Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

May the Lord direct your hearts to God’s love and Christ’s endurance.

International Standard Version

May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the endurance of the Messiah.

A Conservative Version

And may the Lord direct your hearts for the love of God, and for the steadfastness of the Christ.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness and patience of Christ.

An Understandable Version

And may the Lord direct your hearts to love [people] as God does, and to be steadfast as Christ was.

Anderson New Testament

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

Common New Testament

May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.

Daniel Mace New Testament

may the Lord qualify your hearts with divine affection, and a patient expectation of Jesus Christ.

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

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

Goodspeed New Testament

May the Lord guide your hearts into a sense of God's love and into a steadfastness like Christ's.

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

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

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God and toward the patient endurance of Christ.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the Lord guide your hearts unto the love of God, and patience of Christ.

Moffatt New Testament

May the Lord direct your hearts towards God's love and towards Christ's patience!

Montgomery New Testament

May the Lord incline your hearts to the love of God and to the stedfastness of Christ.

NET Bible

Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God and the endurance of Christ.

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

And the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God, and to perseverance in the cause of Christ.

Sawyer New Testament

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

The Emphasized Bible

But may, the Lord, guide your hearts into the love of God, and into the endurance of the Christ.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

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

Twentieth Century New Testament

May the Lord bring you to the love of God, and to the patience of the Christ.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

And may the Lord guide your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.

Williams New Testament

May the Lord guide you into a realization of God's love for you and into a patient endurance like Christ's.

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

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

Worsley New Testament

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

the Lord
κύριος 
Kurios 
Usage: 643

κατευθύνω 
Kateuthuno 
Usage: 3

ὑμῶν 
Humon 
your, you, ye, yours, not tr.,
Usage: 371

καρδία 
Kardia 
Usage: 116

εἰς 
Eis 
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267
Usage: 1267

the love
G26
ἀγάπη 
Agape 
Usage: 105

of God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ὑπομονή 
Hupomone 
Usage: 26

Devotionals

Devotionals about 2 Thessalonians 3:5

Images 2 Thessalonians 3:5

Prayers for 2 Thessalonians 3:5

Context Readings

Paul's Prayer Request

4 We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you are doing and will continue to do what we command. 5 May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ. 6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who leads an unruly life and not according to the tradition which you received from us.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:18

O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, our fathers, preserve this forever in the intentions of the heart of Your people, and direct their heart to You;

Deuteronomy 30:6

“Moreover the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.

1 Kings 8:58

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

Psalm 40:1

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
I waited patiently for the Lord;
And He inclined to me and heard my cry.

Psalm 119:5

Oh that my ways may be established
To keep Your statutes!

Psalm 119:36

Incline my heart to Your testimonies
And not to dishonest gain.

Psalm 130:5-6

I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait,
And in His word do I hope.

Proverbs 3:6

In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.

Jeremiah 10:23

I know, O Lord, that a man’s way is not in himself,
Nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps.

Jeremiah 31:33

“But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord, “I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

Lamentations 3:26

It is good that he waits silently
For the salvation of the Lord.

Luke 12:36-37

Be like men who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that they may immediately open the door to him when he comes and knocks.

Romans 5:5

and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Romans 8:25

But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

Romans 8:28

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

1 Corinthians 8:3

but if anyone loves God, he is known by Him.

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Philippians 3:20-21

For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;

1 Thessalonians 1:3

constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,

1 Thessalonians 1:10

and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, that is Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 3:11

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

2 Timothy 4:8

in the future 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 also to all who have loved His appearing.

Titus 2:13

looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,

Hebrews 9:28

so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.

Hebrews 12:2-3

fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

James 1:16-18

Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

1 Peter 4:1

Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,

2 Peter 3:12

looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat!

1 John 4:19

We love, because He first loved us.

Revelation 3:10-11

Because you have kept the word of My perseverance, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

Revelation 13:10

If anyone is destined for captivity, to captivity he goes; if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is the perseverance and the faith of the saints.

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