YHN 11:26 Interlinear View

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. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73048
1. πᾶς
2. pas
3. everyone
4. everyone
5. 39560
6. S····NMS
7. everyone
8. everyone
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73049
1. ὁ
2. ho
3. which
4. that
5. 35880
6. R····NMS
7. ¬which
8. ¬which
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73050
1. ζῶν
2. zaō
3. living
4. -
5. 21980
6. VPPA·NMS
7. living
8. living
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73051
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73052
1. πιστεύων
2. pisteuō
3. believing
4. -
5. 41000
6. VPPA·NMS
7. believing
8. believing
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73053
1. εἰς
2. eis
3. in
4. -
5. 15190
6. P·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73054
1. ἐμέ
2. egō
3. me
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1A·S
7. me
8. me
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73055
1. οὒ
2. ou
3. by no means
4. -
5. 37560
6. D·······
7. by_no_means
8. by_no_means
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73056
1. μή
2. mē
3. not
4. -
5. 33610
6. D·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73057
1. ἀποθάνῃ
2. apothnēskō
3. may die off
4. die
5. 5990
6. VSAA3··S
7. ˓may˒ die_off
8. ˓may˒ die_off
9. -
10. Y33; F73063
11. 73058
1. εἰς
2. eis
3. to
4. -
5. 15190
6. P·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73059
1. τόν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73060
1. αἰῶνα
2. aiōn
3. age
4. -
5. 1650
6. N····AMS
7. age
8. age
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73061
1. Πιστεύεις
2. pisteuō
3. Are you believing
4. -
5. 41000
6. VIPA2··S
7. ˱you˲ ˓are˒ believing
8. ˱you˲ ˓are˒ believing
9. S
10. Y33
11. 73062
1. τοῦτο
2. houtos
3. this
4. -
5. 37780
6. R····ANS
7. this
8. this
9. -
10. Y33; R73046; R73058
11. 73063

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 11:17–27: Jesus is the resurrection and the life

In this section, Jesus arrived in Bethany, where Lazarus and his sisters lived. His sister Martha came out to greet Jesus, and told him that if he had been there, Lazarus would still be alive. Jesus told her that Lazarus would rise again, but Martha thought that he was talking about the last day. Jesus then told her that he was the resurrection and the life, and that those who believed in him would never die. Martha then said that she believed that he was the Messiah, the Son of God.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Jesus told Martha that Lazarus would live again

Those who believe in Jesus will never die

Paragraph 11:20–27

Martha went to meet Jesus and expressed her faith and trust in him.

11:26a

And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die.

and all who live a life of faith/trust in me will never really die.
Whoever lives in faith, trusting me, will never die spiritually.

11:26a further explains Jesus’ claim in 11:25a, “I am…the life.”

everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die: Scholars interpret the word lives in different ways.

Most scholars say that it refers to spiritual life.
Other scholars say that it refers to physical life.

Nearly all English translations can be understood either way. It is recommended that you translate lives literally so that it can also be understood either way. However, most scholars understand it to refer to spiritual life. So if you must choose one of the interpretations, it is recommended that you follow interpretation (1). Here are other ways to translate this clause:

everyone who lives trusting me will never die

if anyone really lives and believes in me, he will never really die

no one who lives with faith in me will ever die

And everyone who lives because of faith in me will never really die. (CEV)

will never die: The word die here refers to eternal death, the spiritual death that means that one is separated from God. Those people who now live trusting Christ will never be separated from God. They may die physically, but they will never die spiritually and will live with God forever. In some languages it may be possible to indicate that this phrase refers to spiritual rather than physical death. For example:

will never really die (CEV)

11:26b

Do you believe this?”

Do you^(sing) believe what I just said?”
Do you^(sing) believe that this is true?”

Do you believe this?: This is a real question. Jesus asked Martha if she believed what he had just said.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πᾶς ὁ ζῶν

everyone ¬which living

Here, living refers to having eternal life, as “live” does in the previous verse. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [everyone who has eternal life]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οὐ μὴ ἀποθάνῃ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί πᾶς ὁ ζῶν καί πιστεύων εἰς ἐμέ οὒ μή ἀποθάνῃ εἰς τόν αἰῶνα Πιστεύεις τοῦτο)

Here, die refers to spiritual death, which is eternal punishment in hell that occurs after physical death. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind this use of die explicitly. See how you translated a similar phrase in [6:50](../06/50.md). Alternate translation: [may certainly not die spiritually into eternity] or [may certainly not experience spiritual death into eternity]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

οὐ μὴ ἀποθάνῃ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί πᾶς ὁ ζῶν καί πιστεύων εἰς ἐμέ οὒ μή ἀποθάνῃ εἰς τόν αἰῶνα Πιστεύεις τοῦτο)

Jesus is using a figure of speech that expresses a strong positive meaning by using a negative word together with a word that is the opposite of the intended meaning. If this is confusing in your language, you can express the meaning positively. Alternate translation: [may certainly live into eternity]

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. and
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73048
1. everyone
2. everyone
3. 39560
5. pas
6. S-····NMS
7. everyone
8. everyone
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73049
1. which
2. that
3. 35880
5. ho
6. R-····NMS
7. ¬which
8. ¬which
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73050
1. living
2. -
3. 21980
5. zaō
6. V-PPA·NMS
7. living
8. living
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73051
1. and
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73052
1. believing
2. -
3. 41000
5. pisteuō
6. V-PPA·NMS
7. believing
8. believing
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73053
1. in
2. -
3. 15190
5. eis
6. P-·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73054
1. me
2. -
3. 14730
5. egō
6. R-···1A·S
7. me
8. me
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73055
1. by no means
2. -
3. 37560
5. ou
6. D-·······
7. by_no_means
8. by_no_means
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73056
1. may
2. die
3. 5990
5. apothnēskō
6. V-SAA3··S
7. ˓may˒ die_off
8. ˓may˒ die_off
9. -
10. Y33; F73063
11. 73058
1. not
2. -
3. 33610
5. mē
6. D-·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73057
1. die off
2. die
3. 5990
5. apothnēskō
6. V-SAA3··S
7. ˓may˒ die_off
8. ˓may˒ die_off
9. -
10. Y33; F73063
11. 73058
1. to
2. -
3. 15190
5. eis
6. P-·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73059
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73060
1. age
2. -
3. 1650
5. aiōn
6. N-····AMS
7. age
8. age
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73061
1. Are you believing
2. -
3. 41000
4. S
5. pisteuō
6. V-IPA2··S
7. ˱you˲ ˓are˒ believing
8. ˱you˲ ˓are˒ believing
9. S
10. Y33
11. 73062
1. this
2. -
3. 37780
5. houtos
6. R-····ANS
7. this
8. this
9. -
10. Y33; R73046; R73058
11. 73063

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 YHN (JHN) 11:26

SR Greek word order

Section 11:17–27: Jesus is the resurrection and the life

Paragraph 11:20–27

11:26a

11:26b

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