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2 Thessalonians 3:5

ESV May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
NIV May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
NASB May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the perseverance of Christ.
CSB May the Lord direct your hearts to God’s love and Christ’s endurance.
NLT 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.
KJV And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
NKJV Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.

What does 2 Thessalonians 3:5 mean?

Paul prays for the Lord to direct his readers' hearts into God's love and into the steadfastness of Christ. The Greek word translated as "direct" here is kateuthynai. This means to "clear away obstacles, or to guide." Paul is asking the Lord to move aside barriers that threatened to impede his readers' spiritual progress. An ever-increasing thankfulness for God's love would keep them on track spiritually. It is impossible to love the worldly, unspiritual things of this life and truly appreciate God's love at the same time (1 John 2:15).

Paul also asks God in this verse to direct his readers into the steadfastness of Christ, They faced many trials and persecution, but Christ was their example of facing trials and persecution with patient endurance. The writer to the Hebrews cited Jesus as the prime example of such patient endurance. He wrote in Hebrews 12:1–2: "Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross."
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