YHN 3:30 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. Ἐκεῖνον
2. ekeinos
3. That one
4. -
5. 15650
6. R····AMS
7. that ‹one›
8. that ‹one›
9. S
10. Y30; TJohn_the_Baptist_Witnesses
11. 64482
1. διαυξάνειν
2. diauxanō
3. -
4. -
5. 13068
6. VNPA····
7. ˓to_be˒ increasing_through
8. ˓to_be˒ increasing_through
9. -
10. -
11. 64483
1. δεῖ
2. dei
3. it is fitting
4. -
5. 12100
6. VIPA3··S
7. ˱it˲ ˓is˒ fitting
8. ˱it˲ ˓is˒ fitting
9. -
10. Y30; TJohn_the_Baptist_Witnesses
11. 64484
1. αὐξάνειν
2. auxanō
3. to be increasing
4. increase
5. 8370
6. VNPA····
7. ˓to_be˒ increasing
8. ˓to_be˒ increasing
9. -
10. Y30; TJohn_the_Baptist_Witnesses
11. 64485
1. ἐμέ
2. egō
3. me
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1A·S
7. me
8. me
9. -
10. Y30; TJohn_the_Baptist_Witnesses
11. 64486
1. δέ
2. de
3. but
4. -
5. 11610
6. C·······
7. but
8. but
9. -
10. Y30; TJohn_the_Baptist_Witnesses
11. 64487
1. ἐλαττοῦσθαι
2. elattoō
3. to be being made less
4. -
5. 16420
6. VNPM····
7. ˓to_be˒ being_made_less
8. ˓to_be˒ being_made_less
9. -
10. Y30; TJohn_the_Baptist_Witnesses
11. 64488

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:22–30: John the Baptist told his disciples that Jesus was greater than him

John’s disciples had an argument with another Jew. They argued about whether John’s baptism or Jesus’ baptism was better. John told his disciples that he was just there to tell people that Jesus was the Savior. So Jesus should get more followers. Jesus was superior to him.

Here are some other possible section headings:

Jesus was more important than John the Baptist

John the Baptist told the truth that he knew about Jesus

Paragraph 3:27–30

John declared that he was not the Messiah. The Messiah, he said, was much more important than he was.

3:30

He must increase; I must decrease.

The Messiah/Christ must increase in honor, while I must decrease in honor.”
It is necessary for me to become less important and for the bridegroom, Jesus, to become more important.”

He must increase; I must decrease: The verb increase means “to make larger,” and the verb decrease means “to make smaller.” This verse indicates that it was necessary that Jesus begin to receive more honor (increase in status). It was also necessary that John the Baptist begin to receive less honor (decrease in status). It is implied that it was necessary because God wanted it to happen. It was God’s will that Jesus the Messiah begin to get more disciples than John.

Here are other ways to translate this sentence:

He must increase in importance, while I must decrease in importance. (GW)

Jesus must become more important, while I become less important. (CEV)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

ἐκεῖνον δεῖ αὐξάνειν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐκεῖνον δεῖ αὐξάνειν ἐμέ δέ ἐλαττοῦσθαι)

Here, that one refers to Jesus, whom John the Baptist called “the bridegroom” in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [It is necessary for Jesus to increase] or [It is necessary for the bridegroom to increase]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

αὐξάνειν & ἐλαττοῦσθαι

˓to_be˒_increasing & ˓to_be˒_being_made_less

John the Baptist uses increase to refer to growing in importance and influence, while decrease refers to diminishing in importance and influence. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to be more influential … to be less influential]

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. That one
2. -
3. 15650
4. S
5. ekeinos
6. R-····AMS
7. that ‹one›
8. that ‹one›
9. S
10. Y30; TJohn_the_Baptist_Witnesses
11. 64482
1. it is fitting
2. -
3. 12100
5. dei
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˱it˲ ˓is˒ fitting
8. ˱it˲ ˓is˒ fitting
9. -
10. Y30; TJohn_the_Baptist_Witnesses
11. 64484
1. to be increasing
2. increase
3. 8370
5. auxanō
6. V-NPA····
7. ˓to_be˒ increasing
8. ˓to_be˒ increasing
9. -
10. Y30; TJohn_the_Baptist_Witnesses
11. 64485
1. but
2. -
3. 11610
5. de
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. -
10. Y30; TJohn_the_Baptist_Witnesses
11. 64487
1. me
2. -
3. 14730
5. egō
6. R-···1A·S
7. me
8. me
9. -
10. Y30; TJohn_the_Baptist_Witnesses
11. 64486
1. to be being made less
2. -
3. 16420
5. elattoō
6. V-NPM····
7. ˓to_be˒ being_made_less
8. ˓to_be˒ being_made_less
9. -
10. Y30; TJohn_the_Baptist_Witnesses
11. 64488

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) 3:30

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 3:22–30: John the Baptist told his disciples that Jesus was greater than him

Paragraph 3:27–30

3:30

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)