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2 Thessalonians 3:16

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord [be] with you all.

2 Thessalonians 3:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Thessalonians 3:16

Theological / Devotional

Now the Lord of peace. In 1 Thess. 5:23 Paul speaks of “the … God of peace,” referring to the Father, whose attributes the Son shares. In Isa. 9:6 the title “The Prince of Peace” is prophetically applied to the Messiah; in the Gospels Christ is shown bestowing peace upon His followers (John 14:27; 16:33; 20:19, 26); in Eph. 2:14 Christ is described as “our peace.” Paul recognizes that only such a Christ could bring true peace into the troubled hearts of the Thessalonians.

Always. The apostle desires his converts to enjoy Christ’s peace at all times, no matter how trying conditions might become.

By all means. That is, in every needful way.

You all. In this prayer the apostle includes the whole Thessalonian church, the stubborn, unruly members no less than the most faithful. He wants the Lord’s presence to abide continually with them all (cf. 1 Thess. 5:26; 2 Thess. 1:3 ; 3:18). The divine presence in the heart of each believer will be the best guarantee of peace in the church on earth, and the enjoyment of eternal peace in the world to come.

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