2 Thessalonians 2:16 (DBY)

Passage

But our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us, and given [us] eternal consolation and good hope by grace,

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 2:14 whereto he has called you by our glad tidings, to [the] obtaining of [the] glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 2:15 So then, brethren, stand firm, and hold fast the instructions which ye have been taught, whether by word or by our letter.

2 Thessalonians 2:16 But our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us, and given [us] eternal consolation and good hope by grace,

2 Thessalonians 2:17 encourage your hearts, and establish you in every good work and word.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "lord", "jesus", "christ", "himself", "father", "loved", and "given". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "So then brethren stand firm and hold..." into verse 17's "encourage your hearts and establish you in...", so "grace" and "lord" 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 "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.