2 Thessalonians 2:16

James Moffatt - New Testament

And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope,

Cross References

John 3:16

For God loved the world so dearly that he gave up his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life, instead of perishing.

Titus 1:2

serving in hope of the life eternal which God, who never lies, promised ages ago —

1 Thessalonians 3:11

May our God and Father and our Lord Jesus direct my way to you!

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the first-born from the dead, and the prince over the kings of earth; to him who loves us and has loosed us from our sins by shedding his blood —

Colossians 1:23

that is, if you adhere to the foundations and stability of the faith, instead of moving away from the hope you have learned in the gospel, that gospel which has been preached to every creature under heaven, and of which I Paul was made a minister.

Ephesians 5:25

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

Ephesians 5:2

and lead lives of love, just as Christ loved you and gave himself up for you to be a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Romans 5:8

But God proves his love for us by this, that Christ died for us when we were still sinners.

Romans 4:16

That is why all turns upon faith; it is to make the promise a matter of favour, to make it secure for all the offspring, not simply for those who are adherents of the Law but also for those who share the faith of Abraham — of Abraham who is the father of us all

Romans 4:4

Now a worker has his wage counted to him as a due, not as a favour;

Acts 18:27

As he wished to cross to Achaia, the brothers wrote and urged the disciples there to give him a welcome. And on his arrival he proved of great service to those who by God's grace had believed,

Acts 15:11

No, it is by the grace of the Lord Jesus that we believe and are saved, in the same way as they are."

John 16:22

So with you. Just now you are in sorrow, but I shall see you again and your heart will rejoice — with a joy that no one can take from you.

John 15:13

To lay life down for his friends, man has no greater love than that.

John 15:9

As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; remain within my love.

John 13:1

Now before the passover festival Jesus knew the time had come for him to pass from this world to the Father. He had loved his own in this world and he loved them to the end;

John 4:14

but anyone who drinks the water I shall give him will never thirst any more; the water I shall give him will turn into a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, 'Remember, my son, you got all the bliss when you were alive, just as Lazarus got the ills of life; he is in comfort now, and you are in anguish.

Revelation 22:5

Night there shall be none; they need no lamp or sun to shine upon them, for the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign for ever and ever.

Revelation 3:9

Lo, I will make those who belong to that synagogue of Satan, who style themselves Jews (no Jews are they, but liars!) — lo, I will have them come and do homage before your feet and learn that I did love you.

1 John 3:16

We know what love is by this, that He laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for the brotherhood.

Hebrews 7:19

(for the Law made nothing perfect), and there is introduced a better Hope, by means of which we can draw near to God.

Titus 2:13

awaiting the blessed hope of the appearance of the Glory of the great God and of our Saviour Christ Jesus,

Colossians 1:5

due to the hope which is laid up for you in heaven. You heard of this hope originally in the message of the Truth, in that gospel

Romans 1:7

to all in Rome who are beloved by God, called to be saints, grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 2:13

Now we are bound always to thank God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you as the first to be reaped for salvation, by the consecration of your spirit and by faith in the Truth;

1 Thessalonians 1:3

as we recall your active faith and labour of love and patient hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.