 22:5

There will no longer be any night, and they need no lamp light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever.