YHN 20:7 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. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. But and
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80342
1. τό
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80343
1. σουδάριον
2. soudarion
3. handkerchief
4. -
5. 46760
6. N····ANS
7. handkerchief
8. handkerchief
9. -
10. Y33; F80355; F80358
11. 80344
1. ὅ
2. hos
3. which
4. that
5. 37390
6. R····NNS
7. which
8. which
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80345
1. ἦν
2. eimi
3. was
4. -
5. 15100
6. VIIA3··S
7. was
8. was
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80346
1. ἐπί
2. epi
3. on
4. -
5. 19090
6. P·······
7. on
8. on
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80347
1. τῆς
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80348
1. κεφαλῆς
2. kefalē
3. head
4. head
5. 27760
6. N····GFS
7. head
8. head
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80349
1. αὐτοῦ
2. autos
3. of him
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3GMS
7. ˱of˲ him
8. ˱of˲ him
9. -
10. Y33; R80259; Person=Jesus
11. 80350
1. οὒ
2. ou
3. not
4. -
5. 37560
6. C·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80351
1. μετά
2. meta
3. with
4. -
5. 33260
6. P·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80352
1. τῶν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GNP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80353
1. ὀθονίων
2. othonion
3. linen cloths
4. cloth linen
5. 36080
6. N····GNP
7. linen_cloths
8. linen_cloths
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80354
1. κείμενον
2. keimai
3. lying there
4. lying there
5. 27490
6. VPPM·ANS
7. lying ‹there›
8. lying ‹there›
9. -
10. Y33; R80344
11. 80355
1. ἀλλά
2. alla
3. but
4. but
5. 2350
6. C·······
7. but
8. but
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80356
1. χωρίς
2. χōris
3. separately
4. separately
5. 55650
6. D·······
7. separately
8. separately
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80357
1. ἐντετυλιγμένον
2. entulissō
3. having been wrapped
4. -
5. 17940
6. VPEP·ANS
7. ˓having_been˒ wrapped
8. ˓having_been˒ wrapped
9. -
10. Y33; R80344
11. 80358
1. εἰς
2. eis
3. in
4. -
5. 15190
6. P·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80359
1. ἕνα
2. heis
3. one
4. -
5. 15200
6. E····AMS
7. one
8. one
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80360
1. τόπον
2. topos
3. place
4. placed
5. 51170
6. N····AMS
7. place
8. place
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80361

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.

20:7a

The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head

He also saw the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head.
And the cloth for his head was there too,

The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head: The Jewish custom was to wrap a dead body in cloth up to the neck. Then they wrapped the head in another piece of cloth. See the note on 11:44c. Peter now noticed this second cloth, the head cloth. Refer to this head cloth in a way that is natural in your language. For example:

as well as the burial cloth that had been around Jesus’ head (NIV)

and the face cloth, which had been around Jesus’ head (NET)

He also saw the piece of cloth that had been used to cover Jesus’ face. (CEV) s5 20:7b

20:7b

was rolled up,

rolled up by itself.
but someone had rolled it up and laid it down separately.

The Greek begins this clause with a conjunction that the is often translated as “but.” Here it connects a negative statement (20:7b) to a positive statement (20:7c). This kind of sentence emphasizes the positive statement. Languages have different ways to indicate this type of emphasis. Here are some ways to show the emphasis:

Use the conjunction “but” as in the NRSV.
It wasn’t lying with the strips of linen but was rolled up separately. (GW)
Use a conjunction other than “but.” This is a common way in English to show this type of emphasis. For example:
It was not with the linen cloths. Instead, it was rolled up in a separate place.
Do not use a conjunction as in the BSB. For example:
It was not with the cloth that was wrapped around the body. It was rolled up and in another place.
Change the order of the clauses. For example:
The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. (NIV)

You should translate this emphasis in the way that is most natural in your language.

was rolled up: This phrase further explains where the head cloth was lying. It was by itself a little distance from the other cloths. There are two ways to interpret the Greek verb that the BSB translates as was rolled up:

It means rolled up. For example:
but was rolled up by itself (GNT) (BSB, GNT, REB, RSV, NRSV, NET, GW, CEV, NJB)
It means folded up. For example:
but folded up (ESV) (NIV84, ESV, NLT, NCV)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1) and most important English translations. However, there is not a great difference in meaning.

The Greek verb that the BSB translates as was rolled up is in the passive. The same verb in the active is found in Matthew 27:59 and Luke 23:53, where it means “wrapped.” The verb perhaps indicates that the cloth kept the shape that it had when it was wrapped around Jesus’ head.

There are at least two ways to translate this passive verb:

Use a passive verb. For example:
was rolled up (GNT)
Use an active verb. Some scholars suggest that Jesus had rolled or folded the head cloth as a sign of his victory.Keener, page 1182. However, the text does not state this. The cloth may have just kept the shape in which it was wrapped around Jesus’ body.Kostenberger, page 564 footnote 21, UBS Handbook p. 606. So it is good to leave this as general as possible. For example:
The cloth was still lying in its place (NIV)

20:7c

lying separate from the linen cloths.

It was lying apart/separate from the burial cloths.
It was not with the burial cloths.

lying separate from the linen cloths: The head cloth was not with the cloths that had been wrapped around Jesus’ body. It was lying separately, but was still in the tomb. In some languages it may be natural to translate this as a positive expression. For example:

lying apart from the other wrappings (NLT)

separate from the linen (NIV)

General Comment on 20:6–7

In the Greek text 20:6–7 forms one long sentence. The BSB has broken it into three sentences. It may be clearer to break this up into several shorter sentences. For example:

Simon Peter arrived after him and went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there. He also saw the cloth that had been on Jesus’ head. It wasn’t lying with the strips of linen but was rolled up separately. (GW)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

τὸ σουδάριον, ὃ ἦν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί τό σουδάριον ὅ ἦν ἐπί τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ οὒ μετά τῶν ὀθονίων κείμενον ἀλλά χωρίς ἐντετυλιγμένον εἰς ἕνα τόπον)

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [the cloth that someone had put on his head]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτοῦ

˱of˲_him

The pronoun his refers to Jesus, not to Peter or John. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly, as in the UST.

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

ὀθονίων

linen_cloths

See how you translated linen cloths in the previous verse.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἀλλὰ χωρὶς ἐντετυλιγμένον εἰς ἕνα τόπον

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [but someone had folded it up in one place by itself]

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. and
2. But and
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80342
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80343
1. handkerchief
2. -
3. 46760
5. soudarion
6. N-····ANS
7. handkerchief
8. handkerchief
9. -
10. Y33; F80355; F80358
11. 80344
1. which
2. that
3. 37390
5. hos
6. R-····NNS
7. which
8. which
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80345
1. was
2. -
3. 15100
5. eimi
6. V-IIA3··S
7. was
8. was
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80346
1. on
2. -
3. 19090
5. epi
6. P-·······
7. on
8. on
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80347
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80348
1. head
2. head
3. 27760
5. kefalē
6. N-····GFS
7. head
8. head
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80349
1. of him
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3GMS
7. ˱of˲ him
8. ˱of˲ him
9. -
10. Y33; R80259; Person=Jesus
11. 80350
1. lying there
2. lying there
3. 27490
5. keimai
6. V-PPM·ANS
7. lying ‹there›
8. lying ‹there›
9. -
10. Y33; R80344
11. 80355
1. not
2. -
3. 37560
5. ou
6. C-·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80351
1. with
2. -
3. 33260
5. meta
6. P-·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80352
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GNP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80353
1. linen cloths
2. cloth linen
3. 36080
5. othonion
6. N-····GNP
7. linen_cloths
8. linen_cloths
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80354
1. but
2. but
3. 2350
5. alla
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80356
1. separately
2. separately
3. 55650
5. χōris
6. D-·······
7. separately
8. separately
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80357
1. having been wrapped
2. -
3. 17940
5. entulissō
6. V-PEP·ANS
7. ˓having_been˒ wrapped
8. ˓having_been˒ wrapped
9. -
10. Y33; R80344
11. 80358
1. in
2. -
3. 15190
5. eis
6. P-·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80359
1. one
2. -
3. 15200
5. heis
6. E-····AMS
7. one
8. one
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80360
1. place
2. placed
3. 51170
5. topos
6. N-····AMS
7. place
8. place
9. -
10. Y33
11. 80361

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) 20:7