II Thessalonians 3:5
The Scripture
(5) And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Second Thessalonians 3 opens with Paul asking for prayer for the spread of the gospel and for deliverance from its opponents. He addresses idle members of the church who had stopped working, commanding that those unwilling to work should not eat, and reminding them of his own example of labor. The chapter closes urging the church to gently discipline the disorderly and pronouncing a blessing of peace.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I Kings 8:58I Chronicles 29:18Psalms 119:5Psalms 119:36Proverbs 3:6Jeremiah 10:23James 1:16James 1:17James 1:18Deuteronomy 30:6Jeremiah 31:33Romans 5:5
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