COL 3:24 Interlinear View

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. εἰδότες
2. eidō
3. having known
4. knowing
5. 14920
6. VPEA·NMP
7. ˓having˒ known
8. ˓having˒ known
9. -
10. Y64; R132543
11. 133958
1. ὅτι
2. hoti
3. that
4. that
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133959
1. ἀπό
2. apo
3. from
4. -
5. 5750
6. P·······
7. from
8. from
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133960
1. τοῦ
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. -
11. 133961
1. Κυρίου
2. kurios
3. +the master
4. Yahweh
5. 29620
6. N····GMS
7. ˓the˒ master
8. ˓the˒ Lord
9. GN
10. Y64
11. 133962
1. λήμψεσθε
2. lambanō
3. -
4. -
5. 29830
6. VIFM2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓will_be˒ taking
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓will_be˒ taking
9. -
10. -
11. 133963
1. ἀπολήμψεσθε
2. apolambanō
3. you all will be taking back
4. will
5. 6180
6. VIFM2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓will_be˒ taking_back
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓will_be˒ taking_back
9. -
10. Y64; R132543
11. 133964
1. τήν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133965
1. ἀνταπόδοσιν
2. antapodosis
3. repaying
4. repay
5. 4690
6. N····AFS
7. repaying
8. repaying
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133966
1. τῆς
2. ho
3. of your
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GFS
7. ˱of˲ your
8. ˱of˲ your
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133967
1. κληρονομίας
2. klēronomia
3. inheritance
4. inheritance
5. 28170
6. N····GFS
7. inheritance
8. inheritance
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133968
1. τῷ
2. ho
3. For/Because the
4. because the
5. 35880
6. E····DMS
7. ˱for˲ the
8. ˱for˲ the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133969
1. γάρ
2. gar
3. -
4. -
5. 10630
6. C·······
7. for
8. for
9. -
10. -
11. 133970
1. Κυρίῳ
2. kurios
3. master
4. master
5. 29620
6. N····DMS
7. master
8. Lord
9. GN
10. Y64
11. 133971
1. Χριστῷ
2. χristos
3. chosen one messiah
4. messiah
5. 55470
6. N····DMS
7. chosen_one/messiah
8. Christ
9. WN
10. Y64; Person=Jesus
11. 133972
1. Δουλεύετε
2. douleuō
3. you all are serving
4. serving
5. 13980
6. VIPA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ serving
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ serving
9. S
10. Y64
11. 133973

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:18–4:1: Paul instructed husbands and wives, children and parents, slaves and masters

In this section, Paul continued to instruct the Colossians about the way that they should behave in order to please Christ. In this section, however, he was writing about how they should behave at home rather than within the Christian community. He gave instructions to six types of people: wives and husbands, children and parents, slaves and masters. His message was the same for all:

That people should submit to those who had authority over them,
That those who had authority should be considerate toward those under them.

Paul gave instructions to wives in 3:18, to husbands in 3:19, to children in 3:20, to parents in 3:21, to slaves in 3:22, and to masters in 4:1. Make sure you begin each of these verses in the same way.

Paragraph 3:22–4:1

Theme: Paul gave instructions to slaves and their masters: that slaves should obey their masters and do their work to honor Christ, and that masters should be just and fair in the way they treat their slaves.

This passage is similar to Ephesians 6:5–9. You should compare your translations of these two passages.

3:24a

because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward.

Do this since you know that the Lord will reward you and you will receive the blessings that he has promised to give to his people.
Do your work well, because you know that the Lord Jesus will repay you for your work, that is, he will give you the good things he has prepared for his people.

receive an inheritance from the Lord: See the note on inheritance in 1:12b. To receive an inheritance means to receive the benefits that the Lord has promised to give his people.

as your reward: Paul was telling the slaves who are obedient that God would repay/reward them, that is, he would give them the good things/blessings they deserved because of the work they had done.

In this verse, reward and “inheritance” refer to the same thing. Here is one way to translate this part of the verse:

Remember that the Lord will reward you, that is, he will give you your share in the blessings he has prepared for all his people.

3:24b

It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

Behave like this because Christ is the Lord you are really serving.
Remember that Christ is the master whom you are serving.

It is the Lord Christ you are serving: Remember that in Greek the word kurios means, “Lord” and “master.” An appropriate way to translate this is to say:

The Master you are serving is Christ.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

εἰδότες

˓having˒_known

The word knowing introduces a reason why the slaves should obey as Paul commands them to in [3:22–23](../03/22.md). If knowing would not introduce a reason in your language, you could clarify this by using a word such as “because.” Alternate translation: [since you know] or [for you know]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὴν ἀνταπόδοσιν τῆς κληρονομίας

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰδότες ὅτι ἀπό Κυρίου ἀπολήμψεσθε τήν ἀνταπόδοσιν τῆς κληρονομίας τῷ Κυρίῳ Χριστῷ Δουλεύετε)

Here Paul uses the possessive form to identify the reward as the inheritance. If your language does not use the possessive form in this way, you could clarify that these two words name the same thing by using a phrase such as “that is.” Alternate translation: [the reward, that is, the inheritance] or [the reward, which is your inheritance]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν ἀνταπόδοσιν τῆς κληρονομίας

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas behind reward and inheritance, you could express those ideas in another way. Alternate translation: [what he has promised to hand down to you]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / declarative

τῷ Κυρίῳ Χριστῷ δουλεύετε

˱for˲_the Lord Christ (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰδότες ὅτι ἀπό Κυρίου ἀπολήμψεσθε τήν ἀνταπόδοσιν τῆς κληρονομίας τῷ Κυρίῳ Χριστῷ Δουλεύετε)

Here Paul uses a simple statement as: (1) a reminder that states for whom they actually work. Alternate translation: [Keep in mind that you are serving the Lord Christ]; (2) a command about whom they should serve. Alternate translation: [Serve the Lord Christ] or [You should serve the Lord Christ]

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. having known
2. knowing
3. 14920
5. eidō
6. V-PEA·NMP
7. ˓having˒ known
8. ˓having˒ known
9. -
10. Y64; R132543
11. 133958
1. that
2. that
3. 37540
5. hoti
6. C-·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133959
1. you all will be taking back
2. will
3. 6180
5. apolambanō
6. V-IFM2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓will_be˒ taking_back
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓will_be˒ taking_back
9. -
10. Y64; R132543
11. 133964
1. from
2. -
3. 5750
5. apo
6. P-·······
7. from
8. from
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133960
1. +the master
2. Yahweh
3. 29620
4. GN
5. kurios
6. N-····GMS
7. ˓the˒ master
8. ˓the˒ Lord
9. GN
10. Y64
11. 133962
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133965
1. repaying
2. repay
3. 4690
5. antapodosis
6. N-····AFS
7. repaying
8. repaying
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133966
1. of your
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GFS
7. ˱of˲ your
8. ˱of˲ your
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133967
1. inheritance
2. inheritance
3. 28170
5. klēronomia
6. N-····GFS
7. inheritance
8. inheritance
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133968
1. For/Because
2. because the
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····DMS
7. ˱for˲ the
8. ˱for˲ the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133969
1. you all are serving
2. serving
3. 13980
4. S
5. douleuō
6. V-IPA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ serving
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ serving
9. S
10. Y64
11. 133973
1. the
2. because the
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····DMS
7. ˱for˲ the
8. ˱for˲ the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133969
1. master
2. master
3. 29620
4. GN
5. kurios
6. N-····DMS
7. master
8. Lord
9. GN
10. Y64
11. 133971
1. chosen one messiah
2. messiah
3. 55470
4. WN
5. χristos
6. N-····DMS
7. chosen_one/messiah
8. Christ
9. WN
10. Y64; Person=Jesus
11. 133972

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.

OET interlinear COL 3:24

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

Section 3:18–4:1: Paul instructed husbands and wives, children and parents, slaves and masters

Paragraph 3:22–4:1

3:24a

3:24b

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