John 15:18 — Greek interlinear

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strong's
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Εἰ
2. εἰ
3. If
4. If
5. G1487 ↗
6. C-·······
7. if
8. if
9. PS
10. Y33
11. 76760
1. ὁ
2. ὁ
3. the
4. the
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····NMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76761
1. κόσμος
2. κόσμος
3. world
4. world
5. G2889 ↗
6. N-····NMS
7. world
8. world
9. -
10. Y33; F76772
11. 76762
1. ὑμᾶς
2. σύ
3. you all
4. you
5. G4771 ↗
6. R-···2A·P
7. you_all
8. you_all
9. -
10. Y33; R75325; R75626; R75760; R75825; R76151
11. 76763
1. μισεῖ
2. μισέω
3. is hating
4. hates
5. G3404 ↗
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˓is˒ hating
8. ˓is˒ hating
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76764
1. ἐμίσει
2. μισέω
3. -
4. -
5. G3404 ↗
6. V-IIA3··S
7. ˓was˒ hating
8. ˓was˒ hating
9. -
10. -
11. 76765
1. ἐμίσησε
2. μισέω
3. -
4. -
5. G3404 ↗
6. V-IAA3··S
7. hated
8. hated
9. -
10. -
11. 76766
1. γινώσκετε
2. γινώσκω
3. you all are knowing
4. you all know
5. G1097 ↗
6. V-IPA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ knowing
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ knowing
9. -
10. Y33; R75325; R75626; R75760; R75825; R76151
11. 76767
1. ὅτι
2. ὅτι
3. that
4. that
5. G3754 ↗
6. C-·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76768
1. ἐμέ
2. ἐγώ
3. me
4. me
5. G1473 ↗
6. R-···1A·S
7. me
8. me
9. -
10. Y33; R76177
11. 76769
1. πρῶτον
2. πρῶτον
3. before
4. before
5. G4412 ↗
6. D-·······
7. before
8. before
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76770
1. ὑμῶν
2. σύ
3. of you all
4. you
5. G4771 ↗
6. R-···2G·P
7. ˱of˲ you_all
8. ˱of˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y33; R75325; R75626; R75760; R75825; R76151
11. 76771
1. μεμίσηκεν
2. μισέω
3. it has hated
4. it hated ≡it hated
5. G3404 ↗
6. V-IEA3··S
7. ˱it˲ ˓has˒ hated
8. ˱it˲ ˓has˒ hated
9. -
10. Y33; R76762
11. 76772

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 15:18–16:4b The world would hate the disciples

Jesus warned the disciples that the world would hate them because they did not belong to the world. They now belonged to Jesus and because the world hated Jesus it would also hate them. And because the world hated Jesus, it also hated the Father. When the Holy Spirit came, he would tell about Jesus, and the disciples should tell what they know about him too. Jesus told them these things so that their faith would stay strong.

Here are some other possible section headings:

The world’s hate

The world’s hate for Jesus and his disciples

Paragraph 15:18–21

Jesus warned his followers that people will hate them and persecute them because they belong to him.

15:18a

If the world hates you,

¶ If the people of this world hate you^(plur),
¶ If unbelievers hate you^(plur),

If the world hates you: This clause assumes that the people of the world would hate Jesus’ followers. In some languages it is more natural to make that clear. For example:

If the unbelievers hate you, and they will

When the unbelievers hate you

the world: This phrase here refers to the unbelievers in the world. These people would hate Christ’s followers. They did not understand them or sympathize with them.

15:18b

understand that it hated Me first.

know that they hated me before they hated you^(plur).
remember that they hated me first.

understand that it hated Me first: These clauses reminded Jesus’ disciples that people had hated him. Here are other ways to translate these clauses:

realize that it hated me before it hated you (GW)

remember that it hated me first (NLT)

understand: The Greek word that the BSB translated as understand means “continue to remember.” (It can also be a statement, “you know,” rather than a command. A few translations follow that meaning.) Here are other ways to translate this word:

know (ESV)

just remember (GNT)

realize (GW)

never forget

it: This word refers to the world. If you have translated the word “world” as a plural such as “unbelievers,” then it will need to be translated as a plural such as “they.”

General Comment on 15:18b

In some languages it may be natural to translate the information in this verse as more than one sentence. For example:

You know how unbelievers have hated me. Well, now they will hate you^(plur) also.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἰ ὁ κόσμος ὑμᾶς μισεῖ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Εἰ ὁ κόσμος ὑμᾶς μισεῖ γινώσκετε ὅτι ἐμέ πρῶτον ὑμῶν μεμίσηκεν)

Jesus is speaking as if this were a hypothetical possibility, but he means that it is actually true. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might think that what Jesus is saying is not certain, then you could translate his words as an affirmative statement. Alternate translation: [If the world hates you, and it does hate you]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὁ κόσμος

the world

Jesus uses world to refer to the people in the world who oppose God. See how you translated world in 14:17.

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

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strong's
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. If
2. If
3. G1487 ↗
4. Εἰ
5. εἰ
6. C-·······
7. if
8. if
9. PS
10. Y33
11. 76760
1. the
2. the
3. G3588 ↗
4. ὁ
5. ὁ
6. E-····NMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76761
1. world
2. world
3. G2889 ↗
4. κόσμος
5. κόσμος
6. N-····NMS
7. world
8. world
9. -
10. Y33; F76772
11. 76762
1. is hating
2. hates
3. G3404 ↗
4. μισεῖ
5. μισέω
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˓is˒ hating
8. ˓is˒ hating
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76764
1. you all
2. you
3. G4771 ↗
4. ὑμᾶς
5. σύ
6. R-···2A·P
7. you_all
8. you_all
9. -
10. Y33; R75325; R75626; R75760; R75825; R76151
11. 76763
1. you all are knowing
2. you all know
3. G1097 ↗
4. γινώσκετε
5. γινώσκω
6. V-IPA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ knowing
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ knowing
9. -
10. Y33; R75325; R75626; R75760; R75825; R76151
11. 76767
1. that
2. that
3. G3754 ↗
4. ὅτι
5. ὅτι
6. C-·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76768
1. it has hated
2. it hated ≡it hated
3. G3404 ↗
4. μεμίσηκεν
5. μισέω
6. V-IEA3··S
7. ˱it˲ ˓has˒ hated
8. ˱it˲ ˓has˒ hated
9. -
10. Y33; R76762
11. 76772
1. me
2. me
3. G1473 ↗
4. ἐμέ
5. ἐγώ
6. R-···1A·S
7. me
8. me
9. -
10. Y33; R76177
11. 76769
1. before
2. before
3. G4412 ↗
4. πρῶτον
5. πρῶτον
6. D-·······
7. before
8. before
9. -
10. Y33
11. 76770
1. of you all
2. you
3. G4771 ↗
4. ὑμῶν
5. σύ
6. R-···2G·P
7. ˱of˲ you_all
8. ˱of˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y33; R75325; R75626; R75760; R75825; R76151
11. 76771

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.