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Jesus is God
Commentators emphasize that Paul's prayer structure is a powerful affirmation of Jesus's divinity. By addressing "our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father" together, and even placing Jesus first, Paul treats Jesus as an equal object of prayer and a co-source of divine blessing, demonstrating that He is fully God.
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2 Thessalonians
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Thessalonians 2:16
18th Century
Theologian
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself. This expression is equivalent to this: "I pray our Lord Jesus, and our Father, to comfort you." It is r…
AT Robertson
On 2 Thessalonians 2:16
And God our Father (κα [ο] θεος ο πατηρ ημων). It is uncertain whether the first article ο is genuine as it is absent in B D. Usua…
Charles Spurgeon
On 2 Thessalonians 2:11–17
19th Century
Preacher
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: that they all might be damned who believed not the trut…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 2 Thessalonians 2:16
As Paul closes ch. 2 with a prayer, he recognizes that he and his coworkers cannot in themselves make the appeal effective. Only God himself, who i…
John Calvin
On 2 Thessalonians 2:16
16th Century
Theologian
Now the Lord himself. When he ascribes to Christ a work altogether Divine, and represents him, in common with the Father, as the Author of…
John Gill
On 2 Thessalonians 2:16
17th Century
Pastor
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself
The apostle having has exhorted the saints to perseverance, closes this second par…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17
17th Century
Minister
We may and should direct our prayers, not only to God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ, but also to our Lord Jesus Christ himself. And we …