KJV King James Version
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
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2 Thessalonians 3:5
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
WEB World English Bible
May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.
ASV American Standard Version
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God, and to the endurance of the Christ.
Surrounding context — 2 Thessalonians 3
2 And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all [men] have not faith.
3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep [you] from evil.
4 And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.
5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
7 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
8 Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
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ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenκύριοςG2962 · kurioslord: GodκατευθύναιG2720 · kateuthunōto guideὑμῶνG4771 · suyouτὰςG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαρδίαςG2588 · kardiaheartεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀγάπηνG26 · agapēloveτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodκαὶG2532 · kaiandεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoὑπομονὴνG5281 · hupomonēperseveranceτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoΧριστοῦ.¶G5547 · ChristosChrist
Cross-references
Psalm 119:36Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.1 Chronicles 29:18O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:Deuteronomy 30:6And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.1 John 4:19We love him, because he first loved us.Revelation 3:10-11Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.Hebrews 12:2-3Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.1 Corinthians 8:3But if any man love God, the same is known of him.James 1:16-18Do not err, my beloved brethren.Proverbs 3:6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.Jeremiah 31:33But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.1 Thessalonians 3:11Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.Hebrews 9:28So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.1 Kings 8:58That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.Romans 8:25But if we hope for that we see not, [then] do we with patience wait for [it].Psalm 119:5O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!1 Peter 4:1Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;James 2:5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?Philippians 3:20-21For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
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