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OET interlinear EPH 1:3

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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. Εὐλογητός
    2. eulogētos
    3. Blessed be
    4. -
    5. 21280
    6. S····NMS
    7. blessed ‹be›
    8. blessed ‹be›
    9. PS
    10. Y64
    11. 128031
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128032
    1. Θεός
    2. theos
    3. god
    4. God
    5. 23160
    6. N····NMS
    7. god
    8. God
    9. GN
    10. Y64; Person=God
    11. 128033
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128034
    1. Πατήρ
    2. patēr
    3. father
    4. father
    5. 39620
    6. N····NMS
    7. father
    8. Father
    9. G
    10. Y64; Person=God
    11. 128035
    1. τοῦ
    2. ho
    3. of the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128036
    1. Κυρίου
    2. kurios
    3. master
    4. master
    5. 29620
    6. N····GMS
    7. master
    8. Lord
    9. GN
    10. Y64
    11. 128037
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 128038
    1. Σωτῆρος
    2. sōtēr
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 49900
    6. N····GMS
    7. saviour
    8. Savior
    9. G
    10. -
    11. 128039
    1. ἡμῶν
    2. egō
    3. of us
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1G·P
    7. ˱of˲ us
    8. ˱of˲ us
    9. -
    10. Y64; R127999; Person=Paul; R128008
    11. 128040
    1. Ἰησοῦ
    2. iēsous
    3. Yaʸsous
    4. -
    5. 24240
    6. N····GMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y64
    11. 128041
    1. Χριστοῦ
    2. χristos
    3. chosen one messiah
    4. -
    5. 55470
    6. N····GMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y64; Person=Jesus
    11. 128042
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. the one
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. R····NMS
    7. the ‹one›
    8. the ‹one›
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128043
    1. εὐλογήσας
    2. eulogeō
    3. having blessed
    4. -
    5. 21270
    6. VPAA·NMS
    7. ˓having˒ blessed
    8. ˓having˒ blessed
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128044
    1. ἡμάς
    2. egō
    3. us
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1A·P
    7. us
    8. us
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128045
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. with
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. with
    8. with
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128046
    1. πάσῃ
    2. pas
    3. every
    4. every
    5. 39560
    6. E····DFS
    7. every
    8. every
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128047
    1. εὐλογίᾳ
    2. eulogia
    3. blessing
    4. -
    5. 21290
    6. N····DFS
    7. blessing
    8. blessing
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128048
    1. πνευματικῇ
    2. pneumatikos
    3. spiritual
    4. spiritual
    5. 41520
    6. A····DFS
    7. spiritual
    8. spiritual
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128049
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128050
    1. τοῖς
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····DNP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128051
    1. ἐπουρανίοις
    2. epouranios
    3. heavenly realms
    4. heavenly
    5. 20320
    6. S····DNP
    7. heavenly ‹realms›
    8. heavenly ‹realms›
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128052
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128053
    1. Χριστῷ
    2. χristos
    3. chosen one messiah
    4. -
    5. 55470
    6. N····DMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y64; Person=Jesus; F128059
    11. 128054

OET (OET-LV) Blessed be the god and father of_the master of_us, Yaʸsous chosen_one/messiah, the one having_blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in chosen_one/messiah,

OET (OET-RV) We praise God, the father of our master Yeshua the messiah.[fn] He is the one who’s blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places—blessings that come from the messiah.

1:3 Verses 3-14 seem to be just one long, rambling sentence in the Greek, and it’s not totally clear what each part means, or how they all connect logically together in sequence. We have split it into smaller sentence chunks to try to help our readers extract some meaning out of it.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:3–14: God has done good things for us by means of Christ

Paul praised God for all the blessings that come to his people through Christ. Before God created the world, he chose us and then he redeemed us through Christ. God also revealed his plan to us. His plan is to unite everything in the world in the future with Christ as the Head. To show that we are his people, God gave us the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is the guarantee that God will give us all the good things he has promised us.

In Greek, 1:3–14 is all one long sentence. Most translations break this sentence into several shorter sentences. In your translation, you can use a few long sentences or many shorter sentences, whichever sounds best.

Here are some other examples for a heading for this section:

Spiritual blessings in Christ

God blesses us because we are joined to Christ

Paragraph 1:3–6

Paul praised God for all the blessings that come to us believers through Christ. Long ago before God created the world, he chose us to be his people, because he wanted to adopt us as his children. He did all this because he loved us, because he wanted to show us favor (help us), in order that we might become holy people.

1:3a

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Blessed be: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Blessed be is literally “blessed.” It was common for the Jews to use a phrase like this as a formal way to “bless” God. In such contexts, the word “bless” means “praise.” It indicates that people should praise God by telling others how wonderful and excellent he is.

In the Greek text there is no verb (be) after the word “blessed.” See the note on “blessed” in 1:3b below for more information. Most English versions have added a verb to make the phrase more natural.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

See bless, Meaning 1 in the Glossary.

the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ: Paul was saying that God is both:

  1. the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, and

  2. the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

In order to make this meaning clear you may need to say something like:

Let us praise God. He is the God of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is also Christ’s Father.

He is both the God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ

1:3b

who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.

who has blessed us: The word who refers to God. When Paul said God has blessed us, it means “God has done good things for us” or “God has given good things to us.” See bless, Meaning 2 in the Glossary for more information.

in Christ: There are two ways to interpret this phrase:

  1. It tells us the means/way by which God gave us these blessings: he blessed us “by uniting us with Christ.” For example:

    Through Christ, God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing… (GW) (GNT, GW, JBP, CEV)

  2. It tells us the reason he gave us these blessings. For example:

    …who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing…because we are united with Christ. (NLT)

While many English versions leave the phrase in Christ ambiguous, it is recommended that you follow interpretation (1). Also, see how you translated “in Christ Jesus” in 1:1d.

with every spiritual blessing: There are two ways to interpret the phrase spiritual blessing:

  1. It may mean that the blessings are spiritual, not physical or material. In other words, Paul was not talking about things like food or money. Rather he was talking about things like eternal life and forgiveness, which he discussed in the next verses.

  2. It may mean blessings from the Holy Spirit.

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1).

Here are some ways to translate this phrase:

blessing: Here blessing refers to the good things that God does for his people. See bless, Meaning 3 in the Glossary.

in the heavenly realms: The phrase in the heavenly realms means “in the spiritual world.” It is a general term, which includes all that exists in the invisible world. This includes heaven where God reigns, but it also includes the realms where all types of spirits live.

This expression occurs only five times in the New Testament, and all of them are in Ephesians (see also 1:20b, 2:6b, 3:10a–b, 6:12c).

In many languages, it will be best to follow the order of the Greek and put the phrase in the heavenly realms after the phrase “every spiritual blessing.” For example:

…he has blessed us by giving us every spiritual blessing in the heavenly world. (GNT)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

In this book, unless otherwise stated, the words “us” and “we” refer to Paul, the believers in Ephesus, and all believers.

Note 2 topic: writing-background

This verse provides background information about the Ephesians to help readers understand their spiritual condition. Paul opens his letter by talking about the believers’ position and their safety before God.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς καὶ Πατὴρ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Εὐλογητός ὁ Θεός καί Πατήρ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ὁ εὐλογήσας ἡμάς ἐν πάσῃ εὐλογίᾳ πνευματικῇ ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις ἐν Χριστῷ)

If your language does not use this passive form, you can state this in active form. Alternate translation: [Let us praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ]

ὁ εὐλογήσας ἡμᾶς

the the_‹one› ˓having˒_blessed (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Εὐλογητός ὁ Θεός καί Πατήρ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ὁ εὐλογήσας ἡμάς ἐν πάσῃ εὐλογίᾳ πνευματικῇ ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις ἐν Χριστῷ)

Alternate translation: [for God has blessed us]

πάσῃ εὐλογίᾳ πνευματικῇ

every blessing spiritual

Alternate translation: [every blessing coming from the Spirit of God]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις

with in the heavenly_‹realms›

Paul assumes that his readers will understand that the word heavenly refers to the place where God is. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [in the supernatural world]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐν Χριστῷ

with in in Christ

Here, in Christ could mean: (1) a metaphor referring to our close relationship with Christ. Alternate translation: [by uniting us with Christ] or [because we are united with Christ] (2) what Christ has done. Alternate translation: [through Christ] or [through what Christ has done]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

1:3–3:21 Ephesians is divided into two sections: Chs 1–3 praise God for his amazing grace, and chs 4–6 instruct believers on how to live in grateful response.

1:3-14 Paul praises God for all the spiritual blessings he has graciously provided through Jesus Christ, for Gentiles as well as for Jews.
• This section is a single, complex sentence in Greek—one of the longest in Paul’s letters, with long sentences being typical of Paul’s writing (also in 1:15-23; 2:1-7, 14-16; 3:1-12, 14-19; Col 1:3-29; 2:1-3, 8-15). The interwoven nature of these sentences reflects the interconnectedness of their ideas.

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. Blessed be
    2. -
    3. 21280
    4. PS
    5. eulogētos
    6. S-····NMS
    7. blessed ‹be›
    8. blessed ‹be›
    9. PS
    10. Y64
    11. 128031
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128032
    1. god
    2. God
    3. 23160
    4. GN
    5. theos
    6. N-····NMS
    7. god
    8. God
    9. GN
    10. Y64; Person=God
    11. 128033
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128034
    1. father
    2. father
    3. 39620
    4. G
    5. patēr
    6. N-····NMS
    7. father
    8. Father
    9. G
    10. Y64; Person=God
    11. 128035
    1. of the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128036
    1. master
    2. master
    3. 29620
    4. GN
    5. kurios
    6. N-····GMS
    7. master
    8. Lord
    9. GN
    10. Y64
    11. 128037
    1. of us
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1G·P
    7. ˱of˲ us
    8. ˱of˲ us
    9. -
    10. Y64; R127999; Person=Paul; R128008
    11. 128040
    1. Yaʸsous
    2. -
    3. 24240
    4. UN
    5. iēsous
    6. N-····GMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y64
    11. 128041
    1. chosen one messiah
    2. -
    3. 55470
    4. WN
    5. χristos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y64; Person=Jesus
    11. 128042
    1. the one
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. R-····NMS
    7. the ‹one›
    8. the ‹one›
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128043
    1. having blessed
    2. -
    3. 21270
    5. eulogeō
    6. V-PAA·NMS
    7. ˓having˒ blessed
    8. ˓having˒ blessed
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128044
    1. us
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1A·P
    7. us
    8. us
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128045
    1. with
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. with
    8. with
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128046
    1. every
    2. every
    3. 39560
    5. pas
    6. E-····DFS
    7. every
    8. every
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128047
    1. spiritual
    2. spiritual
    3. 41520
    5. pneumatikos
    6. A-····DFS
    7. spiritual
    8. spiritual
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128049
    1. blessing
    2. -
    3. 21290
    5. eulogia
    6. N-····DFS
    7. blessing
    8. blessing
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128048
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128050
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····DNP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128051
    1. heavenly realms
    2. heavenly
    3. 20320
    5. epouranios
    6. S-····DNP
    7. heavenly ‹realms›
    8. heavenly ‹realms›
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128052
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128053
    1. chosen one messiah
    2. -
    3. 55470
    4. WN
    5. χristos
    6. N-····DMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y64; Person=Jesus; F128059
    11. 128054

OET (OET-LV) Blessed be the god and father of_the master of_us, Yaʸsous chosen_one/messiah, the one having_blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in chosen_one/messiah,

OET (OET-RV) We praise God, the father of our master Yeshua the messiah.[fn] He is the one who’s blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places—blessings that come from the messiah.

1:3 Verses 3-14 seem to be just one long, rambling sentence in the Greek, and it’s not totally clear what each part means, or how they all connect logically together in sequence. We have split it into smaller sentence chunks to try to help our readers extract some meaning out of it.

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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