1 Thessalonians 3:11

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ Θεὸς καὶ Πατὴρ ἡμῶν, καὶ ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, κατευθύναι τὴν ὁδὸν ἡμῶν πρὸς ὑμᾶς.

Transliteration

Autos but the Theos and Patēr of us, and the Kyrios of us Iēsous Christos, may kateuthynai the hodon of us pros you.

Grammar Details

• *Autos*: intensive pronoun, nominative singular masculine - himself
• *Theos*: nominative singular masculine - God
• *Patēr*: nominative singular masculine - Father
• *Kyrios*: nominative singular masculine - Lord
• *Iēsous Christos*: nominative singular masculine - Jesus Christ
• *kateuthynai*: aorist active optative, 3rd person singular - may direct/guide
• *hodon*: accusative singular feminine - way/road/journey
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward

Word Meanings

• *kateuthynai*: may direct/guide/make straight
• *hodon*: way/road/path/journey

Referenced Verses

• 2 Thess 2:16 : 16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope,
• 1 Thess 3:13 : 13 so that your hearts are strengthened in holiness to be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
• Prov 3:5-6 : 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding. 6 Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.
• Isa 63:16 : 16 For you are our father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not recognize us. You, LORD, are our father; you have been called our protector from ancient times.
• Mal 1:6 : 6 The Sacrilege of Priestly Service“A son naturally honors his father and a slave respects his master. If I am your father, where is my honor? If I am your master, where is my respect? The LORD of Heaven’s Armies asks you this, you priests who make light of my name! But you reply,‘How have we made light of your name?’
• Matt 6:14 : 14 “For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
• Matt 6:18 : 18 so that it will not be obvious to others when you are fasting, but only to your Father who is in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
• Matt 6:26 : 26 Look at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you more valuable than they are?
• Mark 1:3 : 3 the voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’”
• Luke 12:30 : 30 For all the nations of the world pursue these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
• Luke 12:32 : 32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.
• Matt 6:6 : 6 But whenever you pray, go into your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
• Rom 1:3 : 3 concerning his Son who was a descendant of David with reference to the flesh,
• Ezra 8:21-23 : 21 I called for a fast there by the Ahava Canal, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from him a safe journey for us, our children, and all our property. 22 I was embarrassed to request soldiers and horsemen from the king to protect us from the enemy along the way, because we had said to the king,“The good hand of our God is on everyone who is seeking him, but his great anger is against everyone who forsakes him.” 23 So we fasted and prayed to our God about this, and he answered us.
• Gal 1:4 : 4 who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age according to the will of our God and Father,
• 2 Thess 3:5 : 5 Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God and the endurance of Christ.
• 1 John 3:1 : 1 (See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called God’s children– and indeed we are! For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know him.
• Col 1:2 : 2 to the saints, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ, at Colossae. Grace and peace to you from God our Father!
• 2 Cor 6:18 : 18 and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,” says the All-Powerful Lord.
• Matt 6:8-9 : 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,
• John 20:17 : 17 Jesus replied,“Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. Go to my brothers and tell them,‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
• Matt 6:32 : 32 For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
• Matt 6:4 : 4 so that your gift may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
• Jer 31:9 : 9 They will come back shedding tears of contrition. I will bring them back praying prayers of repentance. I will lead them besides streams of water, along smooth paths where they will never stumble. I will do this because I am Israel’s father; Ephraim is my firstborn son.’”