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OET interlinear EPH 2:7

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People tagged in the matching LV passage: God · Jesus Christ · Paul

Dictionary: Jesus

Used in these topics: Grace, faith and good works · Sin and our need of salvation

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. ἵνα
    2. ἵνα
    3. in order that
    4. that
    5. G2443 ↗
    6. C-·······
    7. in_order_that
    8. in_order_that
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128569
    1. ἐνδείξηται
    2. ἐνδεικνύω
    3. he may display
    4. display
    5. G1731 ↗
    6. V-SAM3··S
    7. ˱he˲ ˓may˒ display
    8. ˱he˲ ˓may˒ display
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128570
    1. ἐν
    2. ἐν
    3. in
    4. -
    5. G1722 ↗
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128571
    1. τοῖς
    2. ὁ
    3. the
    4. the
    5. G3588 ↗
    6. E-····DMP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128572
    1. αἰῶσιν
    2. αἰών
    3. ages
    4. ages
    5. G165 ↗
    6. N-····DMP
    7. ages
    8. ages
    9. -
    10. Y64; F128575
    11. 128573
    1. τοῖς
    2. ὁ
    3. which
    4. -
    5. G3588 ↗
    6. R-····DMP
    7. ¬which
    8. ¬which
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128574
    1. ἐπερχομένοις
    2. ἐπέρχομαι
    3. coming over
    4. come
    5. G1904 ↗
    6. V-PPM·DMP
    7. coming_over
    8. coming_over
    9. -
    10. Y64; R128573
    11. 128575
    1. τό
    2. ὁ
    3. the
    4. the
    5. G3588 ↗
    6. E-····ANS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128576
    1. τόν
    2. ὁ
    3. -
    4. -
    5. G3588 ↗
    6. E-····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 128577
    1. ὑπερβάλλον
    2. ὑπερβάλλω
    3. surpassing
    4. -
    5. G5235 ↗
    6. V-PPA·ANS
    7. surpassing
    8. surpassing
    9. -
    10. Y64; R128580
    11. 128578
    1. ὑπερβάλλοντα
    2. ὑπερβάλλω
    3. -
    4. -
    5. G5235 ↗
    6. V-PPA·AMS
    7. surpassing
    8. surpassing
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 128579
    1. πλοῦτος
    2. πλοῦτος
    3. riches
    4. riches
    5. G4149 ↗
    6. N-····ANS
    7. riches
    8. riches
    9. -
    10. Y64; F128578
    11. 128580
    1. πλοῦτον
    2. πλοῦτος
    3. -
    4. -
    5. G4149 ↗
    6. N-····AMS
    7. riches
    8. riches
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 128581
    1. τῆς
    2. ὁ
    3. of the
    4. of
    5. G3588 ↗
    6. E-····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128582
    1. χάριτος
    2. χάρις
    3. grace
    4. grace
    5. G5485 ↗
    6. N-····GFS
    7. grace
    8. grace
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128583
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. αὐτός
    3. of him
    4. his
    5. G846 ↗
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y64; R128526; Person=God
    11. 128584
    1. ἐν
    2. ἐν
    3. in
    4. -
    5. G1722 ↗
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128585
    1. χρηστότητι
    2. χρηστότης
    3. kindness
    4. kindness
    5. G5544 ↗
    6. N-····DFS
    7. kindness
    8. kindness
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128586
    1. ἐφʼ
    2. ἐπί
    3. to
    4. to
    5. G1909 ↗
    6. P-·······
    7. to
    8. to
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128587
    1. ἡμάς
    2. ἐγώ
    3. us
    4. us
    5. G1473 ↗
    6. R-···1A·P
    7. us
    8. us
    9. -
    10. Y64; R127999; Person=Paul; R128008; R128347
    11. 128588
    1. ἐν
    2. ἐν
    3. in
    4. -
    5. G1722 ↗
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128589
    1. τῷ
    2. ὁ
    3. -
    4. -
    5. G3588 ↗
    6. E-····DMS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 128590
    1. Χριστῷ
    2. χριστός
    3. chosen one messiah
    4. the messiah
    5. G5547 ↗
    6. N-····DMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y64; Person=Jesus
    11. 128591
    1. Ἰησοῦ
    2. Ἰησοῦς
    3. Yaʸsous
    4. Yeshua
    5. G2424 ↗
    6. N-····DMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y64
    11. 128592

OET-LV in_order_that he_may_display in the ages, which coming_over the surpassing riches of_the grace of_him, in kindness to us in chosen_one/messiah Yaʸsous.

OET (OET-RV) so that for the ages to come, he could display the overflowing riches of his grace through his kindness to us via Yeshua the messiah.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:1–10: God saved us by his grace

In this section Paul explained how the power of God, which he described in 1:19–20, changed the lives of the Ephesians. 2:1–3 describes their condition before they became believers. 2:4–10 describes the new life that God gave to them. Paul stressed that God has done many things for them because he is kind, so they should not be proud.

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

Made alive in Christ (NLT)

From Death to life (GNT, CEV)

God Saved Us Because of His Great Love for Us (GW)

Because God is loving and kind he saved us(incl)

Paragraph 2:4–10

Remember that in 2:1–3, Paul was talking about the way people were before they trusted in Jesus. Now that they are believers, these things are no longer true. Make sure that this is clear in your translation.

2:7a

in order that in the coming ages

in order that: The conjunction that the BSB translates as in order that introduces the purpose for which God saved people (2:4–6). God saved people in order to show how great his grace is.

Here are some other ways to translate this conjunction:

so (NLT)

for the purpose that

God did that so

You should translate it in a way that is natural in your language.

in the coming ages: The phrase in the coming ages refers to the future. It may refer to the present church age, or it may refer to the time after Christ’s second coming, or both. The exact time period should not be made explicit.

Here are some other ways this phrase has been translated:

for all time to come (GNT)

for all future time (NCV)

in all future ages (NLT)

in future years

2:7b

He might display the surpassing riches of His grace,

He might display: The Greek text does not indicate to whom God would show his great grace. Some commentators say he will show it to people. Other commentators say God will show his grace to both people and angels. If you must make it explicit, you can translate in a general way such as:

to the world

to people

might display: The phrase might display expresses potential and means “would be able to show.” It does not express doubt.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

could show (NCV)

would exhibit/manifest

will make clear

will make known

the surpassing riches of His grace: As in 1:7c and 2:4, Paul here used the word riches in a figurative sense to mean “abundant” or “great.” This means that God’s grace/kindness to us is so great that nothing can be compared with it. His grace/kindness is greater than anything else.

grace: Here, grace means that God shows his generous kindness to people. See how you translated grace in 2:5b. Also, see grace, Meaning 2 in the Glossary for more information.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

extraordinary greatness of his grace (GNT)

incredible wealth of his grace (NLT)

He is very generous to us

2:7c

demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus: The clause demonstrated by His kindness to us means that God shows his great grace through his kindness to us.

kindness: The Greek word that the BSB translates as kindness also means “goodness.” It is used only here and in Romans 11:22 and 2 Corinthians 6:6. It is a different Greek word than the word for “love” or “grace.”

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

kindly acts toward us

kind way of helping us

being good to us

in Christ Jesus: The phrase in Christ Jesus represents the means by which God would show his love for us.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

because of what Christ Jesus has done (CEV)

By what Christ Jesus has done for us.

General Comment on 2:7a–c

In some languages, it may be helpful to reorder verse parts 7a, 7b, and 7c. The example below has the verse parts in the following order: 7c, 7a, 7b. For example:

7cHe showed us his kindness through Christ Jesus, 7aso that for all time to come 7bpeople will be able to see the greatness of his grace.

The second meaning line in the display shows another example of reordering 2:7a–c.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

ἵνα

in_order_that

The connecting phrase so that introduces a goal relationship. The goal or purpose of God raising up believers and seating them in heaven with Christ is to show the extent of his grace in Christ.

ἐν τοῖς αἰῶσιν, τοῖς ἐπερχομένοις

in the ages ¬which coming_over

Alternate translation: [in the future]

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 order that
    2. that
    3. G2443 ↗
    4. ἵνα
    5. ἵνα
    6. C-·······
    7. in_order_that
    8. in_order_that
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128569
    1. he may display
    2. display
    3. G1731 ↗
    4. ἐνδείξηται
    5. ἐνδεικνύω
    6. V-SAM3··S
    7. ˱he˲ ˓may˒ display
    8. ˱he˲ ˓may˒ display
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128570
    1. in
    2. -
    3. G1722 ↗
    4. ἐν
    5. ἐν
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128571
    1. the
    2. the
    3. G3588 ↗
    4. τοῖς
    5. ὁ
    6. E-····DMP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128572
    1. ages
    2. ages
    3. G165 ↗
    4. αἰῶσιν
    5. αἰών
    6. N-····DMP
    7. ages
    8. ages
    9. -
    10. Y64; F128575
    11. 128573
    1. which
    2. -
    3. G3588 ↗
    4. τοῖς
    5. ὁ
    6. R-····DMP
    7. ¬which
    8. ¬which
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128574
    1. coming over
    2. come
    3. G1904 ↗
    4. ἐπερχομένοις
    5. ἐπέρχομαι
    6. V-PPM·DMP
    7. coming_over
    8. coming_over
    9. -
    10. Y64; R128573
    11. 128575
    1. the
    2. the
    3. G3588 ↗
    4. τό
    5. ὁ
    6. E-····ANS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128576
    1. surpassing
    2. -
    3. G5235 ↗
    4. ὑπερβάλλον
    5. ὑπερβάλλω
    6. V-PPA·ANS
    7. surpassing
    8. surpassing
    9. -
    10. Y64; R128580
    11. 128578
    1. riches
    2. riches
    3. G4149 ↗
    4. πλοῦτος
    5. πλοῦτος
    6. N-····ANS
    7. riches
    8. riches
    9. -
    10. Y64; F128578
    11. 128580
    1. of the
    2. of
    3. G3588 ↗
    4. τῆς
    5. ὁ
    6. E-····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128582
    1. grace
    2. grace
    3. G5485 ↗
    4. χάριτος
    5. χάρις
    6. N-····GFS
    7. grace
    8. grace
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128583
    1. of him
    2. his
    3. G846 ↗
    4. αὐτοῦ
    5. αὐτός
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y64; R128526; Person=God
    11. 128584
    1. in
    2. -
    3. G1722 ↗
    4. ἐν
    5. ἐν
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128585
    1. kindness
    2. kindness
    3. G5544 ↗
    4. χρηστότητι
    5. χρηστότης
    6. N-····DFS
    7. kindness
    8. kindness
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128586
    1. to
    2. to
    3. G1909 ↗
    4. ἐφʼ
    5. ἐπί
    6. P-·······
    7. to
    8. to
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128587
    1. us
    2. us
    3. G1473 ↗
    4. ἡμάς
    5. ἐγώ
    6. R-···1A·P
    7. us
    8. us
    9. -
    10. Y64; R127999; Person=Paul; R128008; R128347
    11. 128588
    1. in
    2. -
    3. G1722 ↗
    4. ἐν
    5. ἐν
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128589
    1. chosen one messiah
    2. the messiah
    3. G5547 ↗
    4. Χριστῷ
    5. χριστός
    6. N-····DMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y64; Person=Jesus
    11. 128591
    1. Yaʸsous
    2. Yeshua
    3. G2424 ↗
    4. Ἰησοῦ
    5. Ἰησοῦς
    6. N-····DMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y64
    11. 128592

OET-LV in_order_that he_may_display in the ages, which coming_over the surpassing riches of_the grace of_him, in kindness to us in chosen_one/messiah Yaʸsous.

OET (OET-RV) so that for the ages to come, he could display the overflowing riches of his grace through his kindness to us via Yeshua the messiah.

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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