YHN 18:8 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. Ἀπεκρίθη
2. apokrinō
3. Answered
4. -
5. 6110
6. VIAP3··S
7. answered
8. answered
9. S
10. Y33
11. 78468
1. αὐτοῖς
2. autos
3. -
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3DNP
7. ˱to˲ them
8. ˱to˲ them
9. -
10. -
11. 78469
1. ὁ
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. -
11. 78470
1. Ἰησοῦς
2. iēsous
3. Yaʸsous
4. Yeshua
5. 24240
6. N····NMS
7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
8. Jesus
9. UN
10. Person=Jesus; Y33; F78472; F78475; F78489; F78496
11. 78471
1. Εἶπον
2. legō
3. I told
4. told
5. 30040
6. VIAA1··S
7. ˱I˲ told
8. ˱I˲ told
9. D
10. Y33; R78471; Person=Jesus
11. 78472
1. ὑμῖν
2. su
3. to you all
4. you all
5. 47710
6. R···2D·P
7. ˱to˲ you_all
8. ˱to˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y33; R78381; R78390
11. 78473
1. ὅτι
2. hoti
3. that
4. that
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78474
1. ἐγώ
2. egō
3. I
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1N·S
7. I
8. I
9. -
10. Y33; R78471; Person=Jesus
11. 78475
1. εἰμί
2. eimi
3. am he
4. am
5. 15100
6. VIPA1··S
7. am ‹he›
8. am ‹he›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78476
1. εἰ
2. ei
3. if
4. if
5. 14870
6. C·······
7. if
8. if
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78477
1. Οὖν
2. oun
3. Therefore
4. So
5. 37670
6. C·······
7. therefore
8. therefore
9. S
10. Y33
11. 78478
1. ἐμέ
2. egō
3. me
4. me
5. 14730
6. R···1A·S
7. me
8. me
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78479
1. ζητεῖτε
2. zēteō
3. you all are seeking
4. looking for
5. 22120
6. VIPA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ seeking
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ seeking
9. -
10. Y33; R78381; R78390
11. 78480
1. ἄφετε
2. afiēmi
3. allow
4. let
5. 8630
6. VMAA2··P
7. allow
8. allow
9. -
10. Y33; R78381; R78390
11. 78481
1. τούτους
2. houtos
3. these
4. these
5. 37780
6. R····AMP
7. these
8. these
9. -
10. Y33; R78373
11. 78482
1. ὑπάγειν
2. hupagō
3. to be going away
4. leave
5. 52170
6. VNPA····
7. ˓to_be˒ going_away
8. ˓to_be˒ going_away
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78483

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 18:1–11: The authorities arrested Jesus

This section tells how Judas led the Jewish and Roman authorities to Jesus to arrest him. Their guards arrested Jesus in a garden, and he did not resist them.

Here are other possible section headings:

Jesus was arrested

The Jewish and Roman authorities arrested Jesus

Jesus’ enemies caused him to be arrested

Paragraph 18:4–9

Jesus protected his disciples by offering himself to his enemies. He allowed them to arrest him without resisting or fighting.

18:8a

“I told you that I am He,” Jesus replied.

Jesus said, “I said that I am that man.
Jesus said “I already told you—I am the one that you^(plur) are looking for.

“I told you that I am He,” Jesus replied: In this clause, Jesus told the guards that he already said that he was the one that they wanted to arrest. It implies that his earlier answer was true. This clause is the grounds or basis for Jesus’ request in 18:8c. (18:8b is an additional grounds, a condition that has been fulfilled.) Your translation should indicate that Jesus said again what he had just said. Translate this in a way that connects with your translation of 18:5. For example:

Jesus replied. “I have already told you that I am Jesus.” (CEV)

“I have already told you who I am,” Jesus replied.

“As I just said, I am the one that you seek,” Jesus answered.

In some languages it is more natural to use direct speech for Jesus’ quotation of his own earlier words. For example:

Jesus replied, “I said to you, ‘I am the one.’ ”

18:8b

“So if you are looking for Me,

Because I am the one that you^(plur) are seeking,
If you^(plur) are looking for me and not for them, then

So: The connector So indicates a logical connection between the grounds or basis in 18:8a and the conclusion in 18:8c. (18:8b is an additional grounds, a condition that has been fulfilled.) Because Jesus was the one that the guards wanted to arrest, they should let his disciples go. Here are other ways to translate this connection:

If, then, you are looking for me, let these others go. (GNT)

And since I am the one you want, let these others go. (NLT)

if you are looking for Me: This clause is a condition that is assumed to be true. It means “since (because) it is me that you want to arrest.” Jesus and the guards all knew that Jesus was the man they wanted to arrest. For example:

since I am the one you want (NLT)

you: This pronoun is plural and refers to the various soldiers and guards present.

Me: The Greek text emphasizes the pronoun Me to contrast it with “these men” in 18:8c. The idea is, “If I am the one that you want, then leave these other men alone.” Try to show this emphasis and contrast in a way that is natural in your language. For example:

So if/because I am the one whom you are looking for, then these others can be allowed to leave

So, if it is really me that you seek, just let these other men go

18:8c

let these men go.”

allow these other men to go free.”
do not arrest my disciples.”

let these men go: This clause in this context means “Do not arrest these other men.” Jesus asked the soldiers to let his disciples go away freely. For example:

give these men permission to leave

permit these men to go free

In some languages it may be natural to use a negative verb. For example:

do not keep/arrest these men

these men: The Greek word that the BSB translates as these men refers to Jesus’ disciples. The Greek text emphasizes the word to contrast it with “me” in 18:8b. Because Jesus was contrasting them with himself, in some languages it may be natural to say:

these other men

these others (CEV)

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. Answered
2. -
3. 6110
4. S
5. apokrinō
6. V-IAP3··S
7. answered
8. answered
9. S
10. Y33
11. 78468
1. Yaʸsous
2. Yeshua
3. 24240
4. UN
5. iēsous
6. N-····NMS
7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
8. Jesus
9. UN
10. Person=Jesus; Y33; F78472; F78475; F78489; F78496
11. 78471
1. I told
2. told
3. 30040
4. D
5. legō
6. V-IAA1··S
7. ˱I˲ told
8. ˱I˲ told
9. D
10. Y33; R78471; Person=Jesus
11. 78472
1. to you all
2. you all
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2D·P
7. ˱to˲ you_all
8. ˱to˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y33; R78381; R78390
11. 78473
1. that
2. that
3. 37540
5. hoti
6. C-·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78474
1. I
2. -
3. 14730
5. egō
6. R-···1N·S
7. I
8. I
9. -
10. Y33; R78471; Person=Jesus
11. 78475
1. am he
2. am
3. 15100
5. eimi
6. V-IPA1··S
7. am ‹he›
8. am ‹he›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78476
1. Therefore
2. So
3. 37670
4. S
5. oun
6. C-·······
7. therefore
8. therefore
9. S
10. Y33
11. 78478
1. if
2. if
3. 14870
5. ei
6. C-·······
7. if
8. if
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78477
1. you all are seeking
2. looking for
3. 22120
5. zēteō
6. V-IPA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ seeking
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ seeking
9. -
10. Y33; R78381; R78390
11. 78480
1. me
2. me
3. 14730
5. egō
6. R-···1A·S
7. me
8. me
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78479
1. allow
2. let
3. 8630
5. afiēmi
6. V-MAA2··P
7. allow
8. allow
9. -
10. Y33; R78381; R78390
11. 78481
1. these
2. these
3. 37780
5. houtos
6. R-····AMP
7. these
8. these
9. -
10. Y33; R78373
11. 78482
1. to be going away
2. leave
3. 52170
5. hupagō
6. V-NPA····
7. ˓to_be˒ going_away
8. ˓to_be˒ going_away
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78483

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.