The Meaning of 2 Thessalonians 1:2 Explained

2 Thessalonians 1:2

KJV: Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

YLT: Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Darby: Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Grace  unto you,  and  peace,  from  God  our  Father  and  the Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

What does 2 Thessalonians 1:2 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Thessalonians 1:1-12 - Faithful Through Faith In A Righteous God
Notice the remarkable couplets of this chapter. Grace and peace, 2 Thessalonians 1:2; faith and love, 2 Thessalonians 1:3; faith and patience, 2 Thessalonians 1:4; tribulation for those who trouble, and rest for those who are troubled, 2 Thessalonians 1:6-7; know not, obey not, 2 Thessalonians 1:8; the presence of the Lord, the glory of His power, 2 Thessalonians 1:9; glorified and admired, 2 Thessalonians 1:10; the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith, 2 Thessalonians 1:11. Like mirrors that face each other, these words flash back and forth their depths of sacred significance.
What marvelous scenes the future conceals for believers!-such as rest for the weary, palms of victory for the defeated, glory for the name and cause of Christ, and, above all, the revelation of that dear Presence with which we have been so constantly in touch. But how inexpressibly awful and terrible, on the other hand, the fate of the willful rejecters of the love of God!
The final prayer has always been highly prized by God's people. If they shall ever be worthy of their high calling, it is for Him to make them so. His being glorified and admired in His saints is not a far-off event, but one within the possibilities of the present hour; and the name of Jesus may be magnified here and now in us, as it will be finally and more perfectly. Compare II Thessalon ians 1:10, 12. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Thessalonians 1

1  Paul certifies the Thessalonians of the good opinion which he had of their faith, love, and patience;
11  and therewithal uses various reasons for the comforting of them in persecution

Greek Commentary for 2 Thessalonians 1:2

From God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ [απο τεου πατρος και Κυριου Ιησου Χριστου]
These words are not genuine in 1 Thessalonians 1:1, but are here and they appear in all the other Pauline Epistles. Note absence of article both after εν — en and απο — apo though both God and Lord Jesus Christ are definite. In both cases Jesus Christ is put on a par with God, though not identical. See note on 1 Thessalonians 1:1 for discussion of words, but note difference between en in the sphere of, by the power of, and apo from, as the fountain head and source of grace and peace. [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for 2 Thessalonians 1:2

1 Corinthians 1:3  []
Identical language of 2 Thessalonians 1:2 save absence of ημων — hēmōn (our), Paul‘s usual greeting. See note on 1 Thessalonians 1:1 . [source]

What do the individual words in 2 Thessalonians 1:2 mean?

Grace to you and peace from God [the] Father of us the Lord Jesus Christ
Χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ Θεοῦ Πατρὸς [ἡμῶν] Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ

Χάρις  Grace 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Singular
Root: χάρις  
Sense: grace.
ὑμῖν  to  you 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative 2nd Person Plural
Root: σύ  
Sense: you.
εἰρήνη  peace 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Singular
Root: εἰρήνη  
Sense: a state of national tranquillity.
Θεοῦ  God 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: θεός  
Sense: a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities.
Πατρὸς  [the]  Father 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: προπάτωρ 
Sense: generator or male ancestor.
[ἡμῶν]  of  us 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 1st Person Plural
Root: ἐγώ  
Sense: I, me, my.
Κυρίου  the  Lord 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: κύριος  
Sense: he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord.
Ἰησοῦ  Jesus 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Ἰησοῦς  
Sense: Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses’ successor.
Χριστοῦ  Christ 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Χριστός  
Sense: Christ was the Messiah, the Son of God.

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