YHN 5:16 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. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
11. 66068
1. διά
2. dia
3. because of
4. -
5. 12230
6. P·······
7. because_of
8. because_of
9. -
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
11. 66069
1. τό
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. R····ANS
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. -
11. 66070
1. τοῦτο
2. houtos
3. this
4. -
5. 37780
6. R····ANS
7. this
8. this
9. -
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing; R66086
11. 66071
1. ἐδίωκον
2. diōkō
3. were persecuting
4. -
5. 13770
6. VIIA3··P
7. ˓were˒ persecuting
8. ˓were˒ persecuting
9. -
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
11. 66072
1. τόν
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. -
11. 66073
1. Ἰησοῦν
2. iēsous
3. -
4. -
5. 24240
6. N····AMS
7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
8. Jesus
9. UN
10. Person=Jesus; F66086; F66091; F66121; F66127; F66134
11. 66074
1. οἱ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NMP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
11. 66075
1. Ἰουδαῖοι
2. ioudaios
3. Youdaiōns
4. -
5. 24530
6. S····NMP
7. Youdaiōns
8. Jews
9. U
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing; F66097
11. 66076
1. τόν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
11. 66077
1. Ἰησοῦν
2. iēsous
3. Yaʸsous
4. Yeshua
5. 24240
6. N····AMS
7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
8. Jesus
9. UN
10. Person=Jesus; Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
11. 66078
1. καί
2. kai
3. -
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. -
11. 66079
1. ἐζήτουν
2. zēteō
3. -
4. -
5. 22120
6. VIIA3··P
7. ˓were˒ seeking
8. ˓were˒ seeking
9. -
10. -
11. 66080
1. αὐτόν
2. autos
3. -
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3AMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. -
11. 66081
1. ἀποκτεῖναι
2. apokteinō
3. -
4. -
5. 6150
6. VNAA····
7. ˓to˒ kill_off
8. ˓to˒ kill_off
9. -
10. -
11. 66082
1. τό
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. C····ANS
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. -
11. 66083
1. ὅτι
2. hoti
3. because
4. because
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. because
8. because
9. -
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
11. 66084
1. ταῦτα
2. houtos
3. these things
4. -
5. 37780
6. R····ANP
7. these ‹things›
8. these ‹things›
9. -
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
11. 66085
1. ἐποίει
2. poieō
3. he was doing
4. he done
5. 41600
6. VIIA3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓was˒ doing
8. ˱he˲ ˓was˒ doing
9. -
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing; F66071; R66074; Person=Jesus
11. 66086
1. ἐποίησεν
2. poieō
3. -
4. -
5. 41600
6. VIAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ did
8. ˱he˲ did
9. -
10. -
11. 66087
1. ἐν
2. en
3. on
4. on
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. on
8. on
9. -
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
11. 66088
1. τῷ
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····DNS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. -
11. 66089
1. Σαββάτῳ
2. sabbaton
3. +a day of rest
4. rest day
5. 45210
6. N····DNS
7. ˓a˒ day_of_rest
8. ˓a˒ Sabbath
9. W
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
11. 66090

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:1–18: Jesus healed a lame man by a pool on the Sabbath

In this section Jesus healed a lame man who was lying by a pool of water. Because Jesus healed him on a Sabbath day, the Jewish leaders became angry. They believed that healing a person was work and that Jews should not work on the Sabbath.

The man who was healed did not know who had healed him. Then Jesus met this man in the temple. He told him that he should not sin anymore. The healed man went to the Jewish leaders and told them that it was Jesus who had healed him.

Here are some other possibilities for a section heading:

Jesus healed a lame man on the Sabbath.

Jewish leaders criticized Jesus for healing a man on the holy/rest day.

Paragraph 5:14–18

Jesus found the man he had healed and told him to stop sinning. The man immediately went to the Jewish leaders and told them who had healed him.

The Jewish leaders came to Jesus and asked him to tell them who he was. Jesus told them that God was his Father. Jesus said that his work, like his Father’s work, continues on and does not stop on the Sabbath. The Jewish leaders were upset with him because he implied that he was equal to God.

5:16a

Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath,

He was breaking their rules about the Sabbath.
Since he healed people on the Sabbath day,

5:16b

the Jews began to persecute Him.

Therefore, the Jewish leaders began to persecute Jesus.
the Jewish officials oppressed Jesus.

5:16a–b

Now: The common Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as Now introduces a result. It is not a time word. The result of the Jewish leaders finding out that Jesus healed the man was that they started persecuting Jesus. Here is another way to translate this conjunction:

So (NIV)

because: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as because introduces the reason why the Jewish leaders persecuted Jesus.

Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath: The phrase Jesus was doing these things refers to Jesus’ healing the lame man. It implies that Jesus had also been doing other similar deeds on the Sabbath. The leaders believed that in that way he was breaking the law about not working on the Sabbath. In some languages it may be necessary to make explicit the meaning of these things. For example

he kept healing people on the day of worship (GW)

breaking the Sabbath rules (NLT)

the Sabbath: See the note on 5:9c.

the Jews began to persecute Him: The Greek word that the BSB translates as persecute means that the Jewish leaders began to oppose and oppress Jesus. They did not like the fact that he had healed someone on the Sabbath. Here is another way to translate this clause:

the Jews began to cause Jesus to suffer

the Jews: The term Jews here refers mainly to the Jewish religious leaders or officials. See 5:10 and 5:15b.

General Comment on 5:16

In some languages, it may be natural to reverse the clauses. For example:

Therefore the Jews started persecuting Jesus, because he was doing such things on the sabbath. (NRSV)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

καὶ διὰ τοῦτο, ἐδίωκον οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι τὸν Ἰησοῦν, ὅτι ταῦτα ἐποίει ἐν Σαββάτῳ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί διά τοῦτο ἐδίωκον οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι τόν Ἰησοῦν ὅτι ταῦτα ἐποίει ἐν Σαββάτῳ)

The writer uses the phrase And because of this to show that previous verse gave background information for what John will now present. Use the natural form in your language for expressing background information. Alternate translation: [Now the Jews began to persecute Jesus because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

διὰ τοῦτο

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί διά τοῦτο ἐδίωκον οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι τόν Ἰησοῦν ὅτι ταῦτα ἐποίει ἐν Σαββάτῳ)

Here, this refers to what the man whom Jesus had healed told the Jewish leaders. The Jewish leaders began to persecute Jesus because he had healed the man on the Sabbath, which was something they believed was against the law of Moses. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [because Jesus had healed him on the Sabbath]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι

the Jews

Here, the Jews refers to the Jewish leaders. See how you translated this term in the previous verse.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὅτι ταῦτα ἐποίει

because these_‹things› ˱he˲_˓was˒_doing

This phrase indicates a second reason why the Jewish leaders began persecuting Jesus. Here, these things refers to Jesus healing people on the Sabbath. The plural things indicates that he healed on the Sabbath multiple times, not just on the occasion recorded in verses [5–9](../05/05.md). If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: [because he was doing these healings]

ἐν Σαββάτῳ

on ˓a˒_Sabbath

Your language might use an indefinite article rather than the definite article here, since the synagogue ruler is not speaking of a specific Sabbath. Alternate translation: [on a Sabbath day]

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. -
3. 25320
4. S
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
11. 66068
1. because of
2. -
3. 12230
5. dia
6. P-·······
7. because_of
8. because_of
9. -
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
11. 66069
1. this
2. -
3. 37780
5. houtos
6. R-····ANS
7. this
8. this
9. -
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing; R66086
11. 66071
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····NMP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
11. 66075
1. Youdaiōns
2. -
3. 24530
4. U
5. ioudaios
6. S-····NMP
7. Youdaiōns
8. Jews
9. U
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing; F66097
11. 66076
1. were persecuting
2. -
3. 13770
5. diōkō
6. V-IIA3··P
7. ˓were˒ persecuting
8. ˓were˒ persecuting
9. -
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
11. 66072
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
11. 66077
1. Yaʸsous
2. Yeshua
3. 24240
4. UN
5. iēsous
6. N-····AMS
7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
8. Jesus
9. UN
10. Person=Jesus; Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
11. 66078
1. because
2. because
3. 37540
5. hoti
6. C-·······
7. because
8. because
9. -
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
11. 66084
1. he was doing
2. he done
3. 41600
5. poieō
6. V-IIA3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓was˒ doing
8. ˱he˲ ˓was˒ doing
9. -
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing; F66071; R66074; Person=Jesus
11. 66086
1. these things
2. -
3. 37780
5. houtos
6. R-····ANP
7. these ‹things›
8. these ‹things›
9. -
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
11. 66085
1. on
2. on
3. 17220
5. en
6. P-·······
7. on
8. on
9. -
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
11. 66088
1. +a day of rest
2. rest day
3. 45210
4. W
5. sabbaton
6. N-····DNS
7. ˓a˒ day_of_rest
8. ˓a˒ Sabbath
9. W
10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
11. 66090

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) 5:16