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OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 5:26

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

    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. ὥσπερ
    2. hōsper
    3. as
    4. -
    5. 56180
    6. C·······
    7. as
    8. as
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66342
    1. ὡς
    2. hōs
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 56130
    6. C·······
    7. as
    8. as
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 66343
    1. Γάρ
    2. gar
    3. For/Because
    4. -
    5. 10630
    6. C·······
    7. for
    8. for
    9. S
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66344
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66345
    1. Πατήρ
    2. patēr
    3. father
    4. father
    5. 39620
    6. N····NMS
    7. father
    8. Father
    9. G
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing; Person=God
    11. 66346
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. R····NMS
    7. ¬which
    8. ¬which
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 66347
    1. ζῶν
    2. zaō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 21980
    6. VPPA·NMS
    7. living
    8. living
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 66348
    1. ἔχει
    2. eχō
    3. is having
    4. -
    5. 21920
    6. VIPA3··S
    7. ˓is˒ having
    8. ˓is˒ having
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66349
    1. ζωήν
    2. zōē
    3. life
    4. -
    5. 22220
    6. N····AFS
    7. life
    8. life
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66350
    1. ἔχει
    2. eχō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 21920
    6. VIPA3··S
    7. ˓is˒ having
    8. ˓is˒ having
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 66351
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66352
    1. ἑαυτῷ
    2. heautou
    3. himself
    4. -
    5. 14380
    6. R···3DMS
    7. himself
    8. himself
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66353
    1. οὕτως
    2. houtōs
    3. thus
    4. -
    5. 37790
    6. D·······
    7. thus
    8. thus
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66354
    1. ἔδωκεν
    2. didōmi
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 13250
    6. VIAA3··S
    7. gave
    8. gave
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 66355
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. also
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. D·······
    7. also
    8. also
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66356
    1. τῷ
    2. ho
    3. to the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····DMS
    7. ˱to˲ the
    8. ˱to˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66357
    1. Υἱῷ
    2. huios
    3. son
    4. -
    5. 52070
    6. N····DMS
    7. son
    8. Son
    9. G
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing; Person=Jesus
    11. 66358
    1. ἔδωκεν
    2. didōmi
    3. he gave
    4. -
    5. 13250
    6. VIAA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ gave
    8. ˱he˲ gave
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66359
    1. ζωήν
    2. zōē
    3. life
    4. -
    5. 22220
    6. N····AFS
    7. life
    8. life
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66360
    1. ἔδωκεν
    2. didōmi
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 13250
    6. VIAA3··S
    7. gave
    8. gave
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 66361
    1. ἔχειν
    2. eχō
    3. to be having
    4. -
    5. 21920
    6. VNPA····
    7. ˓to_be˒ having
    8. ˓to_be˒ having
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66362
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66363
    1. ἑαυτῷ
    2. heautou
    3. himself
    4. -
    5. 14380
    6. R···3DMS
    7. himself
    8. himself
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66364

OET (OET-LV) For/Because as the father is_having life in himself, thus also he_gave life to_the son to_be_having in himself,

OET (OET-RV) As the father is the source of life, he gave the power of giving life to the son

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:19–29: Jesus told the Jewish leaders that the Father gave him authority

Jesus told the Pharisees that he had authority from God the Father. He only did what he saw the Father doing. He declared that God had given him the right to raise people from the dead and to judge them.

Here are some other possible section headings:

Jesus proclaimed his authority/right to heal the man on the Sabbath/rest day.

Jesus explained to the Jewish leaders his authority for breaking their rules.

Jesus’ authority

Paragraph 5:24–29

In this paragraph Jesus spoke of his authority to give life. He first referred to himself in the first person (using “I” and “me” in 5:24). He said that he is the one who will cause righteous people to live again. He then referred to himself in the third person, as “the Son of Man,” in 5:25–29. God the Father gave him the right to judge all people.

In your translation, make sure that readers will understand that Jesus was speaking of himself through this whole passage. You may need to use first person pronouns to make it explicit that Jesus was talking about himself. For example:

24“I tell you the truth. Whoever believes what I say and also believes the one who sent me, he has life that will not end. He will not be condemned to be punished, because his being separated from God is already finished and he has life forever. 25This that I say is also the truth. All people, it is like they are dead, because they are separated from God. But the time has already arrived when even those who are spiritually dead will hear me, the Child of God, speak. And those who believe what they have heard, they will truly live. 26Because my Father is the one who gives life. And it is the same with me, because he has given me the authority to give life. 27He has also given to me his Child the authority to judge, because I am the Child of a Person. 28Do not be surprised at what I said, because one day, all the dead will hear my words 29and leave their graves. Those who have done good things will come to life so that they will receive eternal life. But those who have done evil things, they will come to life so they will be condemned to be punished.

5:26a

For as the Father has life in Himself,

For as the Father has life in Himself: This is the first half of a comparison which is completed in 5:26b. See the General Comment on 5:26a–b for ideas of how to translate this comparison.

the Father has life in Himself: This clause indicates that God the Father is the one who is the source of all life. All life comes from him; he alone creates/gives life. He was not created or given life by someone else but has always existed. He is the source of everything that lives. Refer to the notes on 1:14a–b. There the author writes of the Word that “in him was life” and “the life was the light of all people.” Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

The Father is the source of life (GW)

the Father is himself the source of life (GNT)

The Father has the power to give life (CEV)

5:26b

so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.

so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself: This is the second half of the comparison. God the Father has given to the Son the same life-giving power that he has. The Son also is the source of life and is eternally self-existent (meaning that he has always existed without any outside cause). As in 5:25c, Jesus was talking about himself. See the note there.

He has granted the Son to have life in Himself: The Greek phrase that the BSB translated as granted the Son is more literally “gave to the Son.” God enables or causes his Son to have and give life. When you translate this, you should not imply that at one time the Son did not have life in himself. The Father has always had life in himself and the Father has always granted the Son to have life in himself.

In some languages a verb such as He has granted implies that there was a time before the Son had life. If that is true in your language, you may want to make it clearer that Jesus always had life:

by his gift the Son also has life in himself (REB)

Jesus continued to refer to himself in this verse using the third person (the Son). In some languages, you many need to make it clear that Jesus was taking about himself. For example:

Because my Father is the one who gives life. And the same is true with me, because he gave me the authority to give life.

the Son: See the note in 5:19b and how you translated this term there.

General Comment on 5:26a–b

The Greek words that BSB translates with the conjunctions For…so compares two things and says that they are equal.

Here are other ways to translate this idea:

Just as the Father is himself the source of life, in the same way he has made his Son to be the source of life. (GNT)

The Father has the power to give life, and he has given that same power to the Son. (CEV)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples

ὁ Πατὴρ & τῷ Υἱῷ

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὥσπερ Γάρ ὁ Πατήρ ἔχει ζωήν ἐν ἑαυτῷ οὕτως καί τῷ Υἱῷ ἔδωκεν ζωήν ἔχειν ἐν ἑαυτῷ)

Father and Son are important titles that describe the relationship between God and Jesus.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἔχει ζωὴν ἐν ἑαυτῷ & ζωὴν, ἔχειν ἐν ἑαυτῷ

˓is˒_having (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὥσπερ Γάρ ὁ Πατήρ ἔχει ζωήν ἐν ἑαυτῷ οὕτως καί τῷ Υἱῷ ἔδωκεν ζωήν ἔχειν ἐν ἑαυτῷ)

Here, the phrases has life and have life refer to being the source of life or having the ability to create life. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: [is the source of life … the right to be the source of life]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

τῷ Υἱῷ & ζωὴν, ἔχειν ἐν ἑαυτῷ

˱to˲_the Son & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὥσπερ Γάρ ὁ Πατήρ ἔχει ζωήν ἐν ἑαυτῷ οὕτως καί τῷ Υἱῷ ἔδωκεν ζωήν ἔχειν ἐν ἑαυτῷ)

As in the previous verses in this paragraph, Jesus is referring to himself in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person, as in the UST.

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. For/Because
    2. -
    3. 10630
    4. S
    5. gar
    6. C-·······
    7. for
    8. for
    9. S
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66344
    1. as
    2. -
    3. 56180
    5. hōsper
    6. C-·······
    7. as
    8. as
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66342
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66345
    1. father
    2. father
    3. 39620
    4. G
    5. patēr
    6. N-····NMS
    7. father
    8. Father
    9. G
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing; Person=God
    11. 66346
    1. is having
    2. -
    3. 21920
    5. eχō
    6. V-IPA3··S
    7. ˓is˒ having
    8. ˓is˒ having
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66349
    1. life
    2. -
    3. 22220
    5. zōē
    6. N-····AFS
    7. life
    8. life
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66350
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66352
    1. himself
    2. -
    3. 14380
    5. heautou
    6. R-···3DMS
    7. himself
    8. himself
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66353
    1. thus
    2. -
    3. 37790
    5. houtōs
    6. D-·······
    7. thus
    8. thus
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66354
    1. also
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. D-·······
    7. also
    8. also
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66356
    1. he gave
    2. -
    3. 13250
    5. didōmi
    6. V-IAA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ gave
    8. ˱he˲ gave
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66359
    1. life
    2. -
    3. 22220
    5. zōē
    6. N-····AFS
    7. life
    8. life
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66360
    1. to the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····DMS
    7. ˱to˲ the
    8. ˱to˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66357
    1. son
    2. -
    3. 52070
    4. G
    5. huios
    6. N-····DMS
    7. son
    8. Son
    9. G
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing; Person=Jesus
    11. 66358
    1. to be having
    2. -
    3. 21920
    5. eχō
    6. V-NPA····
    7. ˓to_be˒ having
    8. ˓to_be˒ having
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66362
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66363
    1. himself
    2. -
    3. 14380
    5. heautou
    6. R-···3DMS
    7. himself
    8. himself
    9. -
    10. Y31; TBethesda_pool_healing
    11. 66364

OET (OET-LV) For/Because as the father is_having life in himself, thus also he_gave life to_the son to_be_having in himself,

OET (OET-RV) As the father is the source of life, he gave the power of giving life to the son

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.

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