2 Thessalonians 3:5
2 Thessalonians · New Testament · Chapter 3
“And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.”2 Thessalonians 3:5
What Does 2 Thessalonians 3:5 Mean?
2 Thessalonians 3:5 is found in the book of 2 Thessalonians, chapter 3, verse 5 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Thessalonians 3:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 119:5“O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!”Romans 12:12“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”Psalms 119:36“Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.”James 1:3“Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.”1 Chronicles 29:18“O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:”Isaiah 8:17“And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.”Jude 1:21“Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.”Deuteronomy 30:6“And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.”James 5:8“Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.”Romans 8:25“But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.”1 John 4:19“We love him, because he first loved us.”1 Corinthians 8:3“But if any man love God, the same is known of him.”Hebrews 12:2“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”Revelation 3:10“Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.”Proverbs 3:6“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”Jeremiah 31:33“But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.”James 1:16“Do not err, my beloved brethren.”Luke 21:19“In your patience possess ye your souls.”1 Thessalonians 3:11“Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.”1 Kings 8:58“That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.”
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