YHN 18:27 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. πάλιν
2. palin
3. again
4. again
5. 38250
6. D·······
7. again
8. again
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78897
1. Οὖν
2. oun
3. Therefore
4. -
5. 37670
6. C·······
7. therefore
8. therefore
9. S
10. Y33
11. 78898
1. ἠρνήσατο
2. arneomai
3. disowned
4. -
5. 7200
6. VIAM3··S
7. disowned
8. disowned
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78899
1. ὁ
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. -
11. 78900
1. Πέτρος
2. petros
3. Petros
4. Peter
5. 40740
6. N····NMS
7. Petros
8. Peter
9. W
10. Y33
11. 78901
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. But and
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78902
1. εὐθέως
2. eutheōs
3. immediately
4. -
5. 21120
6. D·······
7. immediately
8. immediately
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78903
1. ἀλέκτωρ
2. alektōr
3. +a rooster
4. rooster
5. 2200
6. N····NMS
7. ˓a˒ rooster
8. ˓a˒ rooster
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78904
1. ἐφώνησεν
2. fōneō
3. crowed
4. crowed
5. 54550
6. VIAA3··S
7. crowed
8. crowed
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78905

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 18:25–27: Peter denied Jesus again

The events in this section took place outside the high priest’s house at the same time that they questioned Jesus inside. Peter twice more denied that he was a follower of Jesus. Then the cock crowed.

Here are other possible section headings:

Peter denied being Jesus’ disciple two more times

Peter denied knowing Jesus twice more

Peter again said that he was not a follower of Jesus

18:27a

Peter denied it once more,

Once more Peter said that it was not true.
Another time Peter denied that he was a disciple/follower of Jesus.

The Greek text includes a conjunction that is often translated as “then” or “therefore.” Here it indicates that what Peter said was a result of what the man said. Most English translations have left it implicit, because that is more natural in English.

Peter denied it once more: Earlier, Jesus told Peter that before the cock/rooster crowed, Peter would say three times that he did not know Jesus (see 13:38). This was the third time. (The other times are in 18:17 and 18:25.)

In your translation, avoid indicating that Peter had already denied being in the garden. This was the only time that he specifically denied that. He had already twice denied that he was a disciple of Jesus. Here, by denying that he was in the garden with Jesus, Peter implied that he was not his disciple.

Here are some of the ways that this clause can be translated:

Again Peter said “No” (GNT)

So Peter said it wasn’t true. (NCV)

once more: This word refers to this being the third time Peter denied that he was Jesus’ disciple.

In translating this word, consider what exactly Peter denied. Peter implicitly/indirectly denied that he was a disciple of Jesus. He denied directly that he had been in the garden with Jesus. The BSB has supplied the pronoun “it,” referring to the slave saying that he saw him with Jesus. English requires some object with the verb “denied.” Consider what object, if any, is natural in your language. Keep it general enough that the words once more are still suitable although the previous questions do not mention the garden. For example:

Again Peter denied what was accused

Again Peter said that what was said was false/wrong.

Again Peter denied knowing/following Jesus

18:27b

and immediately a rooster crowed.

Just then the cock/rooster crowed.
As Peter spoke, a male chicken called out.

and immediately: The Greek word that the BSB translates as immediately refers to the time immediately after Peter denied knowing Jesus that third time.

a rooster: The word rooster means “male chicken.”

crowed: The verb crowed refers to the sound that a male chicken makes. It is a loud sound that is easily heard from inside a house. The importance of the cock/rooster crowing is that it fulfilled Jesus’ prediction to Peter in 13:38. Jesus predicted that before the cock/rooster crowed Peter would say three times that he did not know Jesus.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πάλιν οὖν ἠρνήσατο Πέτρος

again (Some words not found in SR-GNT: πάλιν Οὖν ἠρνήσατο Πέτρος καί εὐθέως ἀλέκτωρ ἐφώνησεν)

Here, it refers to Peter knowing and being with Jesus. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Peter then denied again that he knew Jesus or had been with him]

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

ἀλέκτωρ

˓a˒_rooster

See how you translated rooster in [13:38](../13/38.md).

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

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) 18:27

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 18:25–27: Peter denied Jesus again

18:27a

18:27b

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