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OET interlinear YUD (JUD) 1:21

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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. ἑαυτούς
    2. heautou
    3. yourselves
    4. -
    5. 14380
    6. R···2AMP
    7. yourselves
    8. yourselves
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 155214
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 155215
    1. ἀγάπῃ
    2. agapē
    3. +the love
    4. love
    5. 260
    6. N····DFS
    7. ˓the˒ love
    8. ˓the˒ love
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 155216
    1. Θεοῦ
    2. theos
    3. of god
    4. -
    5. 23160
    6. N····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ god
    8. ˱of˲ God
    9. GN
    10. Y66; Person=God
    11. 155217
    1. Τηρήσατε
    2. tēreō
    3. Keep
    4. -
    5. 50830
    6. VMAA2··P
    7. keep
    8. keep
    9. S
    10. Y66
    11. 155218
    1. Τηρήσωμεν
    2. tēreō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 50830
    6. VSAA1··P
    7. ˱we˲ ˓may˒ keep
    8. ˱we˲ ˓may˒ keep
    9. S
    10. -
    11. 155219
    1. προσδεχόμενοι
    2. prosdeχomai
    3. waiting for
    4. -
    5. 43270
    6. VPPM·NMP
    7. waiting_for
    8. waiting_for
    9. -
    10. Y66; R155195
    11. 155220
    1. τό
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····ANS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 155221
    1. ἔλεος
    2. eleos
    3. mercy
    4. mercy
    5. 16560
    6. N····ANS
    7. mercy
    8. mercy
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 155222
    1. τοῦ
    2. ho
    3. of the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 155223
    1. Κυρίου
    2. kurios
    3. master
    4. master
    5. 29620
    6. N····GMS
    7. master
    8. Lord
    9. GN
    10. Y66
    11. 155224
    1. εἰς
    2. eis
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 15190
    6. P·······
    7. to
    8. to
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 155225
    1. ζωήν
    2. zōē
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 22220
    6. N····AFS
    7. life
    8. life
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 155226
    1. ἡμῶν
    2. egō
    3. of us
    4. our
    5. 14730
    6. R···1G·P
    7. ˱of˲ us
    8. ˱of˲ us
    9. -
    10. Y66; R154731; Person=Jude; R154737; R155195; R154786; R155068
    11. 155227
    1. Ἰησοῦ
    2. iēsous
    3. Yaʸsous
    4. -
    5. 24240
    6. N····GMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y66
    11. 155228
    1. Χριστοῦ
    2. χristos
    3. chosen one messiah
    4. messiah
    5. 55470
    6. N····GMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y66; Person=Jesus
    11. 155229
    1. εἰς
    2. eis
    3. to
    4. -
    5. 15190
    6. P·······
    7. to
    8. to
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 155230
    1. ζωήν
    2. zōē
    3. life
    4. -
    5. 22220
    6. N····AFS
    7. life
    8. life
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 155231
    1. αἰώνιον
    2. aiōnios
    3. eternal
    4. -
    5. 1660
    6. A····AFS
    7. eternal
    8. eternal
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 155232

OET (OET-LV) Keep yourselves in the_love of_god, waiting_for the mercy of_the master of_us, Yaʸsous chosen_one/messiah, to eternal life.

OET (OET-RV) Keep receiving God’s love as you look forward to living forever thanks to the mercy of our master, Yeshua the messiah.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 20–23: Jude encouraged believers to trust God and to help other people to trust him

In verses 20–21 Jude told his readers to keep experiencing God’s love for them (21a), while waiting for Jesus to give them eternal life (21b–c). They were to do this by depending more and more on the truth that Christians believe (20b), and by praying with the help of the Holy Spirit (20c).

In verses 22–23 Jude told his readers how they were to act toward three types of people.Jude instructed the Christians to:(a) show mercy to people who were uncertain about what to believe,(b) quickly rescue those who were beginning to follow the fake Christians,(c) while being very careful, show mercy to those who were already following these fake Christians. The fake Christians were harming these people through their false teaching and the sinful things that they did.

Paragraph 20–21

Jude wanted his readers to continue in fellowship with God, as they waited to experience the eternal life that Jesus had provided for them.

21

In this verse, Jude told his readers to maintain/keep themselves in God’s love, using the means that he described in verse 20. They were to continue to do this as they waited for the Lord, Jesus Christ, to return so that they could live forever with him.

21a

keep yourselves in the love of God

keep yourselves in the love of God: This clause means “continue to experience God’s love.” It indicates that Jude’s readers should always remember that God loves them. They should live in such a way that they enjoy that knowledge. They should not do anything that would hinder them from experiencing his love or from receiving his blessings. Some ways to translate this are:

maintain yourselves in God’s love.

keep experiencing God’s love for you.

always remain in God’s love for you.

keep: Jude frequently used the Greek verb tēreō, which the BSB translates as keep. He used a form of tēreō in 1f, 6a, 6c, 13d (where the BSB translates it as “reserved”), and here in 21a. It was possible for Jude to use one verb in all these contexts in Greek because tēreō could be used in many different ways.

In other languages, including English, it may not be natural or possible to use the same verb in all these contexts. In each context, you should use a verb that expresses the meaning in a natural way.

the love of God: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as love of God in this context probably refers to God’s love for them, rather than to their love for God.Some English versions indicate this explicitly, including CEV, GW, JBP, NCV, NIV, NJB, and NLT. English versions which are ambiguous are: BSB, KJV, NASB, NET, NRSV, REB, RSV, and GNT. See love, Meaning 1, in the Glossary. Here is another way to translate this verse part:

Live in such a way that God’s love can bless you. (NLT)

The phrase love of God is then parallel in meaning to “the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ” in 21c. These two phrases together are similar in meaning to what Jude wrote in 1e and 1f:

loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ:

21b

as you await

21c

the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.

21b–c

as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life: A literal translation of 21b–c is: “anticipating the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.” It can be difficult in English to show how the ideas in 21b–c are related to each other, and English versions differ in the ways they translate them. It may be easier to understand the meaning if the ideas are expressed in a different order. For example:

21cOur Lord Jesus Christ is merciful to you. Because of his mercy, he will give you eternal life. 21bYou are expecting/waiting-for him to do that.

Below are some ways that English versions have expressed the meaning. Notice that in each version a different idea follows the verb. These ideas are underlined.

as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy to give you eternal life. (GNT)

as you wait for the eternal life that our Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy is going to give you. (NLT)

as you look forward to the day when our Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy will give you eternal life.

These are not different interpretations. Instead, they are different ways to express the same interpretation in a clear and natural way. Use a natural way to express the idea in your language.For example, in English, the objects “Jesus Christ” and “the day” are most natural when a form of the verb “wait” is used. The objects “eternal life” and “the day” work well in English with “look forward to.” However, while “the mercy” follows the form of the Greek wording, it is less natural with these verbs in English.

as you await: The Greek word that the BSB translates as you await is related to the verb “keep” in Jude 21a. Scholars have different views about exactly how it relates to this verb:

  1. It relates to the time of the verb “keep.” The action of the verb (await) happens at the same time as the action “keep.” For example:

    keep…as you wait (GNT)

    maintain…while anticipating (NET)

    Remain…as you look for (GW) (BSB, CEV, GW, KJV, NASB, NCV, NET, NIV, NLT, GNT)

  2. It is another command, like the verb “keep.” The waiting was another thing that Jude told his readers to do. For example:

    keep…and wait for (NJB)

    Keep…and look forward to (REB) (JBP, NJB, NRSV, REB, RSV)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), as the majority of the English versions do.

A general comment on 21b–c at the end of these notes for 21b–c gives suggestions for how to relate the parts of 21b–c to each other in a translation.

await: In the Bible, waiting and anticipation are often associated with the end times, and that is true here. Jude already referred to the end times in verses 6e and 14c–15. In this context, the Greek verb that the BSB translates as await means “expect” or “anticipate.” The English expression await is also used here with that meaning.

the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ: The mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ is the kindness that Jesus would show toward Jude’s readers. He would show this mercy to them specifically by giving them eternal life when he returned.

mercy: The Greek word that the BSB translates as mercy is also discussed in a note for verse 2. See mercy, Meaning 2, in the Glossary.

our Lord Jesus Christ: Jude used the phrase our Lord Jesus Christ to indicate the relationship that he and his readers had with their master Jesus Christ. This same phrase is also used in 4f and 17b. See Lord in the Glossary.

to bring you eternal life: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates here as to bring you eternal life is literally, “to/for eternal life.” The English versions have supplied a verb,For example, the BSB supplied to bring. Many English versions supply the verb “give.” (CEV, GW, NCV, NJB, NLT, REB, GNT). When considering whether a verb such as “give” should be supplied as implied information, you may wish to make sure that it does not imply that believers do not, in any way, have eternal life during their time on earth, because in one sense they do (John 3:36, John 5:24, and John 6:47). because it is required in English for the translation to be natural and clear.

eternal life: Here, eternal life is life that never ends. Jesus made eternal life possible by paying the penalty for people’s sins when he suffered and died on the cross. In one sense, Christians receive eternal life when they first believe in Jesus Christ as their Savior. However, in another sense, they will experience it fully only when Jesus returns. Then they will be transformed, and there will no longer be any sin or death.

Here Jude was talking about this time when Jesus returns.Here eternal life refers specifically to the life without end that believers experience following the resurrection of the dead that will take place when Jesus returns. It is not recommended that you include such details in your translation.

General Comment on 21b–c

A translator must determine the best way to write about the connection that Jude intended to express between his readers “awaiting,” “Jesus Christ,” “mercy,” and “eternal life.” The ways that English versions have expressed this may not fit your language. Here are some examples of other ways to express the relationship between the parts of 21b–c:

as you wait to be transformed in order to live forever, because our Lord Jesus Christ had mercy on us(incl).

as you look forward to the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. Then you will enjoy the life that does not end, because he is compassionate toward us(incl).

General Comment on 20–21

In English, this paragraph sounds more natural if its parts are reordered so that the main verb (BSB: “keep”) comes before the verbs of verse 20 (BSB: “building…up” and “praying”). Here are examples of how this might be done:

20a But you, my dear friends, 21a you should maintain yourselves in God’s love. 20b Do this by building your lives upon the foundation of the uniquely holy truths that you believe, 20c and by praying with the Holy Spirit as your guide, 21b as you wait 21cto live forever because of the mercy our Lord Jesus Christ shows us.

20a My friends, 21a continue to experience God’s love for you. 20b Do this by basing your lives more and more on the most sacred truths you have believed 20c and by praying with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. 21b Keep doing this while you wait 21cfor the day when our Lord, Jesus Christ, will return. Then you will live forever, because he had mercy on us.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-versebridge

ἑαυτοὺς ἐν ἀγάπῃ Θεοῦ τηρήσατε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἑαυτούς ἐν ἀγάπῃ Θεοῦ Τηρήσατε προσδεχόμενοι τό ἔλεος τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς ζωήν αἰώνιον)

If your language would put the command at the front of the sentence and before other modifying clauses, then you could create a verse bridge by moving this clause to the previous verse, placing it just before “building yourselves up in your most holy faith”. You would need to present the combined verses as 20–21.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἑαυτοὺς ἐν ἀγάπῃ Θεοῦ τηρήσατε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἑαυτούς ἐν ἀγάπῃ Θεοῦ Τηρήσατε προσδεχόμενοι τό ἔλεος τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς ζωήν αἰώνιον)

Jude speaks of remaining able to receive the love of God as if one were keeping oneself in a certain place. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this metaphor explicitly. Alternate translation: [keep yourselves able to receive the love of God]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-time-simultaneous

προσδεχόμενοι τὸ ἔλεος τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν

waiting_for (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἑαυτούς ἐν ἀγάπῃ Θεοῦ Τηρήσατε προσδεχόμενοι τό ἔλεος τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς ζωήν αἰώνιον)

This clause occurs at the same time as the clause that precedes it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this connection explicitly. Alternate translation: [while waiting for the mercy of our Lord] or [while expecting the mercy of our Lord]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὸ ἔλεος τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἑαυτούς ἐν ἀγάπῃ Θεοῦ Τηρήσατε προσδεχόμενοι τό ἔλεος τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς ζωήν αἰώνιον)

Here, mercy could refer to: (1) the mercy Jesus will show to believers when he returns to earth. Alternate translation: [our Lord Jesus Christ to return and act mercifully] (2) Jesus’ continued acts of mercy toward believers in general. Alternate translation: [our Lord Jesus Christ to act mercifully]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν

˱of˲_the Lord ˱of˲_us

Here, our Lord means “the person who is lord over us” or “the person who rules over us.” See how you translated this expression in verse [17](../01/17.md). Alternate translation: [of the person who rules over us,]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἡμῶν

˱of˲_us

Here, our refers to all believers.

Note 7 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

τὸ ἔλεος τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἑαυτούς ἐν ἀγάπῃ Θεοῦ Τηρήσατε προσδεχόμενοι τό ἔλεος τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς ζωήν αἰώνιον)

Jude is using to to introduce the result of the mercy. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express this explicitly. Alternate translation: [the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, which brings eternal life]

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. Keep
    2. -
    3. 50830
    4. S
    5. tēreō
    6. V-MAA2··P
    7. keep
    8. keep
    9. S
    10. Y66
    11. 155218
    1. yourselves
    2. -
    3. 14380
    5. heautou
    6. R-···2AMP
    7. yourselves
    8. yourselves
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 155214
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 155215
    1. +the love
    2. love
    3. 260
    5. agapē
    6. N-····DFS
    7. ˓the˒ love
    8. ˓the˒ love
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 155216
    1. of god
    2. -
    3. 23160
    4. GN
    5. theos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ god
    8. ˱of˲ God
    9. GN
    10. Y66; Person=God
    11. 155217
    1. waiting for
    2. -
    3. 43270
    5. prosdeχomai
    6. V-PPM·NMP
    7. waiting_for
    8. waiting_for
    9. -
    10. Y66; R155195
    11. 155220
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····ANS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 155221
    1. mercy
    2. mercy
    3. 16560
    5. eleos
    6. N-····ANS
    7. mercy
    8. mercy
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 155222
    1. of the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 155223
    1. master
    2. master
    3. 29620
    4. GN
    5. kurios
    6. N-····GMS
    7. master
    8. Lord
    9. GN
    10. Y66
    11. 155224
    1. of us
    2. our
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1G·P
    7. ˱of˲ us
    8. ˱of˲ us
    9. -
    10. Y66; R154731; Person=Jude; R154737; R155195; R154786; R155068
    11. 155227
    1. Yaʸsous
    2. -
    3. 24240
    4. UN
    5. iēsous
    6. N-····GMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y66
    11. 155228
    1. chosen one messiah
    2. messiah
    3. 55470
    4. WN
    5. χristos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y66; Person=Jesus
    11. 155229
    1. to
    2. -
    3. 15190
    5. eis
    6. P-·······
    7. to
    8. to
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 155230
    1. eternal
    2. -
    3. 1660
    5. aiōnios
    6. A-····AFS
    7. eternal
    8. eternal
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 155232
    1. life
    2. -
    3. 22220
    5. zōē
    6. N-····AFS
    7. life
    8. life
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 155231

OET (OET-LV) Keep yourselves in the_love of_god, waiting_for the mercy of_the master of_us, Yaʸsous chosen_one/messiah, to eternal life.

OET (OET-RV) Keep receiving God’s love as you look forward to living forever thanks to the mercy of our master, 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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