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OET (OET-LV) On_the day of_next he_wanted to_come_out into the Galilaia/(Gālīl).
And he_is_finding Filippos, and Yaʸsous is_saying to_him the:
Be_following after_me.
OET (OET-RV) The following day, Yeshua wanted to go to Galilee. He found Philip and told him, “Follow me!”
This section tells how Philip and Nathaniel became disciples of Jesus. Jesus showed them his power to know all things. He told Nathaniel that he had seen him under a fig tree. That showed Nathaniel that Jesus was the Son of God and King of Israel.
Here are other possible section headings:
Jesus called Philip and Nathanael to be his disciples/followers
Jesus invited two more men to follow him
Philip and Nathanael became disciples
The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee.
¶ The following day Jesus decided to go to Galilee.
¶ The day after that Jesus decided to leave for the area/region called Galilee.
The next day: The time phrase The next day introduces a new part of the story. See the notes on 1:29a and 1:35, where the same phrase appears.
Jesus decided to set out for Galilee: The Greek text has a singular masculine subject for the verb decided. The BSB has supplied the subject Jesus. Jesus did not leave alone; his disciples were with him. So you may need to say this:
The next day Jesus decided that they would go to Galilee.
to set out: The verb set out here means to begin a journey. The travelers certainly walked.
for Galilee: Galilee is the name of a district north of Judea. In some languages it is more natural to say this:
the district called Galilee
the region/area called Galilee
Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
He found Philip and Jesus said to him “Come, follow(sing) me.”
He went to a man called Philip and invited him to become one of his followers/disciples.
Finding Philip, He told him: This is the first time Philip has been mentioned. Introduce him in a way that is natural in your language. It is not clear whether Jesus found Philip before he went to Galilee or after he went.
Finding Philip: Jesus found Philip and went to him. Philip was not lost. In some languages you may need to say this:
Saw a man called Philip and went to him
Follow Me: The Greek phrase Follow Me is an invitation for Philip to come with Jesus and learn from him. Here are other ways to translate this phrase:
Come with me! (GNT)
Become my disciple
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-sequential
τῇ ἐπαύριον
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Τῇ ἐπαύριον ἠθέλησεν ἐξελθεῖν εἰς τήν Γαλιλαίαν Καί εὑρίσκει Φίλιππον καί λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ἀκολούθει μοί)
The next day here indicates that the events the story will now relate came after the event it has just described in the previous. If it would be helpful in your language, you could show this relationship by using a fuller phrase. Alternate translation: [The day after Andrew brought Simon to Jesus,]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture
καὶ εὑρίσκει Φίλιππον, καὶ λέγει
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Τῇ ἐπαύριον ἠθέλησεν ἐξελθεῖν εἰς τήν Γαλιλαίαν Καί εὑρίσκει Φίλιππον καί λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ἀκολούθει μοί)
Here John uses the present tense in past narration in order to call attention to a development in the story.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
ἀκολούθει μοι
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Τῇ ἐπαύριον ἠθέλησεν ἐξελθεῖν εἰς τήν Γαλιλαίαν Καί εὑρίσκει Φίλιππον καί λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ἀκολούθει μοί)
In this context, to follow someone means to become that person’s disciple. If your readers would not understand this, you could use an equivalent idiom or use plain language. Alternate translation: [Become my disciple] or [Come, follow me as your teacher]
1:19-51 John’s Gospel gives limited attention to John the Baptist compared to the synoptic Gospels (Matt 3:1-6; Mark 1:2-6; Luke 1:1-24, 57-80; 3:1-13). Yet the apostle John wants us to see that John the Baptist correctly identified and exalted Jesus. John the Baptist’s disciples leave him and follow Jesus; Jesus took over the ministry John began, increasing as John decreased (John 3:30).
OET (OET-LV) On_the day of_next he_wanted to_come_out into the Galilaia/(Gālīl).
And he_is_finding Filippos, and Yaʸsous is_saying to_him the:
Be_following after_me.
OET (OET-RV) The following day, Yeshua wanted to go to Galilee. He found Philip and told him, “Follow me!”
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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