Verse of the Day

　　

2 Thessalonians 3:5

May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance.

　　

Translations of Today's Verse

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.

The Message

May the Master take you by the hand and lead you along the path of God's love and Christ's endurance.

New King James Version

Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.

New Living Translation

May the Lord bring you into an ever deeper understanding of the love of God and the endurance that comes from Christ.

　　

Commentary on Today's Verse

Commentary on 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5

(Read 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5)

　　Those who are far apart still may meet together at the throne of grace; and those not able to do or receive any other kindness, may in this way do and receive real and very great kindness. Enemies to the preaching of the gospel, and persecutors of its faithful preachers, are unreasonable and wicked men. Many do not believe the gospel; and no wonder if such are restless and show malice in their endeavours to oppose it. The evil of sin is the greatest evil, but there are other evils we need to be preserved from, and we have encouragement to depend upon the grace of God. When once the promise is made, the performance is sure and certain. The apostle had confidence in them, but that was founded upon his confidence in God; for there is otherwise no confidence in man. He prays for them for spiritual blessings. It is our sin and our misery, that we place our affections upon wrong objects. There is not true love of God, without faith in Jesus Christ. If, by the special grace of God, we have that faith which multitudes have not, we should earnestly pray that we may be enabled, without reserve, to obey his commands, and that we may be enabled, without reserve, to the love of God, and the patience of Christ.

　　

2 Thessalonians 3:5 In-Context

3 But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.

　　4 We have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command.

　　5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance.

　　6 In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teachingOr "tradition" you received from us.

　　7 For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you,