2 Thessalonians 2:17 (LSB)

Passage

encourage your hearts and strengthen them in every good work and word.

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 2:15 So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us.

2 Thessalonians 2:16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace,

2 Thessalonians 2:17 encourage your hearts and strengthen them in every good work and word.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "encourage", "hearts", "strengthen", "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 "Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself...", 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.