2 Thessalonians 3:3

But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

Cross-reference

2 Thessalonians 2:17 is Paul's prayer for the same strengthening — showing the community's role in the promised divine action.

1 Corinthians 10:13 adds that God's faithfulness provides a way out of temptation — complementing the promise of protection.

Jude 1:24 Parallel

Jude 1:24 praises God's ability to keep believers from stumbling, echoing the strengthening and protection.

2 Timothy 4:18 promises rescue from every evil attack, reinforcing the Lord's faithful protection.

1 Thessalonians 5:24 reassures that the faithful God will complete his work — reinforcing the certainty of his strengthening.

1 Corinthians 1:9 affirms God's faithfulness in calling believers into fellowship — expanding the basis for trusting his protection.

John 17:15 Parallel

John 17:15 records Jesus' prayer for the same protection from the evil one promised here.

Matthew 6:13 petitions deliverance from the evil one — the exact phrase grounds the assurance that God will do it.

Psalm 121:7 Parallel

Psalm 121:7 promises the Lord keeps from all harm — a direct OT parallel to the assurance of protection from evil.

Romans 16:25 similarly attributes to God the power to establish believers, echoing the faithful Lord who establishes and guards in 2 Thessalonians 3:3.

In 1 Corinthians 1:8, God confirms believers to the end, paralleling the Lord's faithful work of establishing and keeping in 2 Thessalonians 3:3.

2 Corinthians 1:21 directly states that God establishes us in Christ, matching the Lord's faithful establishment mentioned in 2 Thessalonians 3:3.

2 Timothy 2:13 affirms God's faithfulness even when we are faithless, reinforcing the Lord's faithful nature in 2 Thessalonians 3:3.

Hebrews 10:23 calls us to hold fast because He who promised is faithful, echoing the faithful Lord in 2 Thessalonians 3:3.

1 Peter 5:10 asks God to perfect, establish, and strengthen believers, aligning with the Lord's establishing and guarding in 2 Thessalonians 3:3.

Luke 11:4 Parallel

In Luke 11:4, the prayer to be led not into temptation parallels the promise of protection from the evil one here.

Deuteronomy 7:9 declares God's faithfulness to His covenant, the foundation for the protection promised here.

Psalm 19:13 Parallel

Psalm 19:13 asks to be kept from willful sins — broadening protection to internal temptations, not just external evil.

2 Peter 2:9 Parallel

2 Peter 2:9 affirms the Lord's ability to rescue the godly from trials, similar to the protection here.

Job 36:7 Parallel

Job 36:7 describes God's watchful care over the righteous, aligning with the protection from evil here.