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Αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς καὶ ὁ Θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ ἡμῶν, ὁ ἀγαπήσας ἡμᾶς καὶ δοὺς παράκλησιν αἰωνίαν καὶ ἐλπίδα ἀγαθὴν ἐν χάριτι, (2 Thessalonians 2:16)

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and gave eternal encouragement and good hope in grace,

Dual Subject, Singular Blessing Αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς καὶ ὁ Θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ ἡμῶν The double subject—ὁ Κύριος… καὶ ὁ Θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ ἡμῶν—unites Christ and the Father as the source of blessing. The word order gives prominence to αὐτὸς (“he himself”) for emphasis. The singular verb in the next verse (v.… Learn Koine Greek