YHN 3:7 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. Μή
2. mē
3. not
4. shouldn't
5. 33610
6. D·······
7. not
8. not
9. S
10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
11. 63993
1. θαυμάσῃς
2. thaumazō
3. You may wonder
4. -
5. 22960
6. VSAA2··S
7. ˱you˲ ˓may˒ wonder
8. ˱you˲ ˓may˒ wonder
9. -
10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus; R63925
11. 63994
1. ὅτι
2. hoti
3. that
4. -
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
11. 63995
1. εἶπον
2. legō
3. I said
4. -
5. 30040
6. VIAA1··S
7. ˱I˲ said
8. ˱I˲ said
9. -
10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
11. 63996
1. σοί
2. su
3. to you
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2D·S
7. ˱to˲ you
8. ˱to˲ you
9. -
10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
11. 63997
1. Διʼ
2. dia
3. -
4. -
5. 12230
6. P·······
7. for
8. for
9. D
10. -
11. 63998
1. Δεῖ
2. dei
3. It is fitting
4. -
5. 12100
6. VIPA3··S
7. ˱it˲ ˓is˒ fitting
8. ˱it˲ ˓is˒ fitting
9. D
10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
11. 63999
1. ὑμᾶς
2. su
3. you all
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2A·P
7. you_all
8. you_all
9. -
10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus; R63857; R63925
11. 64000
1. γενηθῆναι
2. ginomai
3. -
4. -
5. 10960
6. VNAP····
7. ˓to_be˒ become
8. ˓to_be˒ become
9. -
10. -
11. 64001
1. γεννηθῆναι
2. gennaō
3. to be born
4. -
5. 10800
6. VNAP····
7. ˓to_be˒ born
8. ˓to_be˒ born
9. -
10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
11. 64002
1. ἄνωθεν
2. anōthen
3. again
4. -
5. 5090
6. D·······
7. again
8. again
9. -
10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
11. 64003

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:1–21: A Pharisee named Nicodemus questioned Jesus

This section tells about how a Pharisee called Nicodemus went to visit Jesus. Jesus told Nicodemus that all people need God to change them. Nicodemus could be sure that Jesus was speaking the truth because Jesus came from God.

Here are some other possible section headings:

Jesus told a Pharisee that he needed to change

Everyone must be born again

All people need God to give them a new birth/life

Paragraph 3:3–8

Jesus told Nicodemus that he needed to be born again; that is, he needed God to give him new life. Nicodemus did not understand what he meant.

3:7a–b

Verse 3:7 includes a quotation of what Jesus said in verse 3:3b. The BSB translates that quotation as “You must be born again.” However, those words in the Greek can also mean “You must be born from above.” It was recommended in the note for 3:3b that you follow the first interpretation.

Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’: This verse includes a quotation inside a quotation. Jesus quoted what he had just said in 3:3b. There is a change in the grammar, but no change in the meaning. See the General Comment on 3:7a–b.

3:7a

Do not be amazed that I said,

Do not be amazed^(sing) at these/those words of mine:
Stop^(sing) being so surprised that I told you^(sing)

Do not be amazed: This is a command to Nicodemus. It implies that what Jesus said amazed Nicodemus. It amazed him because he did not understand what Jesus meant. Jesus wanted him to stop being amazed. For example:

Stop^(sing) wondering at what I said.

You should not be surprised (NIV)

that I said: Jesus was referring back to what he said to Nicodemus in 3:3b.

3:7b

‘You must be born again.’

You^(plur) need to be born again.
that you^(plur) must be born again.

You must be born again: The Greek pronoun You is plural here. Jesus was saying that people in general must be born again. For example:

All of you must be born again.

All of you must allow God to give you new birth/lives.

born again: As in 3:3b, this Greek phrase can mean “born again” or “born from above.” Follow the same interpretation that you followed in 3:3b.

General Comment on 3:7a–b

In some languages it may be natural to translate the inner quotation “you must be born again” as an indirect quotation. For example:

Do not be surprised because I tell you that you must all be born again. (GNT)

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. You may
2. -
3. 22960
5. thaumazō
6. V-SAA2··S
7. ˱you˲ ˓may˒ wonder
8. ˱you˲ ˓may˒ wonder
9. -
10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus; R63925
11. 63994
1. not
2. shouldn't
3. 33610
4. S
5. mē
6. D-·······
7. not
8. not
9. S
10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
11. 63993
1. wonder
2. -
3. 22960
5. thaumazō
6. V-SAA2··S
7. ˱you˲ ˓may˒ wonder
8. ˱you˲ ˓may˒ wonder
9. -
10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus; R63925
11. 63994
1. that
2. -
3. 37540
5. hoti
6. C-·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
11. 63995
1. I said
2. -
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-IAA1··S
7. ˱I˲ said
8. ˱I˲ said
9. -
10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
11. 63996
1. to you
2. -
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2D·S
7. ˱to˲ you
8. ˱to˲ you
9. -
10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
11. 63997
1. It is fitting
2. -
3. 12100
4. D
5. dei
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˱it˲ ˓is˒ fitting
8. ˱it˲ ˓is˒ fitting
9. D
10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
11. 63999
1. you all
2. -
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2A·P
7. you_all
8. you_all
9. -
10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus; R63857; R63925
11. 64000
1. to be born
2. -
3. 10800
5. gennaō
6. V-NAP····
7. ˓to_be˒ born
8. ˓to_be˒ born
9. -
10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
11. 64002
1. again
2. -
3. 5090
5. anōthen
6. D-·······
7. again
8. again
9. -
10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
11. 64003

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) 3:7