Passage

A prayer for their hearts

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

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

2 Thessalonians 3:5World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The writers ask the Lord to direct their readers’ hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.

To understand

They have expressed confidence that the readers will follow their instructions. The next verse gives a further instruction about keeping apart from a brother who does not follow the received tradition.

A question

Who is asked to direct the readers’ hearts?