In this text before us today in II Thessalonians chapter 3 verse 5, it is the word patience or endurance. Translated from the Greek word hupomenō, which means to remain under. It is related strictly to circumstances. To remain under one's circumstances is to endure. The endurance of Christ means that he is praying that the Lord will direct our hearts to remain under our circumstances in the endurance that Christ produces. It is the endurance that belongs to and is produced by Christ in the believer's life.
