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OET (OET-LV) Any message bad out_of the mouth of_you_all not let_be_going_out, but if any good for building of_the need, in_order_that it_may_give grace to_the ones hearing.
OET (OET-RV) Don’t let any bad talk come out of your mouths, but rather words that are helpful to encourage others and to show grace to them.
λόγος σαπρὸς
word bad
This refers to speech that is cruel or rude.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast
ἀλλ’
but
The connecting word but introduces a contrast relationship. Speaking what is corrupt is in contrast to speaking good things that will build up others.
πρὸς οἰκοδομὴν
for building
Alternate translation: “for encouraging” or “for strengthening”
Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal
ἵνα
in_order_that
The connecting phrase so that introduces a goal relationship. The goal or purpose of speaking things that build up others is to give grace to those who hear the words.
τῆς χρείας, ἵνα δῷ χάριν τοῖς ἀκούουσιν
˱of˲_the need in_order_that ˱it˲_/may/_give grace ˱to˲_the_‹ones› hearing
Alternate translation: “the needy. In this way you will help those who hear you”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
ἵνα δῷ χάριν τοῖς ἀκούουσιν
in_order_that ˱it˲_/may/_give grace ˱to˲_the_‹ones› hearing
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word grace, you could express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “so that those who hear you may be spiritually encouraged”
4:29 Believers are to learn new patterns of speech to be an encouragement to others (see also 5:3-4, 12).
OET (OET-LV) Any message bad out_of the mouth of_you_all not let_be_going_out, but if any good for building of_the need, in_order_that it_may_give grace to_the ones hearing.
OET (OET-RV) Don’t let any bad talk come out of your mouths, but rather words that are helpful to encourage others and to show grace to them.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.