OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 3:31

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ὁ ἄνωθεν ἐρχόμενος, ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν & ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐρχόμενος, ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν

the_‹one› from_above coming above all_‹things› is & the_‹one› from ¬the heaven coming above all_‹things› is

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. John repeats himself to emphasize that Jesus is greater than every person and every thing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine these phrases and include words that show emphasis. Alternate translation: “The one who comes from heaven is certainly above all things”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ ἄνωθεν ἐρχόμενος, ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν & ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐρχόμενος, ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν

the_‹one› from_above coming above all_‹things› is & the_‹one› from ¬the heaven coming above all_‹things› is

Both of these phrases refer to Jesus. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: “Jesus, the one who comes from above, is above all things … Jesus, the one who comes from heaven, is above all things”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἄνωθεν

from_above

Here John the Baptist uses above to refer to heaven, the place where God dwells. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express this plainly. Alternate translation: “from heaven”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν

above all_‹things› is

John the Baptist uses above to refer to having superior status. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “is superior to all things”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

ὁ ὢν ἐκ τῆς γῆς, ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἐστιν, καὶ ἐκ τῆς γῆς λαλεῖ

the_‹one› the_‹one› being from the earth from the earth is and from the earth /is/_speaking

Here, John the Baptist is referring to himself in the third person, but the statement is also true for all humans other than Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person. Alternate translation: “I, the one who is from the earth, am from the earth and speak from the earth”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἐστιν

from the earth from the earth from (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ ἄνωθεν ἐρχόμενος ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν ὁ ὢν ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἐστιν καὶ ἐκ τῆς γῆς λαλεῖ ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐρχόμενος ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν)

This phrase refers to having an earthly origin, which is the case for John the Baptist and every human being other than Jesus. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “originates from the earth” or “has an earthly origin”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

καὶ ἐκ τῆς γῆς λαλεῖ

and from the earth /is/_speaking

This phrase refers to speaking based on an earthly perspective, which is the perspective of John the Baptist and every human being other than Jesus. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and speaks from an earthly perspective” or “and speaks as someone from the earth”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 2) ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν

above all_‹things› is

John the Baptist uses above to refer to having superior status. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “is superior to all things”