2 Thessalonians 3:5 (ASV)

Passage

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and guard you from the evil [one].

2 Thessalonians 3:4 And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command.

2 Thessalonians 3:5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.

2 Thessalonians 3:6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of us.

2 Thessalonians 3:7 For yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "direct", "hearts", "love", "patience", and "christ". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "direct", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And we have confidence in the Lord..." into verse 6's "Now we command you brethren in the...", so "lord" and "direct" belong inside that flow. In 2 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lord" and "direct" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.