YHN 1:28 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. Ταῦτα
2. houtos
3. These things
4. -
5. 37780
6. R····NNP
7. these ‹things›
8. these ‹things›
9. S
10. Y5; TJohn's_Witness
11. 62807
1. ἐγένετο
2. ginomai
3. -
4. -
5. 10960
6. VIAM3··S
7. became
8. became
9. -
10. -
11. 62808
1. ἐν
2. en
3. in
4. in
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y5; TJohn's_Witness
11. 62809
1. Βηθανίᾳ
2. bēthania
3. Baʸthania
4. Beyt-Ania !(Bethany
5. 9630
6. N····DFS
7. Baʸthania
8. Bethany
9. U
10. Location=Bethany2; Y5; TJohn's_Witness
11. 62810
1. Βηθαβαρᾷ
2. bēthabara
3. -
4. -
5. 9620
6. N····DFS
7. Beqabara
8. Beqabara
9. U
10. -
11. 62811
1. ἐγένετο
2. ginomai
3. became
4. -
5. 10960
6. VIAM3··S
7. became
8. became
9. -
10. Y5; TJohn's_Witness
11. 62812
1. πέραν
2. peran
3. beyond
4. -
5. 40080
6. P·······
7. beyond
8. beyond
9. -
10. Y5; TJohn's_Witness
11. 62813
1. τοῦ
2. ho
3. the
4. the
5. 35880
6. E····GMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y5; TJohn's_Witness
11. 62814
1. Ἰορδάνου
2. iordanēs
3. Yordanaʸs/(Yardēn)
4. Yordan
5. 24460
6. N····GMS
7. Yordanaʸs/(Yardēn)
8. Jordan
9. U
10. Location=Jordan; Y5; TJohn's_Witness; F62817
11. 62815
1. ποταμοῦ
2. potamos
3. -
4. -
5. 42150
6. N····GMS
7. river
8. river
9. -
10. -
11. 62816
1. ὅπου
2. hopou
3. where
4. where
5. 36990
6. R·······
7. where
8. where
9. -
10. Y5; TJohn's_Witness; R62815; Location=Jordan
11. 62817
1. ἦν
2. eimi
3. was
4. was
5. 15100
6. VIIA3··S
7. was
8. was
9. -
10. Y5; TJohn's_Witness
11. 62818
1. ὁ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y5; TJohn's_Witness
11. 62819
1. Ἰωάννης
2. iōannēs
3. Yōannaʸs
4. Yohan
5. 24910
6. N····NMS
7. Yōannaʸs
8. John
9. U
10. Person=John; Y5; TJohn's_Witness; F62826; F62833; F62835; F62887
11. 62820
1. βαπτίζων
2. baptizō
3. immersing
4. immersing
5. 9070
6. VPPA·NMS
7. immersing
8. baptizing
9. -
10. Y5; TJohn's_Witness
11. 62821
1. τό
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. R····NNS
7. ¬which
8. ¬which
9. -
10. -
11. 62822
1. πρῶτον
2. prōton
3. -
4. -
5. 44120
6. D·······
7. first
8. first
9. -
10. -
11. 62823

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:19–28: John the Baptist said that he was not the Messiah

In this section John the Baptist told messengers from the Jewish leaders that he himself was not the Messiah. He had come to prepare people for the coming of someone else, someone much greater than he was. He was referring to Jesus.

Here are other possible section headings:

John the Baptist said that he prepared people for someone much greater than him

John the Baptist told about his mission

John the Baptist was not the Messiah

Paragraph 1:24–28

In this paragraph the Pharisees questioned John about his right to baptize people. John answered by saying that someone was standing among them who was much greater than he was.

1:28a

All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan,

All of this conversation took place in Bethany, on the east side of the Jordan River,
It was in Bethany, which is on the east side of the Jordan River, that John said this.

All this happened: The pronoun this refers to the events of 1:19–27.

at Bethany beyond the Jordan: Scholars do not know where the Bethany mentioned here was.There is a textual issue here. Many Greek manuscripts have Bethany as do most English translations. Some Greek manuscripts have “Bethabara.” The KJV follows those manuscripts. John may have referred to a very small settlement, or he may have referred to the region of Betanea in the northeastern part of the country. Because this is not certain, it is better not to include information such as “the town of…” or “the region of….”

beyond the Jordan: The Greek word that the BSB translates literally as beyond refers to being on the other side of the Jordan. The Jordan is a river that runs north-south. The main events in this story all take place on the west side of the Jordan, where Jerusalem is found. You may want to make clear which side of the river John refers to. For example:

on the east side of the Jordan River (NIV)

1:28b

where John was baptizing.

where John was baptizing people.
It was here that John was baptizing people.

where John was baptizing: The verb was baptizing indicates that John baptized people there regularly over a period of time.

General Comment on 1:28a–b

In some languages it may be natural to combine the information in 1:28a and b. For example:

John said this as he was baptizing east of the Jordan River in Bethany. (CEV)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

This verse provides background information about the setting of the story that is recorded in [1:19–27](../01/19.md). Use the natural form in your language for expressing background information.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ταῦτα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ταῦτα ἐν Βηθανίᾳ ἐγένετο πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου ὅπου ἦν ὁ Ἰωάννης βαπτίζων)

Here, these things refers to the events that were described in [1:19–27](../01/19.md). You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [This conversation between John and the priests and Levites from Jerusalem]

Note 3 topic: translate-names

πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου

beyond the Jordan

Here, beyond the Jordan refers to the region of Judea that is on the east side of the Jordan River, which is the side opposite from Jerusalem. Alternate translation: [on the side of the Jordan River opposite from Jerusalem]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ Ἰωάννης

¬the John

Here, John refers to Jesus’ cousin, often referred to as “John the Baptist.” (See: johnthebaptist) It does not refer to the apostle John, who wrote this Gospel. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [John the Baptist] or [John the Immerser]

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. These things
2. -
3. 37780
4. S
5. houtos
6. R-····NNP
7. these ‹things›
8. these ‹things›
9. S
10. Y5; TJohn's_Witness
11. 62807
1. became
2. -
3. 10960
5. ginomai
6. V-IAM3··S
7. became
8. became
9. -
10. Y5; TJohn's_Witness
11. 62812
1. in
2. in
3. 17220
5. en
6. P-·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y5; TJohn's_Witness
11. 62809
1. Baʸthania
2. Beyt-Ania !(Bethany
3. 9630
4. U
5. bēthania
6. N-····DFS
7. Baʸthania
8. Bethany
9. U
10. Location=Bethany2; Y5; TJohn's_Witness
11. 62810
1. beyond
2. -
3. 40080
5. peran
6. P-·······
7. beyond
8. beyond
9. -
10. Y5; TJohn's_Witness
11. 62813
1. the
2. the
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y5; TJohn's_Witness
11. 62814
1. Yordanaʸs/(Yardēn)
2. Yordan
3. 24460
4. U
5. iordanēs
6. N-····GMS
7. Yordanaʸs/(Yardēn)
8. Jordan
9. U
10. Location=Jordan; Y5; TJohn's_Witness; F62817
11. 62815
1. where
2. where
3. 36990
5. hopou
6. R-·······
7. where
8. where
9. -
10. Y5; TJohn's_Witness; R62815; Location=Jordan
11. 62817
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····NMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y5; TJohn's_Witness
11. 62819
1. Yōannaʸs
2. Yohan
3. 24910
4. U
5. iōannēs
6. N-····NMS
7. Yōannaʸs
8. John
9. U
10. Person=John; Y5; TJohn's_Witness; F62826; F62833; F62835; F62887
11. 62820
1. was
2. was
3. 15100
5. eimi
6. V-IIA3··S
7. was
8. was
9. -
10. Y5; TJohn's_Witness
11. 62818
1. immersing
2. immersing
3. 9070
5. baptizō
6. V-PPA·NMS
7. immersing
8. baptizing
9. -
10. Y5; TJohn's_Witness
11. 62821

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.