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2 Thessalonians 3:5
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May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
And the Lord guide your hearts to the loue of God, and the waiting for of Christ.
May the Lord direct your hearts to God’s love and Christ’s endurance.
May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Messiah.
But the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of the Christ.
We pray that the Lord will cause you to feel God's love and remember Christ's patient endurance.
May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness and patience of Christ.
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.
May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance.
I pray that the Lord will guide you to be as loving as God and as patient as Christ.
May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and the perseverance which the Messiah gives.
May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the endurance of Christ.1 Chronicles 29:18;">[xr]
and also are doing. And our Lord will direct your hearts to the love of Aloha, and to the patience of the Meshiha.
And may our Lord direct your hearts to the love of God, and to a patient waiting for the Messiah.
And the Lord direct your hearts into the loue of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
And the Lorde guyde your heartes to the loue of God, and to the pacient waytyng for Christe.
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.
Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God and toward the patient endurance of Christ.
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.
May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the perseverance of Christ.
May the Lord lead your hearts into God's love and Christ's patience.
Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God and the endurance of Christ.
Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.
May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ.
May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
But may, the Lord, guide your hearts into the love of God, and into the endurance of the Christ.
And the Lord direct your hearts, in the charity of God and the patience of Christ.
And may our LORD direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.
May the Lord lead you into a greater understanding of God's love and the endurance that is given by Christ.
May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and the patience of Christ.
And may the Lord guide your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.
And the Lord dresse youre hertis, in the charite of God, and in the pacience of Crist.
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
And ye lorde gyde youre hertes vnto ye love of God and paciece of Christ.
And may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.
and the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God, and to the endurance of the Christ.
And may your hearts be guided by the Lord into the love of God and quiet waiting for Christ.
The LORDE gyde youre hertes vnto the loue of God and pacience of Christ.
may the Lord qualify your hearts with divine affection, and a patient expectation of Jesus Christ.
May the Lord lead your hearts into the love of God. May He help you as you wait for Christ.
Here's to the Lord making your trail straight to God's love and Christ's "never give up, never give in" attitude.
May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.
And may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the Lord: 1 Kings 8:58, 1 Chronicles 29:18, Psalms 119:5, Psalms 119:36, Proverbs 3:6, Jeremiah 10:23, James 1:16-18
into: Deuteronomy 30:6, Jeremiah 31:33, Romans 5:5, Romans 8:28, 1 Corinthians 8:3, Galatians 5:22, James 2:5, 1 John 4:19
and into: Psalms 40:1, Psalms 130:5, Psalms 130:6, Lamentations 3:26, Luke 12:36, Luke 12:37, Romans 8:25, Philippians 3:20, Philippians 3:21, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, 1 Thessalonians 1:10, 2 Timothy 4:8, Titus 2:13, Hebrews 9:28, 2 Peter 3:12, Revelation 3:10, Revelation 3:11, Revelation 13:10
the patient waiting for Christ: or, the patience of Christ, Hebrews 12:2, Hebrews 12:3, 1 Peter 4:1
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 32:22 - guided Isaiah 8:17 - I will Isaiah 26:8 - we Isaiah 61:8 - I will direct Luke 21:19 - General Romans 12:12 - patient Galatians 5:5 - wait 2 Thessalonians 1:4 - your patience James 1:3 - patience James 5:8 - ye also 2 Peter 1:6 - patience Revelation 1:9 - in the Revelation 2:3 - hast patience
Cross-References
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God,.... By which may be meant either the love with which God is loved. This is the sum and substance of the first and chief commandment in the law, and is what every man in a state of nature is destitute of; it is implanted in the heart in regeneration, and is a fruit of the Spirit of God; and where it is it oftentimes grows cold, and needs to be stirred up and reinflamed, by the Spirit of God, which may be intended, by a directing of the heart into it, that is, to a lively exercise of it: or else the love with which God loves his people is designed, which is free, sovereign, unchangeable, and from everlasting to everlasting; and to have the heart directed into this, is to be led into it directly; or by a straight line, as the word signifies, and not in a round about way, by works and duties, as the causes or conditions of it; and to be led further into it, so as to wade into these waters of the sanctuary, from the ankles to the knees, and from thence to the loins, and from thence till they become a broad river to swim in; or so as to comprehend the height, and depth, and length, and breadth of this love, and to be rooted and grounded in it, and firmly persuaded of interest in it; and that nothing shall separate from it; and so as to have the heart sensibly affected with it. The phrase of directing the heart to God, and to seek him, is used in the Septuagint, in 2 Chronicles 19:3. And this is not to be done by a believer himself, nor by the ministers of the Gospel: the apostle could not do it, and therefore he prays "the Lord" to do it; by whom is meant the Spirit of God, since he is distinguished from God the Father, into whose love the heart is to be directed, and from Christ, a patient waiting for whom it is also desired the heart may be directed into; and since it is his work to shed abroad the love of God in the heart, and to lead unto it, and make application of it; and which is a proof of his deity, for none has the direction, management, and government of the heart, but God, Proverbs 21:1, and in this passage of Scripture appear all the three Persons; for here is the love of the Father, patient waiting for Christ, the Spirit and the Lord. For it follows, as another branch of the petition,
and into the patient waiting for Christ; or "patience of Christ", as the Vulgate Latin and Arabic versions render it; and may intend either that patience, of which Christ was the subject; and which appeared in his quiet submission to all that outward meanness he did in his state of humiliation; in bearing the insults and reproaches of men, and the frowardness of his own disciples, in suffering himself to be tempted by Satan; and in bearing the sins of his people, the wrath of God, and strokes of justice in the manner he did: and for the saints to have their hearts directed into this patience of Christ, is of great use unto them, to endear Christ unto, them; to lead them into the greatness of his love, and also of his person; and to make them more patient under the cross, when they consider him, and have him for an example. Or else it may respect the grace of patience, which he is the author of, for all grace comes from him; and he from hence may be called the God of patience, as his word, which is the means of it, is the word of his patience; and it is by his strength that saints are strengthened unto all patience, and longsuffering: and to be directed into this, or to the exercise of it, is of great use under afflictions from the hand of God, and under the reproaches and persecutions of men, and under divine desertions, and want of an answer of prayer, and under the temptations of Satan, and in an expectation of the heavenly glory. And the heart is never more in the exercise of this, than when it is directed into the love of God; see Romans 5:2. Or this may refer to that patience of which Christ is the object, and be understood, either of a patient bearing the cross for his sake; for every believer has a cross to take up and bear for Christ, and which is to be borne constantly, cheerfully, and patiently; and nothing more strongly animates to such a patient bearing of it, than a sense of the love of God; so that a being directed into that, leads also to this: or as our version points out the sense, it may be understood of a patient waiting for the second coming of Christ. Christ will certainly come a second time, though when he will come is uncertain; and his coming will be very glorious in itself, and of great advantage to the saints: hence it becomes them, not only to believe it, hope for it, love it, and look for it, but to wait patiently for it; which being directed to by the Spirit of God, is of great use unto them in the present state of things.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God - So direct your hearts that you may love God. âAnd into the patient waiting for Christ.â Margin, âpatience of Christ.â The marginal reading is in accordance with the Greek, and seems best to express the apostleâs meaning. The prayer of the apostle was, that they might have the love of God in their hearts, and âthe patience of Christ;â that is, the same patience which Christ evinced in his trials. They were then suffering affliction and persecution. They needed patience, that they might endure their trials in a proper manner. It was natural for the apostle to refer them to the Saviour, the great example of patience, and to pray that they might have the same which he had. That it does not mean that they were to wait patiently for the appearing of Christ, as our translation seems to imply, is quite clear, because the apostle had just been showing them that he would not appear until after a long series of events had occurred.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 5. The 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; καÏÎµÏ Î¸Ï Î½Î±Î¹, 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 manifested under his. He bore meekly the contradiction of sinners against himself; and when he was reviled, he reviled not again.
