2 Thessalonians 1:2

“grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus the Messiah.”

2 Thessalonians 1:2 · direct translation from the Greek
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2 Thessalonians 1:2, word by word

graceχάριςcharis

grace

A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.

Where else “charis” appears
peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē

peace with God

The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.

Where else “eirēnē” appears
Godθεοῦtheou

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

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the Fatherπατρὸςpatros

Father

God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.

Where else “patros” appears
the Lordκυρίουkyriou

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

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JesusἸησοῦIēsou

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

Where else “Iēsou” appears
the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

Where else “Christou” appears

Translation note· on the manuscripts

Many manuscripts read “from God our Father.”

The context

1Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus the Messiah:

2 · This verse (above)

3We ought to give thanks to God always for you, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing abundantly and the love of each one of all of you for one another is increasing,

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