2 Thessalonians 2:16 (YLT)

Passage

and may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who did love us, and did give comfort age-during, and good hope in grace,

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 2:14 to which He did call you through our good news, to the acquiring of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ;

2 Thessalonians 2:15 so, then, brethren, stand ye fast, and hold the deliverances that ye were taught, whether through word, whether through our letter;

2 Thessalonians 2:16 and may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who did love us, and did give comfort age-during, and good hope in grace,

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "lord", "jesus", "christ", "himself", "father", "love", and "give". 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 ye fast and..." into verse 17's "comfort 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.