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2 Thessalonians 2:16
ESV Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
NIV May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,
NASB 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,
CSB May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace,
NLT Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal comfort and a wonderful hope,
KJV 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,

What does 2 Thessalonians 2:16 mean?

In this verse Paul begins a benediction. In his prayer he identifies the Lord Jesus Christ, and God our Father, as having loved him, his coworkers, and his readers. It is rare that Paul placed Jesus' name before the Father's name, but the order shows that Jesus and the Father are equal in essence, authority, and power. Also, in the Greek language, the subject is plural but the verbs are singular, indicating that each person named in the subject has equal value.

Jesus and the Father loved us while we were sinners (Romans 5:8) and still love us. Nothing can separate us from this love (Romans 8:38–39). God bestowed on the Thessalonians comfort that outlasts this life and extends for eternity, and he did so because of His love. He also gave the Thessalonians hope of a bright future, and He imparted it by grace—His undeserved favor. The persecution and trials could not dim the good hope God had bestowed on Paul's readers.
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