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2 Thessalonians 3:5

NETBible	Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God¹ and the endurance of Christ.²
NIV © biblegateway 2Th 3:5	May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
NASB © biblegateway 2Th 3:5	May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.
NLT © biblegateway 2Th 3:5	May the Lord bring you into an ever deeper understanding of the love of God and the endurance that comes from Christ.
MSG © biblegateway 2Th 3:5	May the Master take you by the hand and lead you along the path of God's love and Christ's endurance.
BBE © SABDAweb 2Th 3:5	And may your hearts be guided by the Lord into the love of God and quiet waiting for Christ.
NRSV © bibleoremus 2Th 3:5	May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
NKJV © biblegateway 2Th 3:5	Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.
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KJV	And <1161> the Lord <2962> direct <2720> (5659) your <5216> hearts <2588> into <1519> the love <26> of God <2316>_, and <2532> into <1519> the patient waiting <5281> for Christ <5547>_. {patient...: or, patience of Christ}
NASB © biblegateway 2Th 3:5	May the Lord <2962> direct <2720> your hearts <2588> into the love <26> of God <2316> and into the steadfastness <5281> of Christ <5547> .
NET [draft] ITL	Now <1161> may the Lord <2962> direct <2720> your <5216> hearts <2588> toward <1519> the love <26> of God <2316> and <2532> the endurance <5281> of Christ <5547> .
GREEK	o de kuriov kateuyunai tav kardiav eiv thn agaphn tou yeou kai eiv thn upomonhn tou cristou

NETBible

Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God¹ and the endurance of Christ.²

NET Notes

¹tn The genitive in the phrase τὴν ἀγάπην τοῦ θεοῦ (thn agaphn tou qeou, “the love of God”) could be translated as either a subjective genitive (“God’s love”) or an objective genitive (“your love for God”). Either is grammatically possible. This is possibly an instance of a plenary genitive (see ExSyn 119-21; M. Zerwick, Biblical Greek, §§36-39). If so, the emphasis would be on believers being directed toward the love God gives which in turn produces increased love in them for him.

²tn The genitive in the phrase τὴν ὑπομονὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ (thn Jupomonhn tou Cristou, “the endurance of Christ”) could be translated as either a subjective genitive (“Christ’s endurance”) or an objective genitive (“endurance for Christ”). Either is grammatically possible. This is possibly an instance of a plenary genitive (see ExSyn 119-21; M. Zerwick, Biblical Greek, §§36-39). If so, the emphasis would be on believers being directed toward the endurance Christ showed which in turn produces endurance in them for him.