OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 21:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

οὗτος ὁ λόγος

this ¬the statement

Here, this word refers to what the brothers say about John’s future in the next clause. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the following report about John’s future]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐξῆλθεν & οὗτος ὁ λόγος

came_out & this ¬the statement

John uses spread to refer to this word being repeated among the believers. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [this word was repeated]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐξῆλθεν Οὖν οὗτος ὁ λόγος εἰς τούς ἀδελφούς ὅτι ὁ μαθητής ἐκεῖνος οὐκ ἀποθνῄσκει Οὐκ εἶπεν δέ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι Οὐκ ἀποθνῄσκει ἀλλʼ Ἐάν αὐτόν θέλω μένειν ἕως ἔρχομαι τί πρός σέ)

Although the term brothers is masculine, John is using the word here in a generic sense that includes both men and women. Alternate translation: [the fellow believers]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ μαθητὴς ἐκεῖνος

¬the ¬the ¬the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐξῆλθεν Οὖν οὗτος ὁ λόγος εἰς τούς ἀδελφούς ὅτι ὁ μαθητής ἐκεῖνος οὐκ ἀποθνῄσκει Οὐκ εἶπεν δέ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι Οὐκ ἀποθνῄσκει ἀλλʼ Ἐάν αὐτόν θέλω μένειν ἕως ἔρχομαι τί πρός σέ)

Here, that disciple refers to the apostle John. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

οὐκ ἀποθνῄσκει & ὅτι οὐκ ἀποθνῄσκει

not ˓is˒_dying_off & that (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐξῆλθεν Οὖν οὗτος ὁ λόγος εἰς τούς ἀδελφούς ὅτι ὁ μαθητής ἐκεῖνος οὐκ ἀποθνῄσκει Οὐκ εἶπεν δέ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι Οὐκ ἀποθνῄσκει ἀλλʼ Ἐάν αὐτόν θέλω μένειν ἕως ἔρχομαι τί πρός σέ)

John is using the present tense in order to refer to something that will happen in the future. If this might confuse your readers, you could use the future tense. Alternate translation: [will not die … that he will not die]

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτῷ

˱to˲_him

The pronoun him here refers to Peter. If this might confuse your readers, you could state that explicitly, as in the UST.

Note 7 topic: writing-pronouns

ὅτι οὐκ ἀποθνῄσκει & αὐτὸν

that that (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐξῆλθεν Οὖν οὗτος ὁ λόγος εἰς τούς ἀδελφούς ὅτι ὁ μαθητής ἐκεῖνος οὐκ ἀποθνῄσκει Οὐκ εἶπεν δέ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι Οὐκ ἀποθνῄσκει ἀλλʼ Ἐάν αὐτόν θέλω μένειν ἕως ἔρχομαι τί πρός σέ)

The pronouns he and him here refer to John. If this might confuse your readers, you could state that explicitly, as in the UST.

ἐὰν αὐτὸν θέλω μένειν ἕως ἔρχομαι, τί πρὸς σέ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐξῆλθεν Οὖν οὗτος ὁ λόγος εἰς τούς ἀδελφούς ὅτι ὁ μαθητής ἐκεῖνος οὐκ ἀποθνῄσκει Οὐκ εἶπεν δέ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι Οὐκ ἀποθνῄσκει ἀλλʼ Ἐάν αὐτόν θέλω μένειν ἕως ἔρχομαι τί πρός σέ)

See how you translated this sentence in the previous verse.