2 Thessalonians 3:5

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

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4And we are persuaded in Lord toward you, that what we command you, ye both are doing and will do.

6Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, for you to withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition, which they received from us.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 30:6And LORD thy God will circumcise thy heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, that thou may live.

1 Chronicles 29:18O LORD, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart to thee.

Psalms 119:5O that my ways were established to observe thy statutes!

Psalms 130:5I wait for LORD. My soul waits, and in his word do I hope,

Jeremiah 10:23O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself. It is not in man who walks to direct his steps.

Lamentations 3:26It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of LORD.

Matthew Henry on 2 Thessalonians 3:2-6

The Apostle's Pious Request. ( a. d. 52.) 1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: 2 And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith. 3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. 4 And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. 5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the… Read the whole commentary →

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