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OET interlinear EPH 6:23

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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. Εἰρήνη
    2. eirēnē
    3. Peace be
    4. Peace
    5. 15150
    6. N····NFS
    7. peace ‹be›
    8. peace ‹be›
    9. PS
    10. Y64
    11. 130687
    1. τοῖς
    2. ho
    3. to the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····DMP
    7. ˱to˲ the
    8. ˱to˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130688
    1. ἁγίοις
    2. hagios
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 400
    6. A····DMP
    7. holy
    8. holy
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 130689
    1. ἀδελφοῖς
    2. adelfos
    3. brothers
    4. brothers sisters
    5. 800
    6. N····DMP
    7. brothers
    8. brothers
    9. -
    10. Y64; F130711
    11. 130690
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130691
    1. ἔλεος
    2. eleos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 16560
    6. N····NNS
    7. mercy
    8. mercy
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 130692
    1. ἀγάπη
    2. agapē
    3. love
    4. love
    5. 260
    6. N····NFS
    7. love
    8. love
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130693
    1. μετά
    2. meta
    3. with
    4. -
    5. 33260
    6. P·······
    7. with
    8. with
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130694
    1. πίστεως
    2. pistis
    3. faith
    4. faith
    5. 41020
    6. N····GFS
    7. faith
    8. faith
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130695
    1. ἀπό
    2. apo
    3. from
    4. -
    5. 5750
    6. P·······
    7. from
    8. from
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130696
    1. Θεοῦ
    2. theos
    3. god
    4. God
    5. 23160
    6. N····GMS
    7. god
    8. God
    9. GN
    10. Y64; Person=God
    11. 130697
    1. Πατρός
    2. patēr
    3. +the father
    4. father
    5. 39620
    6. N····GMS
    7. ˓the˒ father
    8. ˓the˒ Father
    9. G
    10. Y64; Person=God
    11. 130698
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130699
    1. Κυρίου
    2. kurios
    3. +the master
    4. -
    5. 29620
    6. N····GMS
    7. ˓the˒ master
    8. ˓the˒ Lord
    9. GN
    10. Y64
    11. 130700
    1. Ἰησοῦ
    2. iēsous
    3. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    4. Yeshua
    5. 24240
    6. N····GMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y64
    11. 130701
    1. Χριστοῦ
    2. χristos
    3. chosen one messiah
    4. messiah
    5. 55470
    6. N····GMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y64; Person=Jesus
    11. 130702

OET (OET-LV) Peace be to_the brothers and love with faith from god the_father and the_master Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen_one/messiah.

OET (OET-RV) Peace, love, and faith to the brothers and sisters from God the father and from Yeshua the messiah.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:21–24: Paul asked God to bless the believers

Before Paul ended his letter, he added some words about a man named Tychicus. Tychicus carried Paul’s letter to Ephesus and gave the Ephesian Christians news about Paul. Finally, Paul closed his letter by asking God’s blessing on them all. Ephesians 6:21–22 is almost identical to Colossians 4:7–8.

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

Final Greetings (GNT)

Final greetings from Paul

6:23–24

Paul’s final words are a blessing or prayer or wish. Paul ended some of his letters with a short blessing, such as “Grace be with you all” (Titus 3:15, see also Colossians 4:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:28, 2 Thessalonians 3:18, 1 Timothy 6:21 and 2 Timothy 4:22). In other letters he has a longer blessing at the end (see Romans 16:25–27, 2 Corinthians 13:14).

6:23

Peace to the brothers and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Peace to the brothers: The word Peace refers to serenity and calm well-being. It can also refer to having a good relationship with God. See how you translated Peace in 1:2 and 6:15.

brothers: The word brothers should be translated so as to include the women believers too, but avoid a long construction. You could say:

all the believers

It is unusual that Paul uses the third person instead of the second person here. That is, he says “Peace to the brothers” instead of “Peace to you.” Some translators prefer to translate this as:

Peace be to you Christian brothers

You may use the second person if the third person is unnatural or would be misleading.

Here are some other ways to translate “Peace to the brothers”:

May God give peace to the brothers

I pray to God and ask him to give peace to the brothers

love with faith: In 1:15 Paul told the Ephesian Christians that he had heard about their “faith in the Lord Jesus” and their “love for all the saints.” Now here at the end of his letter, he prays that they will continue to have love and faith. It may be more natural for you to translate these nouns by verbs. For example:

love each other and continue believing in Christ

See love, meaning 2 in the Glossary for more information.

faith: Here, the word faith refers to the action of trusting and believing in Jesus Christ. See faith, Meaning 1 in the Glossary for more information.

God the Father: See how you translated this phrase in 5:20a.

Lord Jesus Christ: See how you translated this phrase in 5:20b.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-blessing

εἰρήνη τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς καὶ ἀγάπη μετὰ πίστεως ἀπὸ Θεοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Εἰρήνη τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς καί ἀγάπη μετά πίστεως ἀπό Θεοῦ Πατρός καί Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ)

Paul closes his letter to the Ephesian believers with a blessing of Peace and love on all believers who love Christ. You could express this as either a blessing or a prayer, in whichever way is more natural in your language.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

εἰρήνη τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Εἰρήνη τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς καί ἀγάπη μετά πίστεως ἀπό Θεοῦ Πατρός καί Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word Peace, you could express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: [May the brothers have a peaceful spirit]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς

˱to˲_the brothers

Paul speaks of the other believers as if they were brothers to all of the other believers who were in God’s spiritual family. Alternate translation: [to the fellow believers]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἀγάπη

love

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word love, you could express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: [may you love one another]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

μετὰ πίστεως

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Εἰρήνη τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς καί ἀγάπη μετά πίστεως ἀπό Θεοῦ Πατρός καί Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word faith, you could express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: [as you trust in the Lord]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

6:21-24 Paul closes with some personal words and a benediction that repeats the desires expressed at the beginning of the letter.

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. Peace be
    2. Peace
    3. 15150
    4. PS
    5. eirēnē
    6. N-····NFS
    7. peace ‹be›
    8. peace ‹be›
    9. PS
    10. Y64
    11. 130687
    1. to the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····DMP
    7. ˱to˲ the
    8. ˱to˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130688
    1. brothers
    2. brothers sisters
    3. 800
    5. adelfos
    6. N-····DMP
    7. brothers
    8. brothers
    9. -
    10. Y64; F130711
    11. 130690
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130691
    1. love
    2. love
    3. 260
    5. agapē
    6. N-····NFS
    7. love
    8. love
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130693
    1. with
    2. -
    3. 33260
    5. meta
    6. P-·······
    7. with
    8. with
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130694
    1. faith
    2. faith
    3. 41020
    5. pistis
    6. N-····GFS
    7. faith
    8. faith
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130695
    1. from
    2. -
    3. 5750
    5. apo
    6. P-·······
    7. from
    8. from
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130696
    1. god
    2. God
    3. 23160
    4. GN
    5. theos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. god
    8. God
    9. GN
    10. Y64; Person=God
    11. 130697
    1. +the father
    2. father
    3. 39620
    4. G
    5. patēr
    6. N-····GMS
    7. ˓the˒ father
    8. ˓the˒ Father
    9. G
    10. Y64; Person=God
    11. 130698
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130699
    1. +the master
    2. -
    3. 29620
    4. GN
    5. kurios
    6. N-····GMS
    7. ˓the˒ master
    8. ˓the˒ Lord
    9. GN
    10. Y64
    11. 130700
    1. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    2. Yeshua
    3. 24240
    4. UN
    5. iēsous
    6. N-····GMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y64
    11. 130701
    1. chosen one messiah
    2. messiah
    3. 55470
    4. WN
    5. χristos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y64; Person=Jesus
    11. 130702

OET (OET-LV) Peace be to_the brothers and love with faith from god the_father and the_master Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen_one/messiah.

OET (OET-RV) Peace, love, and faith to the brothers and sisters from God the father and from 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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