King James Version

2 Thessalonians 2:16

In 2 Thessalonians 2 of 2 Thessalonians.

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before hope here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Αὐτὸςautoshimselfαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himselfδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichκύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ΧριστὸςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andθεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ὁhoandὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “and”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.andπατὴρpatērfatherπατήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγαπήσαςagapēsasto loveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to love”, a single actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.ἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.δοὺςdousto giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.παράκλησινparaklēsinencouragementπαράκλησις (paraklēsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “encouragement”, the object formG3874a calling for, summons, hence: (a) exhortation, (b) entreaty, (c) encouragement, joy, gladness, (d) consolation, comfort.This verse uses “encouragement”.αἰωνίανaiōnianeternalαἰώνιος (aiōnios)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “eternal”, the object formG166age-long, and therefore: practically eternal, unending; partaking of the character of that which lasts for an age, as contrasted with that which is brief and fleeting.This verse uses “eternal”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐλπίδαelpidahopeἐλπίς (elpis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “hope”, the object formG1680hope, expectation, trust, confidence.This verse uses “hope”.hopeἀγαθὴνagathēngood-doerἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “good-doer”, the object formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.ἐνenthroughἐνpreposition — “through”G1722in, on, among.throughχάριτιcharitigraceχάρις (charis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “grace”, the to- or for-formG5485(a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.This verse uses “grace”.grace

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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,

Translation Note

Verse 16 names our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father. The verbs that answer them are in verse 17: παρακαλέσαι, from παρακαλέω, and στηρίξαι, from στηρίζω, both aorist active optative, 3rd person singular.

The SBL text reads θεὸς ὁ πατήρ, with the article before Father. The Textus Receptus reads ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατήρ: that article stands before God, and καί is added between God and Father. The King James keeps one sentence across the two verses: “comfort your hearts, and stablish you.” A singular verb with two subjects is not, by itself, a proof of one person. The New World Translation (Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible) prints verse 16 as the wish and verse 17 as “comfort your hearts and make you firm.”

King James Version. Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

New World Translation (Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible), this verse. “Moreover, may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and gave everlasting comfort and good hope by means of undeserved kindness,” Watchtower Online Library

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

Young’s Literal Translation

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,

World English Bible

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

Darby Translation

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,

Douay-Rheims

Exhort your hearts, and confirm you in every good work and word.

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