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2 Thessalonians 3:2–5

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2And that dwe may be delivered from †unreasonable and wicked men: efor all men have not faith. 3But fthe Lord is faithful, who shall gstablish you, and hkeep you from ievil. 4And kwe have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. 5And the Lord ldirect your hearts into the love of God, and into ||the patient waiting for Christ.

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Footnotes

  1. dSee 2 Cor. 1:10.
  2. †Gr. absurd. See Luke 23:41.
  3. fSee Deut. 7:9.
  4. gSee ch. 2:17.
  5. hSo John 17:15.
  6. iSee Matt. 13:19.
  7. kSee 2 Cor. 2:3.
  8. l1 Chr. 29:18 (Gk.). So 1 Thess. 3:11.
  9. ||Or, the patience of Christ. So 1 Thess. 1:3.

Cross references

  1. eRom. 10:16. 1 John 2:19.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one. And we have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will do the things that we command. May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not everyone has faith. But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. We have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command. May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. We have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will continue to do what we command. May the Lord direct your hearts to God’s love and Christ’s endurance.

NLTNew Living Translation

Pray, too, that we will be rescued from wicked and evil people, for not everyone is a believer. But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. And we are confident in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we commanded you. 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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and that we may be delivered from evil and wicked people, for not all have the faith. But the Lord is faithful, who will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. And we have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are both doing and you will do the things that we are commanding. Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God and toward the patient endurance of Christ.