2 Thessalonians 2:16

Stand Firm And Hold Fast

¹⁵ Stand firm then, Brothers, and hold fast to the truths that we taught you, whether by word or by letter. ¹⁶ And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and, in his loving-kindness, gave us unfailing consolation and good ground for hope, ¹⁷ Console your hearts, and strengthen you to do and to say all that is right.

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 every one who believes in him may not be lost, but have Immortal Life.

1 Thessalonians 3:11

May our God and Father himself, and Jesus, our Lord, make the way plain for us to come to you.

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, ' the faithful Witness, the First-born from the dead, and the Ruler of all the Kings of the earth.' To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his own blood--

Luke 16:25

'Child,' answered Abraham, 'remember that you in your lifetime received what you thought desirable, just as Lazarus received what was not desirable; but now he has his consolation here, while you are suffering agony.

John 4:14

But whoever once drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst any more; but the water that I will give him shall become a spring welling up within him--a source of Immortal Life."

John 13:1

Before the Passover Festival began, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave the world and go to the Father. He had loved those who were his own in the world, and he loved them to the last.

John 14:16-18

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you always--the Spirit of Truth.

John 15:9

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; remain in my love.

John 15:13

No one can give greater proof of love than by laying down his life for his friends.

John 16:22

You, in the same way, are sorry now; but I shall see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will rob you of your joy.

Acts 15:11

No, it is through the loving-kindness of the Lord Jesus that we, just as they do, believe that we have been saved."

Acts 18:27

When he wanted to cross to Greece, the Brethren furthered his plans, and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival he proved of great assistance to those who had, through the loving-kindness of God, become believers in Christ,

Romans 1:7

May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

Romans 4:4

Now wages are regarded as due to the man who works, not as a favor, but as a debt;

Romans 4:16

That is why all is made to depend upon faith, that all may be God's gift, and in order that the fulfillment of the promise may be made certain for all Abraham's descendants-not only for those who take their stand on the Law, but also for those who take their stand on the faith of Abraham. (He is the Father of us all;

Romans 5:2-5

It is through him that, by reason of our faith, we have obtained admission to that place in God's favor in which we not stand. So let us exult in our hope of attaining God's glorious ideal.

Romans 5:8

But God puts his love for us beyond all doubt by the fact that Christ died on our behalf while we were still sinners.

Romans 8:24-25

By our hope we were saved. But the thing hoped for is no longer an object of hope when it is before our eyes; for who hopes for what is before his eyes?

Romans 11:5-6

And so in our own time, too, there is to be found a remnant of our nation selected by God in love.

2 Corinthians 4:17-18

The light burden of our momentary trouble is preparing for us, in measure transcending thought, a weight of imperishable glory;

Ephesians 2:4-5

Yet God, in his abundant compassion, and because of the great love with which he loved us,

Ephesians 5:2

And live a life of love, following the example of the Christ, who loved you and gave himself for you as 'an offering and a sacrifice to God, that should be fragrant and acceptable.'

Ephesians 5:25

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

Colossians 1:5

On account of the hope which awaits its fulfillment in Heaven. Of this hope you heard long ago in the true Message of the Good News which reached you--

Colossians 1:23

If only you remain true to your Faith, firm and immovable, never abandoning the hope held out in the Good News to which you listened, which has been proclaimed among all created things under Heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

Recalling continually before our God and Father the efforts that have resulted from your faith, the toil prompted by your love, and the patient endurance sustained by your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:1-2

To the Thessalonian Church in union with God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, From Paul, Silas, and Timothy.

2 Thessalonians 2:13

But, Brothers, whom the Lord loves, it is our duty always to thank God about you, for, from the first, God chose you for Salvation through the purifying influence of the Spirit, and your belief in the Truth.

Titus 1:2

and is based on the hope of Immortal Life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began,

Titus 2:13

while we are awaiting our Blessed Hope--the Appearing in glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus.

Titus 3:4-7

But, when the kindness of God our Savior and his love for man were revealed, he saved us,

Hebrews 6:11-12

But our great desire is that every one of you should be equally earnest to attain to a full conviction that our hope will be fulfilled, and that you should keep that hope to the end.

Hebrews 6:18-19

For he intended us to find great encouragement in these two unchangeable things, which make it impossible for God to prove false--we, I mean, who fled for safety where we might lay hold on the hope set before us.

Hebrews 7:19

(for the Law never brought anything to perfection); and, on the other hand, we have the introduction of a better hope, which enables us to draw near to God.

1 Peter 1:3-8

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has, in his great mercy, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 John 3:2-3

Dear friends, we are God's Children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is that, when it is revealed, we shall be like Christ; because we shall see him as he is.

1 John 3:16

We have learned to know what love is from this--that Christ laid down his life on our behalf. Therefore we also ought to lay down our lives on behalf of our Brothers.

1 John 4:9-10

The love of God was revealed to us by his sending his only Son into the world, that we might find Life through him.

Revelation 3:9

Listen, I give some of the Congregation of Satan, the men who declare that they are Jews, though they are not, but are lying----I will make them 'come and bow down at your feet,' and they shall learn that I loved you.

Revelation 7:16-17

Never again shall they be hungry, never again shall they be thirsty, nor shall the sun smite upon them, nor any scorching heat;

Revelation 22:5

Night will cease to be. They have no need of the light of a lamp, nor have they the light of the sun; for the 'Lord God will be their light, and they will reign for ever and ever.'