2 Thessalonians 2:16

Stand Firm And Hold Fast

¹⁵ Therefore, brethren, be steady, and hold fast the traditions, which ye have been taught, whether by word or by our letter. ¹⁶ And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation, and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts, ¹⁷ and establish you in every good word and work.

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 might not perish, but have everlasting life:

1 Thessalonians 3:11

And may God himself even our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ direct our way to you:

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first-born from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

Luke 16:25

And Abraham said, Son, remember that thou receivedst thy good things in thy life-time, and likewise Lazarus his evils: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

John 4:14

but he that drinketh of the water which I shall give him, shall never thirst: but the water, which I shall give him, will be in him a fountain of water springing up unto eternal life.

John 13:1

Now before the feast of the passover, (Jesus knowing that his hour was come, when He should pass out of this world unto the Father, as He had loved his own, who were yet in the world, He loved them unto the end:)

John 14:16-18

and He will give you another comforter to abide with you for ever:

John 15:9

As the Father hath loved me, and I have loved you, continue in my love:

John 15:13

Greater love hath no one 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 shall no one take from you.

Acts 15:11

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

Acts 18:27

And as he was inclined to go into Achaia, the brethren wrote to the disciples exhorting them to receive him: who when he arrived, was very helpful to those who had believed through grace.

Romans 1:7

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

Romans 4:4

Now to him that worketh the reward is not reckoned as a favor, but as a debt:

Romans 4:16

And therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace, that so the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

Romans 5:2-5

through whom also we have admission by faith into this grace in which we stand, and boast in hope of the glory of God.

Romans 5:8

But God recommendeth his love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 8:24-25

For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen, is not hope; for what any one sees, how doth he yet hope for?

Romans 11:5-6

And so in the present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

2 Corinthians 4:17-18

For our short and light affliction is working out for us an infinite and eternal weight of glory, as we aim not at the things which are visible, but invisible:

Ephesians 2:4-5

But God being rich in mercy, through his great love wherewith He loved us,

Ephesians 5:2

even as Christ hath loved us, and given Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of sweet perfume.

Ephesians 5:25

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

Colossians 1:5

for the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which ye have heard before in the word of truth, that is the gospel;

Colossians 1:23

if so be ye continue grounded and settled in the faith, and be not moved from the gospel, which ye have heard, and which hath been preached throughout the whole creation, of which I Paul am a minister.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

Incessantly remembering 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 to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ;

2 Thessalonians 2:13

But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord; because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth:

Titus 1:2

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

Titus 2:13

looking for the blessed hope, and glorious appearance of the great God, and our Saviour, Jesus Christ:

Titus 3:4-7

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

Hebrews 6:11-12

And we desire that every one of you would shew the same diligence to acquire the full assurance of hope even unto the end:

Hebrews 6:18-19

that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to fail, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us;

Hebrews 7:19

for the law made nothing perfect, but the introducing of a better hope did, by 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 abundant mercy hath regenerated us to a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 John 3:2-3

Beloved, we are now the children of God, but it doth not yet appear what we shall be: we know however, that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.

1 John 3:16

In this we know his love, that He laid down his life for us: and we should be ready to lay down our lives for the brethren.

1 John 4:9-10

In this was the love of God manifested towards us, that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.

Revelation 3:9

Behold, I will give up those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews, and are not, but speak falsely; behold, I will make them come and bow before thy feet, and they shall know that I have loved thee.

Revelation 7:16-17

They shall hunger no more, nor thirst any more, nor shall the sun nor any violent heat fall upon them.

Revelation 22:5

And there shall be no night there: and they have no need of a candle, nor of the light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light; and they shall reign for ever and ever.