Ephesians 6:19 — Greek interlinear

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. καί
2. καί
3. and
4. and also
5. G2532 ↗
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130607
1. ὑπέρ
2. ὑπέρ
3. for
4. for
5. G5228 ↗
6. P-·······
7. for
8. for
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130608
1. ἐμοῦ
2. ἐγώ
3. me
4. me
5. G1473 ↗
6. R-···1G·S
7. me
8. me
9. -
10. Y64; R129220
11. 130609
1. ἵνα
2. ἵνα
3. in order that
4. -
5. G2443 ↗
6. C-·······
7. in_order_that
8. in_order_that
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130610
1. μοί
2. ἐγώ
3. to me
4. to
5. G1473 ↗
6. R-···1D·S
7. ˱to˲ me
8. ˱to˲ me
9. -
10. Y64; R129220
11. 130611
1. δοθῇ
2. δίδωμι
3. may be given
4. give
5. G1325 ↗
6. V-SAP3··S
7. ˓may_be˒ given
8. ˓may_be˒ given
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130612
1. δοθείη
2. δίδωμι
3. -
4. -
5. G1325 ↗
6. V-OAP3··S
7. ˓might_have˒ given
8. ˓might_have˒ given
9. -
10. -
11. 130613
1. μοί
2. ἐγώ
3. -
4. -
5. G1473 ↗
6. R-···1D·S
7. me
8. me
9. -
10. -
11. 130614
1. λόγος
2. λόγος
3. speech
4. words
5. G3056 ↗
6. N-····NMS
7. speech
8. speech
9. -
10. Y64; F130635
11. 130615
1. ἐν
2. ἐν
3. in
4. -
5. G1722 ↗
6. P-·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130616
1. ἀνοίξει
2. ἄνοιξις
3. +the opening
4. open
5. G457 ↗
6. N-····DFS
7. ˓the˒ opening
8. ˓the˒ opening
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130617
1. τοῦ
2. ὁ
3. of the
4. -
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····GNS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130618
1. στόματος
2. στόμα
3. mouth
4. mouth
5. G4750 ↗
6. N-····GNS
7. mouth
8. mouth
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130619
1. μού
2. ἐγώ
3. of me
4. -
5. G1473 ↗
6. R-···1G·S
7. ˱of˲ me
8. ˱of˲ me
9. -
10. Y64; R129220
11. 130620
1. ἐν
2. ἐν
3. with
4. -
5. G1722 ↗
6. P-·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130621
1. παρρησίᾳ
2. παρρησία
3. boldness
4. -
5. G3954 ↗
6. N-····DFS
7. boldness
8. boldness
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130622
1. γνωρίσαι
2. γνωρίζω
3. to make known
4. to
5. G1107 ↗
6. V-NAA····
7. ˓to˒ make_known
8. ˓to˒ make_known
9. -
10. Y64; R129220
11. 130623
1. τό
2. ὁ
3. the
4. -
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130624
1. μυστήριον
2. μυστήριον
3. mystery
4. -
5. G3466 ↗
6. N-····ANS
7. mystery
8. mystery
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130625
1. τοῦ
2. ὁ
3. of the
4. the
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····GNS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130626
1. εὐαγγελίου
2. εὐαγγέλιον
3. good message
4. good message
5. G2098 ↗
6. N-····GNS
7. good_message
8. gospel
9. -
10. Y64; F130629
11. 130627

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:10–20: Paul told believers how to fight against Satan

In this section, Paul compared the Christian to a soldier fighting in a war. The Christian’s enemies are not human, but supernatural. Christians are fighting against the devil and all the powers of evil, and they must use all the weapons that God gives them. Paul described six pieces of equipment that the Roman soldier of that time used (see the picture below), and he compared each one to something spiritual that will help Christians to overcome Satan. Then Paul also reminded Christians to pray at all times. He told them to pray for their fellow believers and to pray for him so that he would be able to proclaim the gospel without fear.

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

Wear the full armour of God (NCV)

Put on all the armour that God supplies (GW)

Christians should prepare and fight against evil spiritual forces

Paragraph 6:14–20

In this paragraph, Paul used six metaphors to describe the way a Christian should prepare himself to fight against Satan. Paul based these metaphors on the armor a Roman soldier wore. The specific pieces of armor are:

belt (6:14b)
breastplate (6:14c)
shoes (6:15)
shield (6:16b–c)
helmet (6:17a)
sword (6:17b)

In many places in the world, people do not know what breastplates, helmets, shields and other armor of the Roman soldiers looked like. So you may want to put a picture of a Roman soldier in your Bible translation at this place when it is printed.

6:19a

Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me

Pray also for me, that when I speak about Christ, I will be given the right words,
And pray for me too, that God will give me the right words to say when I talk about Christ,

that whenever I open my mouth: The clause that whenever I open my mouth is a figure of speech that means “that each time I talk about Christ.”

words may be given me: This is a passive clause. If your language prefers an active clause you can translate like this:

God will give me the words to say

Here are some other ways to translate these clauses:

Ask God to give me the right words (NLT)

Pray that I will be given the message to speak (CEV)

6:19b

so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,

so that without fear I may explain to people the truths which are in the good news.
so that I may boldly tell people the wonderful truth that God has now revealed to us in the good news.

so that I will boldly make known: To boldly make known means to fully explain something without fear of what might happen afterwards.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

I will speak boldly (GW)

tell…without fear (NCV)

the mystery of the gospel: The word mystery refers to something hidden or secret which people cannot find out by themselves, but which God reveals to them. See how you translated mystery in 1:9a and 3:9a.

The mystery of the gospel means the “secret that is found in the gospel,” that is, the truth that God has made known to us in the good news. See gospel in the Glossary for more information.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

καὶ ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ὑπέρ ἐμοῦ ἵνα μοί δοθῇ λόγος ἐν ἀνοίξει τοῦ στόματος μού ἐν παρρησίᾳ γνωρίσαι τό μυστήριον τοῦ εὐαγγελίου)

Paul is leaving out a word that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. In closing this letter, Paul asks his readers to pray for his boldness in telling the gospel. Alternate translation: [and pray for me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἵνα μοι δοθῇ λόγος

in_order_that (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ὑπέρ ἐμοῦ ἵνα μοί δοθῇ λόγος ἐν ἀνοίξει τοῦ στόματος μού ἐν παρρησίᾳ γνωρίσαι τό μυστήριον τοῦ εὐαγγελίου)

If your language does not use this passive form, you can state this in active form. Alternate translation: [that God might give me the word] or [God might give me the message]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

ἵνα

in_order_that

The connecting phrase so that introduces a goal relationship. The goal or purpose of the believers praying for Paul is to enable him to preach the gospel boldly.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἀνοίξει τοῦ στόματός μου

˓the˒_opening ˱of˲_the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ὑπέρ ἐμοῦ ἵνα μοί δοθῇ λόγος ἐν ἀνοίξει τοῦ στόματος μού ἐν παρρησίᾳ γνωρίσαι τό μυστήριον τοῦ εὐαγγελίου)

This is a metonym for speaking. Alternate translation: [my speaking] or [in what I say]

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. and
2. and also
3. G2532 ↗
4. καί
5. καί
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130607
1. for
2. for
3. G5228 ↗
4. ὑπέρ
5. ὑπέρ
6. P-·······
7. for
8. for
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130608
1. me
2. me
3. G1473 ↗
4. ἐμοῦ
5. ἐγώ
6. R-···1G·S
7. me
8. me
9. -
10. Y64; R129220
11. 130609
1. in order that
2. -
3. G2443 ↗
4. ἵνα
5. ἵνα
6. C-·······
7. in_order_that
8. in_order_that
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130610
1. speech
2. words
3. G3056 ↗
4. λόγος
5. λόγος
6. N-····NMS
7. speech
8. speech
9. -
10. Y64; F130635
11. 130615
1. may be given
2. give
3. G1325 ↗
4. δοθῇ
5. δίδωμι
6. V-SAP3··S
7. ˓may_be˒ given
8. ˓may_be˒ given
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130612
1. to me
2. to
3. G1473 ↗
4. μοί
5. ἐγώ
6. R-···1D·S
7. ˱to˲ me
8. ˱to˲ me
9. -
10. Y64; R129220
11. 130611
1. in
2. -
3. G1722 ↗
4. ἐν
5. ἐν
6. P-·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130616
1. +the opening
2. open
3. G457 ↗
4. ἀνοίξει
5. ἄνοιξις
6. N-····DFS
7. ˓the˒ opening
8. ˓the˒ opening
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130617
1. of the
2. -
3. G3588 ↗
4. τοῦ
5. ὁ
6. E-····GNS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130618
1. mouth
2. mouth
3. G4750 ↗
4. στόματος
5. στόμα
6. N-····GNS
7. mouth
8. mouth
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130619
1. of me
2. -
3. G1473 ↗
4. μού
5. ἐγώ
6. R-···1G·S
7. ˱of˲ me
8. ˱of˲ me
9. -
10. Y64; R129220
11. 130620
1. with
2. -
3. G1722 ↗
4. ἐν
5. ἐν
6. P-·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130621
1. boldness
2. -
3. G3954 ↗
4. παρρησίᾳ
5. παρρησία
6. N-····DFS
7. boldness
8. boldness
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130622
1. to make known
2. to
3. G1107 ↗
4. γνωρίσαι
5. γνωρίζω
6. V-NAA····
7. ˓to˒ make_known
8. ˓to˒ make_known
9. -
10. Y64; R129220
11. 130623
1. the
2. -
3. G3588 ↗
4. τό
5. ὁ
6. E-····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130624
1. mystery
2. -
3. G3466 ↗
4. μυστήριον
5. μυστήριον
6. N-····ANS
7. mystery
8. mystery
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130625
1. of the
2. the
3. G3588 ↗
4. τοῦ
5. ὁ
6. E-····GNS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 130626
1. good message
2. good message
3. G2098 ↗
4. εὐαγγελίου
5. εὐαγγέλιον
6. N-····GNS
7. good_message
8. gospel
9. -
10. Y64; F130629
11. 130627

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.

OET interlinear EPH 6:19

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 6:10–20: Paul told believers how to fight against Satan

Paragraph 6:14–20

6:19a

6:19b

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