2 Thessalonians 3:5

2 Thessalonians 3:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
• New International Version (NIV)May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
• English Standard Version (ESV)May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.

Context of 2 Thessalonians 3:5

3But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. 4And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command. May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance. 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. 7For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,

2 Thessalonians 3:5 word by word

ὁ δὲ κύριος κατευθύναι ὑμῶν τὰς καρδίας εἰς τὴν ἀγάπην τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ εἰς τὴν ὑπομονὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• May theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• directκατευθύνωkateuthunō · to guideG2720
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• heartsκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• God’sθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• Christ’sΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• perseveranceὑπομονήhupomonē · perseveranceG5281

Cross-references for 2 Thessalonians 3:5

• 1 Kings 8:58May 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.
• 1 Chronicles 29:18O 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.
• Psalms 119:5Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
• Proverbs 3:6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
• Jeremiah 10:23I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.
• James 1:16Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
• Deuteronomy 30:6The 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.
• Jeremiah 31:33“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 5:5And 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 8:28And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
• 1 Corinthians 8:3But the one who loves God is known by God.
• Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
• James 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
• 1 John 4:19We love because He first loved us.
• Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
• Psalms 130:5I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.

Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 3:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The Lord direct your hearts into the love of God - The love of God is the grand motive and principle of obedience; this must occupy your hearts: the heart is irregular in all its workings; God alone, by his Spirit, can direct it into his love, and keep it right; , give a proper direction to all its passions, and keep them in order, regularity and purity. The patience of Christ - Such patience, under all your sufferings and persecutions, as Christ…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God - So direct your hearts that you may love God. “And into the patient waiting for Christ.” Margin, “patience of Christ.” The marginal reading is in accordance with the Greek, and seems best to express the apostle‘s meaning. The prayer of the apostle was, that they might have the love of God in their hearts, and “the patience of Christ;” that is, the same patience which Christ evinced in his trials. They…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The prayer for God to direct (literally make straight) their hearts comes from an Old Testament expression (1 Chronicles 29:18; Proverbs 23:19). Christians should love like God and show patience like Christ.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. If "the Lord" be here the Holy Ghost (2Co 3:17), the three Persons of the Trinity will occur in this verse. love of God--love to God. patient waiting for Christ--rather as Greek, "the patience (endurance) of Christ," namely, which Christ showed [Alford] (2Th 2:4; 1Th 1:3). Estius, however, supports English Version (compare Re 1:9; 3:10). At all events, this grace, "patience," or persevering endurance, is connected with the "hope" (1Th 1:3, 10) of…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Thessalonians 3:5

• Intercession
• Jesus Continued
• Love
• Meekness
• Patience

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• Christ
• God
• Christ, Messiah
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Admonish
• Disorderly
• Lord
• Patience

Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings