2 Thessalonians 2:17
Give you comfort and strength in every good work and word.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 51:12I, even I, am your comforter: are you so poor in heart as to be in fear of man who will come to an end, and of the son of man who will be like grass?
Isaiah 61:1The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again;
Isaiah 66:13For this cause says the Lord God, My servants will have food, but you will be in need of food: my servants will have drink, but you will be dry: my servants will have joy, but you will be shamed:
Romans 15:13Now may the God of hope make you full of joy and peace through faith, so that all hope may be yours in the power of the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 1:8Who will give you strength to the end, to be free from all sin in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 1:21Now he who makes our faith strong together with you, in Christ, and has given us of his grace, is God;
Matthew Henry on 2 Thessalonians 2:17
Apostolic Prayer. ( a. d. 52.) 16 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, 17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work. In these words we have the apostle's earnest prayer for them, in which observe, I. To whom he prays: Our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father. We may and should direct our prayers, not only to God the Father, through the mediation of our Lord… Read the whole commentary →