OET interlinear 2TH 3:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὁ & Κύριος κατευθύναι ὑμῶν τὰς καρδίας εἰς τὴν ἀγάπην τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ εἰς τὴν ὑπομονὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ

the & Lord /might/_direct ˱of˲_you_all the hearts into the love ¬the ˱of˲_God and into the endurance ˱of˲_the Messiah

Here, hearts stands for a person’s thoughts or mind. If your readers would not understand this, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “may the Lord cause you to understand the love of God and the endurance of Christ” or “may the Lord help you to know the love of God and the endurance of Christ”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

εἰς τὴν ἀγάπην τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ εἰς τὴν ὑπομονὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ

into the love ¬the ˱of˲_God and into the endurance ˱of˲_the Messiah

Paul speaks of God’s love and Christ’s endurance as if they were destinations on a path. If your readers would not understand this figure of speech, you could express the meaning in a nonfigurative way. Alternate translation: “to know how much God loves you and the endurance that Christ supplies you”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

εἰς τὴν ἀγάπην τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ εἰς τὴν ὑπομονὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ

into the love ¬the ˱of˲_God and into the endurance ˱of˲_the Messiah

Here, love of God can mean (1) the love that comes from God. Alternate translation: “to know how much God loves you” or (2) the love that people give to God. Alternate translation: “to love God more”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

εἰς τὴν ὑπομονὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ

into the into the endurance ˱of˲_the Messiah

Here, endurance of Christ can mean (1) the endurance that Christ gives to his people. Alternate translation: “to experience the endurance that Christ gives you” or (2) the endurance that Christ had through his suffering. Alternate translation: “to know how much Christ has endured for you”