2 Thessalonians 2:17 (DBY)

Passage

encourage your hearts, and establish you in every good work and word.

Nearby Context

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 "encourage", "hearts", "establish", "good", and "word". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "encourage" and "hearts", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "But our Lord Jesus Christ himself and...", giving immediate footing for "encourage" and "hearts". In 2 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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