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 And we have confidence in the Lord regarding you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. 5 May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ. 6 Now we charge you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walks out of order, and not after the doctrine which ye received of us.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:18

O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep for ever this purpose in the thoughts of the heart of thy people and prepare their heart unto thee.

Deuteronomy 30:6

And 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 may live.

1 Kings 8:58

that he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his rights, which he commanded our fathers.

Psalm 40:1

I waited patiently for the LORD, and he inclined unto me and heard my cry.

Psalm 119:5

O that my ways were ordered to keep thy statutes!

Psalm 119:36

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies and not to covetousness.

Psalm 130:5-6

I have waited for the LORD, my soul has waited, and for his word I have waited.

Proverbs 3:6

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Jeremiah 10:23

O LORD, I know that man is not the lord of his own way: it is not in man that walks to order his steps.

Jeremiah 31:33

But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, said the LORD, I will give my law in their souls and write it in their hearts and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Lamentations 3:26

Teth It is good to wait quietly in the salvation of the LORD.

Luke 12:36-37

and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he comes and knocks, they may open unto him immediately.

Romans 5:5

and the hope shall not be ashamed, because the love of God is poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which is given unto us.

Romans 8:25

But if we wait for that which we do not see, with patience we wait for it.

Romans 8:28

And we now know that unto those who love God, all things help them unto good, to those who according to the purpose are called to be saints.

1 Corinthians 8:3

But if anyone loves God, the same is known of him.

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is this: Charity, joy, peace, tolerance, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Philippians 3:20-21

For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

1 Thessalonians 1:3

remembering without ceasing the work of your faith and labour and charity and of waiting with the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father,

1 Thessalonians 1:10

and to wait for his Son from the heavens, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivered us from the wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 3:11

Now may God himself and our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ direct our way unto you.

2 Timothy 4:8

from now on there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day, and not to me only, but unto all those also that have loved his appearing.

Titus 2:13

waiting for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ,

Hebrews 9:28

so also the Christ is offered once to take away the sins of many; and unto those that wait for him without sin he shall appear the second time unto saving health.

Hebrews 12:2-3

with our eyes fixed on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who having been offered joy, endured the cross , despising the shame and was seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

James 1:16-18

Do not err, my beloved brethren.

James 2:5

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the poor of this world that they might be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those that love him?

1 Peter 4:1

Since the Christ has suffered for us in the flesh, be ye also armed with the same thought; for he that has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,

2 Peter 3:12

waiting for and desiring earnestly for the coming of the day of God, in which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

1 John 4:19

We love him, because he first loved us.

Revelation 3:10-11

Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the entire world, to try those that dwell upon the earth.

Revelation 13:10

He that leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he that kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

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