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Nowδὲmay ourἡμῶνGodὁ θεὸςandκαὶFatherπατὴρhimselfΑὐτὸςandκαὶourἡμῶνLordὁ κύριοςJesusἸησοῦςdirectκατευθύναιour wayτὴν ὁδὸν ἡμῶνtoπρὸςyou.ὑμᾶς
1 Thessalonians 3:11
Study it in the app“Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Thessalonians 3:11, word by word
- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- Fatherπατὴρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- Lordκύριοςkyrios
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appears- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- directκατευθύναιkateuthynai
guide, direct
Guide, direct, keep straight.
Where else “kateuthynai” appears- our wayὁδὸνhodon
road
The route by which one goes from one place to another, or the trip itself.
Where else “hodon” appears
Translation note
In Greek the verb translated “direct” is singular, although it has two subjects; it can be understood as presenting God the Father and the Lord Jesus acting as one.
The context
10night and day praying most earnestly that we may see your face and restore what is lacking in your faith?
11 · This verse (above)
12And may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we also do for you,