2 Thessalonians 2:17

2 Thessalonians 2:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
• English Standard Version (ESV)comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.
• New King James Version (NKJV)comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.
• New Living Translation (NLT)comfort you and strengthen you in every good thing you do and say.

Context of 2 Thessalonians 2:17

15So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter. 16May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.

2 Thessalonians 2:17 word by word

παρακαλέσαι ὑμῶν τὰς καρδίας καὶ στηρίξαι ἐν παντὶ ἔργῳ καὶ λόγῳ ἀγαθῷ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Comfortπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• heartsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• heartsκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• stablishστηρίζωstērizō · to establishG4741
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• goodἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• workἔργονergon · workG2041

Cross-references for 2 Thessalonians 2:17

• 2 Thessalonians 2:16May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,
• Isaiah 51:3The Lord will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.
• Isaiah 57:15For this is what the high and exalted One says— he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,
• Isaiah 66:13As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.”
• Romans 15:13May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
• 2 Corinthians 1:3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,
• 2 Thessalonians 3:3But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.
• Isaiah 62:7and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.
• Romans 1:11I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong—
• Romans 16:25Now to him who is able to establish you in accordance with my gospel, the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past,
• 1 Corinthians 1:8He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Corinthians 1:21Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us,
• Colossians 2:7rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:2We sent Timothy, who is our brother and co-worker in God’s service in spreading the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
• Hebrews 13:9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods, which is of no benefit to those who do so.

Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 2:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Comfort your hearts - Keep your souls ever under the influence of his Holy Spirit: and stablish you - confirm and strengthen you in your belief of every good word or doctrine, which we have delivered unto you; and in the practice of every good work, recommended and enjoined by the doctrines of the Gospel. It is not enough that we believe the truth; we must love the truth. Antinomianism says: "Believe the doctrines, and ye are safe." The testimony borne by…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Comfort your hearts; - see the notes, 1 Thessalonians 3:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:11, 1 Thessalonians 5:14. The Thessalonians were in the midst of trials, and Paul prayed that they might have the full consolations of their religion. And stablish you - Make you firm and steadfast; 1 Thessalonians 3:2, 1 Thessalonians 3:13. In every good word and work - In every true doctrine, and in the practice of every virtue. This chapter is very important in reference to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-17Verses 16-17 We may and should direct our prayers, not only to God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ, but also to our Lord Jesus Christ himself. And we should pray in his name unto God, not only as his Father, but as our Father in and through him. The love of God in Christ Jesus, is the spring and fountain of all the good we have or hope for. There is good reason for strong consolations, because the saints have good hope through grace. The free…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Paul’s prayer echoes the purpose of Timothy’s visit to the church. He came to strengthen and encourage the Thessalonian Christians in their faith (1 Thessalonians 3:2). He wanted to encourage and strengthen them because of their fears and doubts (2 Thessalonians 2:1–12; 1 Thessalonians 4:18; 5:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1716-17. himself--by His own might, as contrasted with our feebleness; ensuring the efficacy of our prayer. Here our Lord Jesus stands first; in 1Th 3:11, "God our Father." which ... loved us--in the work of our redemption. Referring both to our Lord Jesus (Ro 8:37; Ga 2:20) and God our Father (Joh 3:16). everlasting consolation--not transitory, as worldly consolations in trials (Ro 8:38, 39). This for all time present, and then "good hope" for the future…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings