2 Thessalonians 1:2 (ASV)

Passage

Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 1:1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ;

2 Thessalonians 1:2 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:3 We are bound to give thanks to God always to you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith growth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth;

2 Thessalonians 1:4 so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which ye endure;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "peace", "father", "lord", "jesus", and "christ". It is saying that salvation is received as God's gift through faith, so boasting is pushed out by the wording itself.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Paul and Silvanus and Timothy unto the..." into verse 3's "We are bound to give thanks to...", so "grace" and "peace" belong inside that flow. In 2 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "grace" and "peace" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.