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OET interlinear EPH 3:16

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People tagged in the matching LV passage: God · Holy Spirit

Used in these topics: Yahweh’s love, mercy and faithfulness

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. Strong's
    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. 129101
    1. δῴη
    2. δίδωμι
    3. -
    4. -
    5. G1325 ↗
    6. V-OAA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ ˓might˒ give
    8. ˱he˲ ˓might˒ give
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 129102
    1. δῷ
    2. δίδωμι
    3. he may give
    4. he
    5. G1325 ↗
    6. V-SAA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ ˓may˒ give
    8. ˱he˲ ˓may˒ give
    9. -
    10. Y64; R129085; Person=God
    11. 129103
    1. ὑμῖν
    2. σύ
    3. to you all
    4. you
    5. G4771 ↗
    6. R-···2D·P
    7. ˱to˲ you_all
    8. ˱to˲ you_all
    9. -
    10. Y64; R128863
    11. 129104
    1. κατά
    2. κατά
    3. according to
    4. -
    5. G2596 ↗
    6. P-·······
    7. according_to
    8. according_to
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129105
    1. τό
    2. ὁ
    3. the
    4. the
    5. G3588 ↗
    6. E-····ANS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129106
    1. τόν
    2. ὁ
    3. -
    4. -
    5. G3588 ↗
    6. E-····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 129107
    1. πλοῦτος
    2. πλοῦτος
    3. riches
    4. riches
    5. G4149 ↗
    6. N-····ANS
    7. riches
    8. riches
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129108
    1. πλοῦτον
    2. πλοῦτος
    3. -
    4. -
    5. G4149 ↗
    6. N-····AMS
    7. riches
    8. riches
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 129109
    1. τῆς
    2. ὁ
    3. of the
    4. of
    5. G3588 ↗
    6. E-····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129110
    1. δόξης
    2. δόξα
    3. glory
    4. greatness
    5. G1391 ↗
    6. N-····GFS
    7. glory
    8. glory
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129111
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. αὐτός
    3. of him
    4. -
    5. G846 ↗
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y64; R129085; Person=God
    11. 129112
    1. δυνάμει
    2. δύναμις
    3. with power
    4. power
    5. G1411 ↗
    6. N-····DFS
    7. ˱with˲ power
    8. ˱with˲ power
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129113
    1. κραταιωθῆναι
    2. κραταιόω
    3. to be strengthened
    4. be strengthened
    5. G2901 ↗
    6. V-NAP····
    7. ˓to_be˒ strengthened
    8. ˓to_be˒ strengthened
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129114
    1. διά
    2. διά
    3. by
    4. -
    5. G1223 ↗
    6. P-·······
    7. by
    8. by
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129115
    1. τοῦ
    2. ὁ
    3. the
    4. -
    5. G3588 ↗
    6. E-····GNS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129116
    1. Πνεύματος
    2. πνεῦμα
    3. spirit
    4. spirit
    5. G4151 ↗
    6. N-····GNS
    7. spirit
    8. Spirit
    9. GN
    10. Y64; Person=Holy_Spirit
    11. 129117
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. αὐτός
    3. of him
    4. -
    5. G846 ↗
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y64; R129085; Person=God
    11. 129118
    1. εἰς
    2. εἰς
    3. in
    4. -
    5. G1519 ↗
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129119
    1. τόν
    2. ὁ
    3. the
    4. -
    5. G3588 ↗
    6. E-····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129120
    1. ἔσω
    2. ἔσω
    3. inside
    4. inside
    5. G2080 ↗
    6. D-·······
    7. inside
    8. inside
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129121
    1. ἄνθρωπον
    2. ἄνθρωπος
    3. person
    4. -
    5. G444 ↗
    6. N-····AMS
    7. person
    8. person
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129122

OET-LV in_order_that he_may_give to_you_all according_to the riches of_the glory of_him, with_power to_be_strengthened by the spirit of_him in the inside person,

OET (OET-RV) ⇔that he would cause you to be strengthened inside your minds by the power of his spirit and from the riches of his greatness.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:14–21: Paul prayed again for the believers at Ephesus

In this section, Paul resumed his prayer for the Ephesian Christians. He asked God to strengthen them by the Holy Spirit so that Christ could live in them. He prayed that they would love each other, and that they would know how much Christ loved them, even though he loved them more than people could understand. Paul finished his prayer by praising God for his great power.

Here are some other titles for this section:

Paul prayed that God would strengthen the Ephesians

Paul’s prayer for spiritual strength and love for the Ephesians

Paragraph 3:14–19

In this paragraph Paul prayed the prayer he almost began in 3:1. (See the note at 3:1.) He began this paragraph with the words “for this reason” which are the same words he used at the beginning of 3:1. The BSB indicates this connection by using ellipses here (as it did in 3:1).

3:16

Verses 3:16–19 are the contents of Paul’s prayer. Be sure that this is clear in your translation. Another way to introduce the contents of this prayer is:

I ask God… (GNT)

3:16a

I ask that out of the riches of His glory

I ask that: The words I ask are not in the original Greek. The BSB (and many other English versions) has added them here, and in 3:17c, to make the translation clearer.

out of the riches of His glory: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as out of the riches of His glory is literally “according to the wealth of the glory of him.” Both “wealth” and “glory” refer here to God’s unlimited resources, to everything he has and is. He is infinite in his goodness, power, and love. See glory, Meaning 4 in the Glossary.

Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

from his glorious, unlimited resources (NLT)

from the wealth of his glory (GNT)

Because this is Paul’s prayer to God, it may be more natural to use direct speech here. For example:

I pray to God for you like this, “God, from out of the many many things you(sg) have”…

3:16b

He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,

He may strengthen you with power: The phrase He may expresses Paul’ wish for the Ephesians. It is what he wanted for the Ephesians It does not express doubt in his thinking.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

he will (NLT)

he would (GW)

strengthen you with power: The words strengthen and power are a doublet. The Greek language uses doublets to emphasize an idea.

Here are some ways to translate this phrase:

I pray that he will mightily empower you

I pray that he will give you power so you will be spiritually strong

through His Spirit: It should be clear in your translation that this is a reference to the Holy Spirit. Some other ways to translate this are:

by means of His Holy Spirit

his Spirit will make you (CEV)

inner being: The inner being includes the heart, mind, will and spirit of a person. It is similar to “heart” in 3:17.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

your inner selves (GNT)

the inner person (NET)

inwardly (NCV)

inner minds

General Comment on 3:16

Here is how to translate 3:16 using direct speech:

God, I pray, “Take the many many things you have and send them through your Spirit so that the peoples’ inside minds might be strengthened and made strong.”

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 Paul’s prayer is that the Ephesian believers would be strengthened by God in their faith and love.

δῷ ὑμῖν κατὰ τὸ πλοῦτος τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ, δυνάμει κραταιωθῆναι

˱he˲_˓may˒_give ˱to˲_you_all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἵνα δῷ ὑμῖν κατά τό πλοῦτος τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ δυνάμει κραταιωθῆναι διά τοῦ Πνεύματος αὐτοῦ εἰς τόν ἔσω ἄνθρωπον)

Alternate translation: [God, because he is so great and powerful, would allow you to become strong with his power]

δῷ

˱he˲_˓may˒_give

Alternate translation: [he would give]

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

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strong's
    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. 129101
    1. he may give
    2. he
    3. G1325 ↗
    4. δῷ
    5. δίδωμι
    6. V-SAA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ ˓may˒ give
    8. ˱he˲ ˓may˒ give
    9. -
    10. Y64; R129085; Person=God
    11. 129103
    1. to you all
    2. you
    3. G4771 ↗
    4. ὑμῖν
    5. σύ
    6. R-···2D·P
    7. ˱to˲ you_all
    8. ˱to˲ you_all
    9. -
    10. Y64; R128863
    11. 129104
    1. according to
    2. -
    3. G2596 ↗
    4. κατά
    5. κατά
    6. P-·······
    7. according_to
    8. according_to
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129105
    1. the
    2. the
    3. G3588 ↗
    4. τό
    5. ὁ
    6. E-····ANS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129106
    1. riches
    2. riches
    3. G4149 ↗
    4. πλοῦτος
    5. πλοῦτος
    6. N-····ANS
    7. riches
    8. riches
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129108
    1. of the
    2. of
    3. G3588 ↗
    4. τῆς
    5. ὁ
    6. E-····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129110
    1. glory
    2. greatness
    3. G1391 ↗
    4. δόξης
    5. δόξα
    6. N-····GFS
    7. glory
    8. glory
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129111
    1. of him
    2. -
    3. G846 ↗
    4. αὐτοῦ
    5. αὐτός
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y64; R129085; Person=God
    11. 129112
    1. with power
    2. power
    3. G1411 ↗
    4. δυνάμει
    5. δύναμις
    6. N-····DFS
    7. ˱with˲ power
    8. ˱with˲ power
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129113
    1. to be strengthened
    2. be strengthened
    3. G2901 ↗
    4. κραταιωθῆναι
    5. κραταιόω
    6. V-NAP····
    7. ˓to_be˒ strengthened
    8. ˓to_be˒ strengthened
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129114
    1. by
    2. -
    3. G1223 ↗
    4. διά
    5. διά
    6. P-·······
    7. by
    8. by
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129115
    1. the
    2. -
    3. G3588 ↗
    4. τοῦ
    5. ὁ
    6. E-····GNS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129116
    1. spirit
    2. spirit
    3. G4151 ↗
    4. Πνεύματος
    5. πνεῦμα
    6. N-····GNS
    7. spirit
    8. Spirit
    9. GN
    10. Y64; Person=Holy_Spirit
    11. 129117
    1. of him
    2. -
    3. G846 ↗
    4. αὐτοῦ
    5. αὐτός
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y64; R129085; Person=God
    11. 129118
    1. in
    2. -
    3. G1519 ↗
    4. εἰς
    5. εἰς
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129119
    1. the
    2. -
    3. G3588 ↗
    4. τόν
    5. ὁ
    6. E-····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129120
    1. inside
    2. inside
    3. G2080 ↗
    4. ἔσω
    5. ἔσω
    6. D-·······
    7. inside
    8. inside
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129121
    1. person
    2. -
    3. G444 ↗
    4. ἄνθρωπον
    5. ἄνθρωπος
    6. N-····AMS
    7. person
    8. person
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129122

OET-LV in_order_that he_may_give to_you_all according_to the riches of_the glory of_him, with_power to_be_strengthened by the spirit of_him in the inside person,

OET (OET-RV) ⇔that he would cause you to be strengthened inside your minds by the power of his spirit and from the riches of his greatness.

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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