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People tagged in the matching LV passage: God · Jesus Christ
Dictionary: Jesus
Used in these topics: Humility and serving others
OET-LV having_known that the father has_given all things to_him, into his hands, and that he_came_out from god and he_is_going to the god,
OET (OET-RV) Yeshua knew that the father had given everything to him, putting it under his control, and he knew that he had come from God and would return to God.
Beginning in this section, Jesus ate supper with the disciples for the last time. First he washed their feet as an example of loving service.
Here are some other possible section headings:
Jesus washed his disciples’ feet at the last supper
Jesus set an example by washing feet
Jesus served his disciples by washing their feet
During supper, Jesus washed his disciples’ feet. At that time people wore sandals, not closed shoes, and so their feet became very dusty and dirty. Normally servants washed their feet.
Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands,
Jesus knew that his Father, God, had given him authority over everything,
Jesus was aware that God had given him all power.
Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands: This expression explains some background information about why Jesus acted the way he did in 13:4–5. See the General Comment on 13:3a–4a, following the notes on 13:4a.
It may be natural to translate this as an independent clause. For example:
Jesus knew that the Father had put everything into his hands. (NJB)
The Father had put everything in Jesus’ control. Jesus knew that…. So… (GW)
knew: This word refers to something that Jesus always knew. He did not just come to realize it at that time. This word is a participle and can be understood as giving a reason for what Jesus did in 13:4–5. For example:
Because Jesus knew (NET)
See the General Comment on 13:3a–4a for another example of how to express this reason connection.
the Father: This phrase refers to God the Father, Jesus’ Father. In some languages you may want to make that clearer. For example:
God (CEV)
his Father
had delivered all things into His hands: This phrase is an idiom meaning “had given him power over everything.” God had given Jesus authority, and Jesus knew it. Here are other ways to translate this phrase:
had put all things under his power (NIV)
had given him authority over everything (NLT)
had given him complete power (CEV)
and that He had come from God and was returning to God.
and that God had sent him to earth and that he would soon return to God in heaven.
He also understood that he had come from God and would return to God in heaven.
and that He had come from God and was returning to God: This expression tells another thing that Jesus knew. He knew that God sent him to earth and that he would soon leave earth and return to God in heaven. Here are other ways to translate this expression:
He also knew that he had come from God and was going back to God. (GW)
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
εἰδὼς
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰδώς ὅτι παντᾶ δέδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ Πατήρ εἰς τάς χεῖρας καί ὅτι ἀπό Θεοῦ ἐξῆλθεν καί πρός τόν Θεόν ὑπάγει)
Here, the word knowing could mean: (1) the rest of this verse is the reason why Jesus did the result that John describes in the next verse. Alternate translation: [because he knew]; (2) this verse provides a contrast between who Jesus is and what he would do in the next verse. Alternate translation: [although he knew]
Note 2 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples
Πατὴρ
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰδώς ὅτι παντᾶ δέδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ Πατήρ εἰς τάς χεῖρας καί ὅτι ἀπό Θεοῦ ἐξῆλθεν καί πρός τόν Θεόν ὑπάγει)
Father is an important title for God.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
εἰς τὰς χεῖρας
into (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰδώς ὅτι παντᾶ δέδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ Πατήρ εἰς τάς χεῖρας καί ὅτι ἀπό Θεοῦ ἐξῆλθεν καί πρός τόν Θεόν ὑπάγει)
John uses hands to refer to power and authority. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [into his power]
OET-LV having_known that the father has_given all things to_him, into his hands, and that he_came_out from god and he_is_going to the god,
OET (OET-RV) Yeshua knew that the father had given everything to him, putting it under his control, and he knew that he had come from God and would return to God.
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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