2 Thessalonians 2:16

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,

Cross References (46)

  • John 3:16 (7)

    For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but hav

  • Romans 5:2–5 (7)

    through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory o

  • 1 Peter 1:3–8 (6)

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope

  • Titus 3:4–7 (5)

    But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

  • 1 Thessalonians 3:11 (4)

    Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.

  • Titus 1:2 (4)

    in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

  • Romans 8:24–25 (4)

    For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?

  • Isaiah 60:19–20 (3)

    No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be yo

  • Ephesians 5:25 (3)

    Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

  • Revelation 1:5 (3)

    and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Hi

  • Romans 11:5–6 (3)

    In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

  • Romans 5:8 (3)

    But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

  • Colossians 1:23 (3)

    if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has b

  • Acts 18:27 (3)

    When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome h

  • Ephesians 2:4–5 (3)

    But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

  • Romans 4:16 (3)

    Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not

  • Romans 4:4 (3)

    Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.

  • Isaiah 61:7 (3)

    Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; an

  • Ephesians 5:2 (3)

    and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

  • Hebrews 6:18–19 (3)

    Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set

  • 2 Corinthians 4:17–18 (3)

    For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.

  • Acts 15:11 (3)

    On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”

  • Psalms 103:17 (2)

    But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness

  • Isaiah 51:11 (2)

    So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will

  • John 16:22 (2)

    So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.

  • John 14:16–18 (2)

    And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—

  • Isaiah 35:10 (2)

    So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will

  • Hebrews 6:11–12 (2)

    We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.

  • John 15:9 (2)

    As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love.

  • John 13:1 (2)

    It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the F

  • Luke 16:25 (2)

    But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received b

  • 2 Thessalonians 1:1–2 (2)

    Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

  • John 4:14 (2)

    But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of wa

  • Titus 2:13 (1)

    as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

  • Revelation 7:16–17 (1)

    ‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.

  • John 15:13 (1)

    Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

  • 1 John 3:16 (1)

    By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

  • Colossians 1:5 (1)

    the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of

  • Hebrews 7:19 (1)

    (for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.

  • Revelation 22:5 (1)

    There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord

  • 1 John 3:2–3 (1)

    Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we

  • Romans 1:7 (1)

    To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jes

  • 1 John 4:9–10 (1)

    This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live throug

  • Revelation 3:9 (1)

    As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and

  • 1 Thessalonians 1:3 (0)

    and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in ou

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:13 (0)

    But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to