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OET interlinear COL 2:3

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SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

    1. Greek word
    2. Greek lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 133184
    1. ᾧ
    2. hos
    3. whom
    4. -
    5. 37390
    6. R····DMS
    7. whom
    8. whom
    9. -
    10. Y64; R133183; Person=Jesus
    11. 133185
    1. εἰσίν
    2. eimi
    3. are
    4. -
    5. 15100
    6. VIPA3··P
    7. are
    8. are
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 133186
    1. πάντες
    2. pas
    3. all
    4. -
    5. 39560
    6. E····NMP
    7. all
    8. all
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 133187
    1. οἱ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NMP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 133188
    1. θησαυροί
    2. thēsauros
    3. treasures
    4. treasures
    5. 23440
    6. N····NMP
    7. treasures
    8. treasures
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 133189
    1. τῆς
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GFS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 133190
    1. σοφίας
    2. sofia
    3. of wisdom
    4. wisdom
    5. 46780
    6. N····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ wisdom
    8. ˱of˲ wisdom
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 133191
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. and
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 133192
    1. τῆς
    2. ho
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GFS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 133193
    1. γνώσεως
    2. gnōsis
    3. of knowledge
    4. knowledge
    5. 11080
    6. N····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ knowledge
    8. ˱of˲ knowledge
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 133194
    1. ἀπόκρυφοι
    2. apokrufos
    3. secret
    4. secret
    5. 6140
    6. S····NMP
    7. secret
    8. secret
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 133195

OET (OET-LV) in whom all the treasures of_ the _wisdom and of_knowledge are secret.

OET (OET-RV) He holds all the treasures of wisdom and secret knowledge.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:24–2:5: Paul told about the way he worked hard to tell the gospel to the non-Jews

Theme: Paul willingly suffered and worked hard so that the Colossians, most of whom were not Jews, would understand the true message about Christ so thoroughly that no one would be able to deceive them.

Paragraph 2:1–5

Theme: Paul was deeply committed to helping the Colossians to understand God’s message about Christ. He knew it was important for them to understand it fully so that no one would deceive them.

2:3

in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge: This is a figure of speech. Here, wisdom and knowledge are like treasures that are hidden in Christ. There are two ways to understand this:

  1. Paul was referring to a Christian’s wisdom and knowledge. So this verse means that, just as treasure is valuable, so being wise and knowing God and God’s message is very valuable. Christ is the only one who can cause us to be wise and know God and his message. (SSA)

  2. Paul was referring to God’s wisdom and knowledge. In this case the verse means that Christ is the only one who can cause people to know about God’s wisdom and knowledge, which are very valuable. (GNT, REB; UBS Handbook).

The Display follows the first interpretation (1).

hidden: When Paul said that wisdom and knowledge were hidden in Christ, he did not mean that people could not get this wisdom and knowledge at all. Rather, he meant that it is in Christ and Christ alone that people can find these things. Only Christ can make people truly wise, only he reveals God’s plan to mankind.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

εἰσιν πάντες οἱ θησαυροὶ τῆς σοφίας καὶ γνώσεως ἀπόκρυφοι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐν ᾧ εἰσίν πάντες οἱ θησαυροί τῆς σοφίας καί γνώσεως ἀπόκρυφοι)

If your language does not use this form, you could express the idea in active form, with God as the subject. Alternate translation: [God has hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐν ᾧ εἰσιν πάντες οἱ θησαυροὶ & ἀπόκρυφοι

in whom (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐν ᾧ εἰσίν πάντες οἱ θησαυροί τῆς σοφίας καί γνώσεως ἀπόκρυφοι)

Paul here speaks of the Messiah as if he were a container that could “hide” treasures. He speaks this way to emphasize the value of what Christians receive from God when they are united to the Messiah. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: [from whom all the blessings … can be received]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

εἰσιν πάντες οἱ θησαυροὶ τῆς σοφίας καὶ γνώσεως ἀπόκρυφοι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐν ᾧ εἰσίν πάντες οἱ θησαυροί τῆς σοφίας καί γνώσεως ἀπόκρυφοι)

Paul uses the possessive form to explain what the treasures are: wisdom and knowledge. If your language does not use this form to express that idea, you could clarify that wisdom and knowledge are the treasures. Alternate translation: [are hidden all the treasures, which are wisdom and knowledge,] or [are all God’s wisdom and knowledge, which are like a treasure that has been hidden]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῆς σοφίας καὶ γνώσεως

¬the ˱of˲_wisdom (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐν ᾧ εἰσίν πάντες οἱ θησαυροί τῆς σοφίας καί γνώσεως ἀπόκρυφοι)

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas behind wisdom and knowledge, you could express the ideas behind these abstract nouns with adjectives such as “wise” and “knowledgeable.” Alternate translation: [of wise and knowledgeable thinking]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

τῆς σοφίας καὶ γνώσεως

¬the ˱of˲_wisdom (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐν ᾧ εἰσίν πάντες οἱ θησαυροί τῆς σοφίας καί γνώσεως ἀπόκρυφοι)

The words wisdom and knowledge mean very similar things. The repetition is used to emphasize the breadth of spiritual wisdom. If your language does not use repetition in this way or has only one word for this concept, you could use just one word or translate wisdom as an adjective such as “wise.” Alternate translation: [of wisdom] or [of knowledge] or [of wise knowledge]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Greek word
    5. Greek lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 133184
    1. whom
    2. -
    3. 37390
    5. hos
    6. R-····DMS
    7. whom
    8. whom
    9. -
    10. Y64; R133183; Person=Jesus
    11. 133185
    1. all
    2. -
    3. 39560
    5. pas
    6. E-····NMP
    7. all
    8. all
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 133187
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NMP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 133188
    1. treasures
    2. treasures
    3. 23440
    5. thēsauros
    6. N-····NMP
    7. treasures
    8. treasures
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 133189
    1. of
    2. wisdom
    3. 46780
    5. sofia
    6. N-····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ wisdom
    8. ˱of˲ wisdom
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 133191
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GFS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 133190
    1. wisdom
    2. wisdom
    3. 46780
    5. sofia
    6. N-····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ wisdom
    8. ˱of˲ wisdom
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 133191
    1. and
    2. and
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 133192
    1. of knowledge
    2. knowledge
    3. 11080
    5. gnōsis
    6. N-····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ knowledge
    8. ˱of˲ knowledge
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 133194
    1. are
    2. -
    3. 15100
    5. eimi
    6. V-IPA3··P
    7. are
    8. are
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 133186
    1. secret
    2. secret
    3. 6140
    5. apokrufos
    6. S-····NMP
    7. secret
    8. secret
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 133195

OET (OET-LV) in whom all the treasures of_ the _wisdom and of_knowledge are secret.

OET (OET-RV) He holds all the treasures of wisdom and secret knowledge.

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.

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