2 Thessalonians 2:17 (GNV)

Passage

Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in euery word and good worke.

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 2:15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast and keepe the instructions, which ye haue bene taught, either by worde, or by our Epistle.

2 Thessalonians 2:16 Now the same Iesus Christ our Lord; and our God euen the Father which hath loued vs, and hath giuen vs euerlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

2 Thessalonians 2:17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in euery word and good worke.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "comfort", "hearts", "stablish", "euery", "word", "good", and "worke". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "comfort" and "hearts", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Now the same Iesus Christ our Lord...", giving immediate footing for "comfort" 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 "comfort" and "hearts" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.