2 Thessalonians 1:2

2 Grace to you and peace from God the Father^[a] and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Thessalonians 1:2

Grace be unto you, and peace
(See Gill on Romans 1:7).

2 Thessalonians 1:2 In-Context

1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 We ought to give thanks to God always concerning you, brothers, just as it is fitting, because your faith is flourishing and the love of each one of you all toward one another is increasing

4 so that we ourselves boast in you in the churches of God about your patient endurance and faith in all your persecutions and the afflictions that you are enduring,

5 a proof of the righteous judgment of God, so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, on behalf of which also you are suffering,

Footnotes

• [a]. Some manuscripts have "God our Father"