Parallel Verses
Common New Testament
May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.
New American Standard Bible
May the Lord
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.
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.
Themes
The Heart » Pray that it may be » Directed into the love of God
Holy spirit » Being invoked as jehovah
Love to God » Produced by » The holy ghost
Patience » To be exercised in » Waiting for Christ
Prayer » To be offered » To the holy ghost
The second coming of Christ » Saints » Should be patient unto
Topics
Interlinear
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Usage: 1267
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Thessalonians 3:5
Prayers for 2 Thessalonians 3:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul's Prayer Request
4 And we have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will continue to do the things which 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 is living in idleness and not according to the tradition which you received from us.
Cross References
Luke 12:36-37
and be like men who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding feast, so that they may open to him immediately when he comes and knocks.
Romans 5:5
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Romans 8:25
But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, 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
But our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;
1 Thessalonians 1:3
remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 1:10
and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath to come.
1 Thessalonians 3:11
Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, 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, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to bring salvation to those who are eagerly waiting for him.
Hebrews 12:2-3
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and 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: has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has 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 fire, 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 my command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall 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 endurance and faith of the saints.