OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 3:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γὰρ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὕτως Γάρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεός τόν κόσμον ὥστε τόν Υἱόν τόν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτόν μή ἀπόληται ἀλλʼ ἔχῃ ζωήν αἰώνιον)

For here indicates that Jesus is giving a reason why the statement in the previous two verses is true. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: [This is true because]

οὕτως & ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν κόσμον

thus & loved ¬the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὕτως Γάρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεός τόν κόσμον ὥστε τόν Υἱόν τόν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτόν μή ἀπόληται ἀλλʼ ἔχῃ ζωήν αἰώνιον)

Here, so could refer to: (1) the manner in which God loved the world. Alternate translation, as in the UST: [God loved the world in this way] (2) the degree to which God loved the world. Alternate translation: [God loved the world so much] (3) both the manner in which and the degree to which God loved the world. For this interpretation, see the discussion of John’s use of double meaning in Part 3 of the Introduction to this book. Alternate translation: [in this way God loved the world so much]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὸν κόσμον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὕτως Γάρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεός τόν κόσμον ὥστε τόν Υἱόν τόν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτόν μή ἀπόληται ἀλλʼ ἔχῃ ζωήν αἰώνιον)

Here, world refers to the people who live in it. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the people in the world]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ὥστε

so_that

Here, that introduces the result of what the previous clause stated. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: [as a result]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὸν Υἱὸν τὸν μονογενῆ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὕτως Γάρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεός τόν κόσμον ὥστε τόν Υἱόν τόν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτόν μή ἀπόληται ἀλλʼ ἔχῃ ζωήν αἰώνιον)

Here, One and Only Son refers to Jesus. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: [his One and Only Son, Jesus]

Note 5 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples

τὸν Υἱὸν τὸν μονογενῆ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὕτως Γάρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεός τόν κόσμον ὥστε τόν Υἱόν τόν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτόν μή ἀπόληται ἀλλʼ ἔχῃ ζωήν αἰώνιον)

Here and throughout John’s Gospel, the phrase One and Only is a title for Jesus that could refer to: (1) Jesus being unique as the only member of his kind. Alternate translation: [his Unique Son] (2) Jesus being the only child of his Father. Alternate translation: [his Only Begotten Son]

Note 6 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples

τὸν Υἱὸν τὸν μονογενῆ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὕτως Γάρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεός τόν κόσμον ὥστε τόν Υἱόν τόν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτόν μή ἀπόληται ἀλλʼ ἔχῃ ζωήν αἰώνιον)

One and Only Son is an important title for Jesus.