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OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 12:46

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SR Greek word order

    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. Ἐγώ
    2. egō
    3. I
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1N·S
    7. I
    8. I
    9. S
    10. Y33
    11. 74710
    1. φῶς
    2. fōs
    3. as +a light
    4. as light
    5. 54570
    6. N····NNS
    7. ˱as˲ ˓a˒ light
    8. ˱as˲ ˓a˒ light
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74711
    1. εἰς
    2. eis
    3. into
    4. into
    5. 15190
    6. P·······
    7. into
    8. into
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74712
    1. τόν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74713
    1. κόσμον
    2. kosmos
    3. world
    4. world
    5. 28890
    6. N····AMS
    7. world
    8. world
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74714
    1. ἐλήλυθα
    2. erχomai
    3. have come
    4. came have
    5. 20640
    6. VIEA1··S
    7. ˓have˒ come
    8. ˓have˒ come
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74715
    1. ἵνα
    2. hina
    3. in order that
    4. -
    5. 24430
    6. C·······
    7. in_order_that
    8. in_order_that
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74716
    1. πᾶς
    2. pas
    3. everyone
    4. -
    5. 39560
    6. S····NMS
    7. everyone
    8. everyone
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74717
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. which
    4. that
    5. 35880
    6. R····NMS
    7. ¬which
    8. ¬which
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74718
    1. πιστεύων
    2. pisteuō
    3. believing
    4. believes
    5. 41000
    6. VPPA·NMS
    7. believing
    8. believing
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74719
    1. εἰς
    2. eis
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 15190
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74720
    1. ἐμέ
    2. egō
    3. me
    4. me
    5. 14730
    6. R···1A·S
    7. me
    8. me
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74721
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74722
    1. τῇ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····DFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74723
    1. σκοτίᾳ
    2. skotia
    3. darkness
    4. darkness
    5. 46530
    6. N····DFS
    7. darkness
    8. darkness
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74724
    1. μή
    2. mē
    3. not
    4. won't
    5. 33610
    6. D·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74725
    1. μείνῃ
    2. menō
    3. may remain
    4. -
    5. 33060
    6. VSAA3··S
    7. ˓may˒ remain
    8. ˓may˒ remain
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74726

OET (OET-LV) I have_come into the world as_a_light, in_order_that everyone which believing in me, in the darkness may_ not _remain.

OET (OET-RV) I came into this world as light so that anyone who believes in me won’t have darkness residing in them.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 12:44–50: Jesus came to save the people

Jesus taught the people about who he was and why he had come into the world. He encouraged people to believe in him and receive his word. He emphasized that he came from God and was obedient to God in everything he said. Here are some other possible titles for this section:

The need to receive Jesus’ word

Believing in Jesus or rejecting him

12:46a

I have come into the world as a light,

I have come into the world as a light: In this clause, Jesus clearly compared himself to light, as he did in 8:12b, 9:5b, and 12:35a,b. He came into the world to be its light. The Greek text emphasizes the word I.

This clause contains a simile. Jesus was like light in that he showed people the truth, especially about God and salvation. In some languages a literal translation of this simile may be difficult to understand. Here are some other ways to translate this simile:

12:46b

so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.

so that: This phrase introduces Jesus’ purpose in coming into the world to be its light.

no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness: In some languages it may be natural to use the subject “everyone” and a negative verb. For example:

everyone who believes in me should not remain in the darkness (NRSV)

believes in Me: This phrase includes the idea of believing the facts about who Jesus was and what he did. But it also includes the idea of trusting Jesus instead of trusting oneself or someone else. Both ideas are very closely related. If someone believes the facts about Jesus, it should result in trusting him. See how you translated similar phrases in 1:12b, 3:16b, and 12:44a. Here are other ways to translate this idea:

has faith in me (CEV)

put their trust in me (NLT)

should remain in darkness: The phrase remain in darkness is a figure of speech, a metaphor. The word darkness represents evil. Jesus came so that those who believe in him would no longer continue to live in evil. Those who remain in evil are like those who remain in darkness in the following ways:

  1. They live in fear.

  2. They do not know the truth, how things truly are.

  3. They cannot see/know the right way to act.

See how you translated the idea of darkness in 8:12c and 12:35d. For example:

in the dark (GW)

in dark places

in a dark world

In some languages this figure of speech may be hard to understand. Here are other ways to translate it:

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐγὼ φῶς εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἐλήλυθα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐγώ φῶς εἰς τόν κόσμον ἐλήλυθα ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμέ ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ μή μείνῃ)

Jesus uses light to refer to himself. See how you translated light in [8:12](../08/12.md). Alternate translation: [I have come as the one who reveals God’s truth and goodness to the world]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

εἰς τὸν κόσμον

into in (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐγώ φῶς εἰς τόν κόσμον ἐλήλυθα ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμέ ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ μή μείνῃ)

Here, world refers to the people who live in it. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to the people living in the world]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ μὴ μείνῃ

in the darkness (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐγώ φῶς εἰς τόν κόσμον ἐλήλυθα ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμέ ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ μή μείνῃ)

Jesus uses darkness to refer to what is false and evil. See how you translated darkness in [12:35](../12/35.md) and also see the discussion of light and darkness in the introduction for Chapter 1. Alternate translation: [might not remain in sin and evil]

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. I
    2. -
    3. 14730
    4. S
    5. egō
    6. R-···1N·S
    7. I
    8. I
    9. S
    10. Y33
    11. 74710
    1. have come
    2. came have
    3. 20640
    5. erχomai
    6. V-IEA1··S
    7. ˓have˒ come
    8. ˓have˒ come
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74715
    1. into
    2. into
    3. 15190
    5. eis
    6. P-·······
    7. into
    8. into
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74712
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74713
    1. world
    2. world
    3. 28890
    5. kosmos
    6. N-····AMS
    7. world
    8. world
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74714
    1. as +a light
    2. as light
    3. 54570
    5. fōs
    6. N-····NNS
    7. ˱as˲ ˓a˒ light
    8. ˱as˲ ˓a˒ light
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74711
    1. in order that
    2. -
    3. 24430
    5. hina
    6. C-·······
    7. in_order_that
    8. in_order_that
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74716
    1. everyone
    2. -
    3. 39560
    5. pas
    6. S-····NMS
    7. everyone
    8. everyone
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74717
    1. which
    2. that
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. R-····NMS
    7. ¬which
    8. ¬which
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74718
    1. believing
    2. believes
    3. 41000
    5. pisteuō
    6. V-PPA·NMS
    7. believing
    8. believing
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74719
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 15190
    5. eis
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74720
    1. me
    2. me
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1A·S
    7. me
    8. me
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74721
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74722
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····DFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74723
    1. darkness
    2. darkness
    3. 46530
    5. skotia
    6. N-····DFS
    7. darkness
    8. darkness
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74724
    1. may
    2. -
    3. 33060
    5. menō
    6. V-SAA3··S
    7. ˓may˒ remain
    8. ˓may˒ remain
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74726
    1. not
    2. won't
    3. 33610
    5. mē
    6. D-·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74725
    1. remain
    2. -
    3. 33060
    5. menō
    6. V-SAA3··S
    7. ˓may˒ remain
    8. ˓may˒ remain
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 74726

OET (OET-LV) I have_come into the world as_a_light, in_order_that everyone which believing in me, in the darkness may_ not _remain.

OET (OET-RV) I came into this world as light so that anyone who believes in me won’t have darkness residing in 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 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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