OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 8:44

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὑμεῖς ἐκ τοῦ πατρὸς τοῦ διαβόλου ἐστὲ

you_all of the father the devil are

The phrase from your father could refer to: (1) the person to whom the subject belongs, as in the UST. (2) the origin of the subject. Alternate translation: “You came from your father, the devil”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

ἐκεῖνος

that_‹one›

Here, That one refers to the devil. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “The devil”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀνθρωποκτόνος ἦν ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς

/a/_murderer was from /the/_beginning

Here, the beginning refers to the time when the first humans, Adam and Eve, sinned. It does not refer to the very beginning of time. The devil tempted Eve to sin and Adam sinned as well. Because they sinned, all living things die as part of the punishment for sin. Therefore, Jesus calls the devil a murderer for starting the process that brought death to the world. You could indicate this explicitly if it would be helpful to your readers, particularly if they would not know the story. Alternate translation: “was a murderer from the time when he tempted the first people to sin”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ οὐκ ἔστηκεν

in the truth not /has/_stood

The phrase does not stand in the truth is an idiom that means to not accept or approve of what is true. If this might confuse your readers, you could use an equivalent idiom or use plain language. Alternate translation: “does not approve of the truth”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οὐκ ἔστιν ἀλήθεια ἐν αὐτῷ

not not is truth in him

Here Jesus speaks of truth as if it were an object that could exist inside someone. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “he never speaks the truth”

ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων λαλεῖ

of from his own ˱he˲_/is/_speaking

Alternate translation: “he speaks according to his character” or “he speaks what is most natural for him to speak”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ

the father ˱of˲_it

Here Jesus uses father to refer to the one who originated the act of lying. Since the devil is the first being to tell a lie, he is called the father of lying. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the first one to lie”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ

the father ˱of˲_it

Here, it refers to the act of lying. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: “the father of lying”