John 20:6 — 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. ἔρχεται
2. ἔρχομαι
3. is coming
4. came
5. G2064 ↗
6. V-IPM3··S
7. ˓is˒ coming
8. ˓is˒ coming
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80324
1. Οὖν
2. οὖν
3. Therefore
4. -
5. G3767 ↗
6. C-·······
7. therefore
8. therefore
9. S
10. Y33
11. 80325
1. καί
2. καί
3. also
4. -
5. G2532 ↗
6. D-·······
7. also
8. also
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80326
1. ὁ
2. ὁ
3. -
4. -
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····NMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. -
11. 80327
1. Σίμων
2. Σίμων
3. Simōn
4. -
5. G4613 ↗
6. N-····NMS
7. Simōn
8. Simon
9. U
10. Person=Simon; Y33; F80330; F80333; F80338
11. 80328
1. Πέτρος
2. πέτρος
3. Petros
4. Kefa
5. G4074 ↗
6. N-····NMS
7. Petros
8. Peter
9. W
10. Y33
11. 80329
1. ἀκολουθῶν
2. ἀκολουθέω
3. following
4. -
5. G190 ↗
6. V-PPA·NMS
7. following
8. following
9. -
10. Y33; R80328; Person=Simon
11. 80330
1. αὐτῷ
2. αὐτός
3. after him
4. him
5. G846 ↗
6. R-···3DMS
7. ˱after˲ him
8. ˱after˲ him
9. -
10. Y33; R80298
11. 80331
1. καί
2. καί
3. and
4. and
5. G2532 ↗
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80332
1. εἰσῆλθεν
2. εἰσέρχομαι
3. came in
4. went
5. G1525 ↗
6. V-IAA3··S
7. came_in
8. came_in
9. -
10. Y33; R80328; Person=Simon
11. 80333
1. εἰς
2. εἰς
3. into
4. into
5. G1519 ↗
6. P-·······
7. into
8. into
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80334
1. τό
2. ὁ
3. the
4. the
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80335
1. μνημεῖον
2. μνημεῖον
3. tomb
4. tomb
5. G3419 ↗
6. N-····ANS
7. tomb
8. tomb
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80336
1. καί
2. καί
3. and
4. and also
5. G2532 ↗
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80337
1. θεωρεῖ
2. θεωρέω
3. is observing
4. saw
5. G2334 ↗
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˓is˒ observing
8. ˓is˒ observing
9. -
10. Y33; R80328; Person=Simon
11. 80338
1. τά
2. ὁ
3. the
4. the
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····ANP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80339
1. ὀθόνια
2. ὀθόνιον
3. linen cloths
4. linen
5. G3608 ↗
6. N-····ANP
7. linen_cloths
8. linen_cloths
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80340
1. κείμενα
2. κεῖμαι
3. lying there
4. lying there
5. G2749 ↗
6. V-PPM·ANP
7. lying ‹there›
8. lying ‹there›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80341

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 20:1–10: Jesus’ body was not in the tomb

This section tells how Mary Magdalene went to Jesus’ tomb on Sunday morning and found that it was empty. So she went and told Peter and another disciple and they went to the tomb with Mary. They also saw that the body of Jesus was not there. All that they found were the cloths that had been around Jesus’ body. When the second disciple, probably John, saw, he believed.

Here are other possible section headings:

The resurrection of Jesus

Three of Jesus’ followers went to the tomb but it was empty

The empty tomb

Paragraph 20:6–10

Peter reached the tomb and went inside. John followed him. They saw how the grave cloths that had been wrapped around Jesus’ body were lying abandoned in the tomb. Then the other disciple believed (probably that Jesus had risen from the dead) and both went home.

20:6a

Simon Peter arrived just after him.

¶ Simon Peter arrived at the tomb after him
¶ When Simon Peter arrived, right behind the other follower,
¶ Simon Peter followed the other disciple to Jesus’ tomb and

Simon Peter arrived just after him: Simon Peter arrived after or behind the other disciple. The text does not say how far behind he was, but he may have arrived just a few seconds later. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

Then Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived (NIV)

Simon Peter arrived after him (GW)

20:6b

He entered the tomb

and went inside.
he entered the tomb/cave.

He entered the tomb: The pronoun He refers to Peter. Peter, like the other disciple, saw that the cloths that had been wrapped around Jesus’ body were still there. See 20:5. Peter entered the tomb immediately, as soon as he arrived. In some languages it may be natural to leave the phrase the tomb implicit. For example:

and went inside (NLT)

20:6c

and saw the linen cloths lying there.

He saw that the linen burial cloths lay there.
He noticed that the cloths in which they wrapped Jesus' body lay there alone.

saw the linen cloths lying there: It may or may not be necessary to repeat the idea that the wrappings were alone, abandoned. Consider what is natural in your language. For example:

He saw the strips of cloths that were lying there by themselves

He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there (NLT)

and saw the strips of cloth (CEV)

the linen cloths: This phrase refers to the same burial cloths as in 20:5. See how you translated the same phrase there. For example:

the strips of linen cloth (NET)

the linen cloths (GNT)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

ἔρχεται & θεωρεῖ

˓is˒_coming & ˓is˒_observing

Here John uses the present tense in past narration in order to call attention to a development in the story.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

αὐτῷ

˱after˲_him

If you translated the other disciple with a first person form in 20:4, then you will need to use the first person “me” here.

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

ὀθόνια

linen_cloths

See how you translated linen cloths in the previous verse.

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. Therefore
2. -
3. G3767 ↗
4. Οὖν
5. οὖν
6. C-·······
7. therefore
8. therefore
9. S
10. Y33
11. 80325
1. Simōn
2. -
3. G4613 ↗
4. Σίμων
5. Σίμων
6. N-····NMS
7. Simōn
8. Simon
9. U
10. Person=Simon; Y33; F80330; F80333; F80338
11. 80328
1. Petros
2. Kefa
3. G4074 ↗
4. Πέτρος
5. πέτρος
6. N-····NMS
7. Petros
8. Peter
9. W
10. Y33
11. 80329
1. is
2. came
3. G2064 ↗
4. ἔρχεται
5. ἔρχομαι
6. V-IPM3··S
7. ˓is˒ coming
8. ˓is˒ coming
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80324
1. also
2. -
3. G2532 ↗
4. καί
5. καί
6. D-·······
7. also
8. also
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80326
1. coming
2. came
3. G2064 ↗
4. ἔρχεται
5. ἔρχομαι
6. V-IPM3··S
7. ˓is˒ coming
8. ˓is˒ coming
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80324
1. following
2. -
3. G190 ↗
4. ἀκολουθῶν
5. ἀκολουθέω
6. V-PPA·NMS
7. following
8. following
9. -
10. Y33; R80328; Person=Simon
11. 80330
1. after him
2. him
3. G846 ↗
4. αὐτῷ
5. αὐτός
6. R-···3DMS
7. ˱after˲ him
8. ˱after˲ him
9. -
10. Y33; R80298
11. 80331
1. and
2. and
3. G2532 ↗
4. καί
5. καί
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80332
1. came in
2. went
3. G1525 ↗
4. εἰσῆλθεν
5. εἰσέρχομαι
6. V-IAA3··S
7. came_in
8. came_in
9. -
10. Y33; R80328; Person=Simon
11. 80333
1. into
2. into
3. G1519 ↗
4. εἰς
5. εἰς
6. P-·······
7. into
8. into
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80334
1. the
2. the
3. G3588 ↗
4. τό
5. ὁ
6. E-····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80335
1. tomb
2. tomb
3. G3419 ↗
4. μνημεῖον
5. μνημεῖον
6. N-····ANS
7. tomb
8. tomb
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80336
1. and
2. and also
3. G2532 ↗
4. καί
5. καί
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80337
1. is observing
2. saw
3. G2334 ↗
4. θεωρεῖ
5. θεωρέω
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˓is˒ observing
8. ˓is˒ observing
9. -
10. Y33; R80328; Person=Simon
11. 80338
1. the
2. the
3. G3588 ↗
4. τά
5. ὁ
6. E-····ANP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80339
1. linen cloths
2. linen
3. G3608 ↗
4. ὀθόνια
5. ὀθόνιον
6. N-····ANP
7. linen_cloths
8. linen_cloths
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80340
1. lying there
2. lying there
3. G2749 ↗
4. κείμενα
5. κεῖμαι
6. V-PPM·ANP
7. lying ‹there›
8. lying ‹there›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80341

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.