2 Thessalonians 2:17
2 Thessalonians 2:17 (KJV)
17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
2 Thessalonians 2:17 (Literal)
17 Encourage your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.
2 Thessalonians 2:17 (Expanded)
17 Lovingly and tenderly produce an effect, embracing you in exhortation, comfort, and encouragement in the innermost part of you and strengthening you to the end that you never vacillate, but increase your capacity and ability to full maturity, evidenced in the all inclusiveness of your speech and action.
CONTEXT- Prayer for Paul.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:1a
16 And our lord himself, Jesus Christ, and God, our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace, 17 Encourage your hearts and establish you in every good word and work. 1 Now therefore [to wrap it all up], brothers, pray continually for us in order that the Word of the Lord [regarding the return] may run the race [spread rapidly without interference] and be triumphantly glorified all along the way, even as it has among you.
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The Structure of 2 Thessalonians (from E.W Bullinger's Companion Bible)
A) Epistolary. Introduction. Grace and Peace. 1:1,2
B) A | D | Thanksgiving. 1:3a
E | Reason. Their faith and love and patience. 1:3b-5
F | The obtaining of rest and glory. 1:6-10
B | G | Prayer for them. 1:11
H | That the name of the Lord may be glorified. 1:12a
J | And they glorified in Him. 1:12b
C | Admonition. 2:1-12
B) A | D | Thanksgiving. 2:13a
E | Reason. Their salvation. 2:13b
F | The obtaining of glory. 2:14, 15
B | G | Prayer for Paul. 2:16-3:1a
H | That the word may be glorified. 3:1b-3:4
J | And their hearts may be directed into God's love. 3:5
C | Admonition. 3:6-15
A) Epistolary. Conclusion. Peace and Grace. 3:16-18
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