Passage

Comfort for hearts, strength for actions

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

¹⁶Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

2 Thessalonians 2:16World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The writers appeal to Jesus Christ and God the Father, recalling love, lasting comfort and hope given by grace.

To understand

Their request continues with comfort for the readers' hearts and firmness in good words and deeds. It follows the instruction to hold to what they were taught.

A question

Which parts of the readers' lives are included in this request for comfort and firmness?