2 Thessalonians 3:5 “May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s persevera…”

2 Thessalonians 3:5

May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

World English Bible

May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and into the perseverance of Christ.

American Standard Version

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Lord guide your hearts to the loue of God, and the waiting for of Christ.

Darby Translation

But the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of the Christ.

Young's Literal Translation

and the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God, and to the endurance of the Christ.

Bible in Basic English

And may your hearts be guided by the Lord into the love of God and quiet waiting for Christ.

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Cross references

“the Lord”

Psalm 119:36 1 Chronicles 29:18 Proverbs 3:6 James 1:16–18 1 Kings 8:58 Psalm 119:5

Psalm 119:36 · BSB

Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.

1 Chronicles 29:18 · BSB

O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.

Proverbs 3:6 · BSB

in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

James 1:16–18 · BSB

Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.

1 Kings 8:58 · BSB

May He incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances He commanded our fathers.

Psalm 119:5 · BSB

Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!

“into”

Deuteronomy 30:6 1 John 4:19 1 Corinthians 8:3 Jeremiah 31:33 Romans 5:5 Romans 8:28

Deuteronomy 30:6 · BSB

The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.

1 John 4:19 · BSB

We love because He first loved us.

1 Corinthians 8:3 · BSB

But the one who loves God is known by God.

Jeremiah 31:33 · BSB

“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Romans 5:5 · BSB

And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.

Romans 8:28 · BSB

And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

“and into”

Romans 8:25 Hebrews 9:28 Psalm 40:1 1 Thessalonians 1:3 2 Timothy 4:8 Titus 2:13

Romans 8:25 · BSB

But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.

Hebrews 9:28 · BSB

so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.

Psalm 40:1 · BSB

I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

1 Thessalonians 1:3 · BSB

and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 4:8 · BSB

From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.

Titus 2:13 · BSB

as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

“the patient waiting for Christ”

1 Peter 4:1 Hebrews 12:2 Hebrews 12:3

1 Peter 4:1 · BSB

Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.

Hebrews 12:2 · BSB

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 12:3 · BSB

Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Also

1 Thessalonians 3:11

1 Thessalonians 3:11 · BSB

Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.

6Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.

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