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OET (OET-LV) And the master might_direct of_you_all the hearts into the love of_ the _god, and into the endurance of_the chosen_one/messiah.
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 (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Κύριος κατευθύναι ὑμῶν τάς καρδίας εἰς τήν ἀγάπην τοῦ Θεοῦ καί εἰς τήν ὑπομονήν τοῦ Χριστοῦ)
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 into (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Κύριος κατευθύναι ὑμῶν τάς καρδίας εἰς τήν ἀγάπην τοῦ Θεοῦ καί εἰς τήν ὑπομονήν τοῦ Χριστοῦ)
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 into (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Κύριος κατευθύναι ὑμῶν τάς καρδίας εἰς τήν ἀγάπην τοῦ Θεοῦ καί εἰς τήν ὑπομονήν τοῦ Χριστοῦ)
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 into (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Κύριος κατευθύναι ὑμῶν τάς καρδίας εἰς τήν ἀγάπην τοῦ Θεοῦ καί εἰς τήν ὑπομονήν τοῦ Χριστοῦ)
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]
3:5 The prayer that God would lead (literally make straight) their hearts reflects an Old Testament expression (1 Chr 29:18; Prov 23:19). Christians are expected to love as God loves and practice patient endurance as Christ endured.
OET (OET-LV) And the master might_direct of_you_all the hearts into the love of_ the _god, and into the endurance of_the chosen_one/messiah.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.