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OET interlinear EPH 4:21

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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. εἰ
    2. ei
    3. if
    4. -
    5. 14870
    6. C·······
    7. if
    8. if
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129555
    1. γέ
    2. ge
    3. surely
    4. -
    5. 10650
    6. D·······
    7. surely
    8. surely
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129556
    1. αὐτόν
    2. autos
    3. him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3AMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129557
    1. ἠκούσατε
    2. akouō
    3. you all heard
    4. -
    5. 1910
    6. VIAA2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ heard
    8. ˱you_all˲ heard
    9. -
    10. Y64; R128863
    11. 129558
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129559
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129560
    1. αὐτῷ
    2. autos
    3. him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3DMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y64; R129554; Person=Jesus
    11. 129561
    1. ἐδιδάχθητε
    2. didaskō
    3. you all were taught
    4. -
    5. 13210
    6. VIAP2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ ˓were˒ taught
    8. ˱you_all˲ ˓were˒ taught
    9. -
    10. Y64; R128863
    11. 129562
    1. καθώς
    2. kathōs
    3. as
    4. -
    5. 25310
    6. C·······
    7. as
    8. as
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129563
    1. ἐστίν
    2. eimi
    3. is
    4. -
    5. 15100
    6. VIPA3··S
    7. is
    8. is
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129564
    1. ἀλήθεια
    2. alētheia
    3. +the truth
    4. truth
    5. 2250
    6. N····NFS
    7. ˓the˒ truth
    8. ˓the˒ truth
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129565
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129566
    1. τῷ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····DMS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129567
    1. Ἰησοῦ
    2. iēsous
    3. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    4. -
    5. 24240
    6. N····DMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y64
    11. 129568
    1. Χριστοῦ
    2. χristos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 55470
    6. N····GMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Person=Jesus
    11. 129569

OET (OET-LV) if surely you_all_heard him and you_all_were_taught in him, as the_truth is in the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa),

OET (OET-RV) If you had heard him and listened to his teaching, you would have heard the truth from Yeshua:

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:17–32: We should change our behavior

Paul urged the Christians to stop doing the evil deeds that they used to do before they knew God. He urged them to start doing the good things that people who know Christ should do. He gave examples of old (former) behavior that they must stop doing, for example: lying, theft, anger and slander. Instead they must be kind, tender and forgiving.

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

Live as God’s people (GW)

The old life and the new life (CEV)

Don’t live as pagans but as God’s people

4:21a

Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—

Surely you heard of Him: The clause Surely you heard of Him expresses a strong assumption or a certainty: “I am sure you have heard of him….” This clause is similar to 3:2.

Him: The pronoun Him refers to Jesus.

and were taught in Him: The phrase taught in Him means “you were taught about him.” It is also a passive. If it would be more natural in your translation to make it active, you can say:

what your teachers taught you about him

4:21b

in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—

in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus: This clause means “That which they taught you agrees with the true teaching(s) about Jesus.”

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

just as the truth is in Jesus (NET)

the truth that comes from him (NLT)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / irony

εἴ γε αὐτὸν ἠκούσατε καὶ ἐν αὐτῷ ἐδιδάχθητε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ γέ αὐτόν ἠκούσατε καί ἐν αὐτῷ ἐδιδάχθητε καθώς ἐστίν ἀλήθεια ἐν τῷ Ἰησοῦ)

Paul knows that the people to whom he is writing have heard and been taught these things. He is using irony as a form of rebuke—if they are doing things contrary to the way of Christ, they know better than that and need to stop.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐν αὐτῷ ἐδιδάχθητε

in him ˱you_all˲_˓were˒_taught

If your language does not use this passive form, you can state this in active form. This could mean: (1) they received instruction in his ways. (2) Jesus’ people have taught them.

καθώς ἐστιν ἀλήθεια ἐν τῷ Ἰησοῦ

as (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ γέ αὐτόν ἠκούσατε καί ἐν αὐτῷ ἐδιδάχθητε καθώς ἐστίν ἀλήθεια ἐν τῷ Ἰησοῦ)

Alternate translation: [as Jesus teaches us the true way to live] or [as everything about Jesus is true]

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. if
    2. -
    3. 14870
    5. ei
    6. C-·······
    7. if
    8. if
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129555
    1. surely
    2. -
    3. 10650
    5. ge
    6. D-·······
    7. surely
    8. surely
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129556
    1. you all heard
    2. -
    3. 1910
    5. akouō
    6. V-IAA2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ heard
    8. ˱you_all˲ heard
    9. -
    10. Y64; R128863
    11. 129558
    1. him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3AMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129557
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129559
    1. you all were taught
    2. -
    3. 13210
    5. didaskō
    6. V-IAP2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ ˓were˒ taught
    8. ˱you_all˲ ˓were˒ taught
    9. -
    10. Y64; R128863
    11. 129562
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129560
    1. him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3DMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y64; R129554; Person=Jesus
    11. 129561
    1. as
    2. -
    3. 25310
    5. kathōs
    6. C-·······
    7. as
    8. as
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129563
    1. +the truth
    2. truth
    3. 2250
    5. alētheia
    6. N-····NFS
    7. ˓the˒ truth
    8. ˓the˒ truth
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129565
    1. is
    2. -
    3. 15100
    5. eimi
    6. V-IPA3··S
    7. is
    8. is
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129564
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129566
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····DMS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 129567
    1. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    2. -
    3. 24240
    4. UN
    5. iēsous
    6. N-····DMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y64
    11. 129568

OET (OET-LV) if surely you_all_heard him and you_all_were_taught in him, as the_truth is in the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa),

OET (OET-RV) If you had heard him and listened to his teaching, you would have heard the truth from Yeshua:

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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