King James Version

1 Thessalonians 3:11

In 1 Thessalonians 3 of 1 Thessalonians.

Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Christ” (Χριστός) before would direct here.

Αὐτὸςautoshimselfαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himselfδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπατὴρpatērFatherπατήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.FatherἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ourκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριοςkuriosLordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.LordἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ourἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.κατευθύναιkateuthunaito guideκατευθύνω (kateuthunō)verb, aorist active optative, 3rd person singular — “to guide”, a single actionG2720(a) I make straight, (b) met: I put in the right way, direct.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὁδὸνhodonwayὁδός (hodos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “way”, the object formG3598a way, road, journey, path.wayἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.you

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ΧριστόςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you,

Translation Note

Αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ ἡμῶν καὶ ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς κατευθύναι. κατευθύναι is κατευθύνω, aorist active optative, 3rd person singular, “may he direct.” Two subjects, God our Father and our Lord Jesus, take that one verb. The Textus Receptus adds Χριστός.

The King James reads “God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.” A singular optative with a compound subject is ordinary Greek when the subjects are viewed as one in the action. It is not, by itself, a proof that the Father and the Son are one person. The New World Translation (Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible) also uses one verb, “make a way.”

King James Version. Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.

New World Translation (Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible), this verse. “Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus make a way for us to come to you.” Watchtower Online Library

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way unto you:

Young’s Literal Translation

And our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you,

World English Bible

Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.

Darby Translation

But our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.

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