YHN 6:15 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. Ἰησοῦς
2. iēsous
3. Yaʸsous
4. Yeshua
5. 24240
6. N····NMS
7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
8. Jesus
9. N
10. Y32; F67078
11. 67045
1. Οὖν
2. oun
3. Therefore
4. -
5. 37670
6. C·······
7. therefore
8. therefore
9. US
10. Y32
11. 67046
1. γνούς
2. ginōskō
3. having known
4. -
5. 10970
6. VPAA·NMS
7. ˓having˒ known
8. ˓having˒ known
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67047
1. ὅτι
2. hoti
3. that
4. -
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67048
1. μέλλουσιν
2. mellō
3. they are going
4. -
5. 31950
6. VIPA3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓are˒ going
8. ˱they˲ ˓are˒ going
9. -
10. Y32; R67022
11. 67049
1. ἔρχεσθαι
2. erχomai
3. to be coming
4. -
5. 20640
6. VNPM····
7. ˓to_be˒ coming
8. ˓to_be˒ coming
9. -
10. Y32; R67022
11. 67050
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. But
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67051
1. ἁρπάζειν
2. harpazō
3. to be snatching
4. -
5. 7260
6. VNPA····
7. ˓to_be˒ snatching
8. ˓to_be˒ snatching
9. -
10. Y32; R67022
11. 67052
1. αὐτόν
2. autos
3. him
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3AMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67053
1. καί
2. kai
3. -
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. -
11. 67054
1. ἵνα
2. hina
3. in order that
4. -
5. 24430
6. C·······
7. in_order_that
8. in_order_that
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67055
1. ποιήσωσιν
2. poieō
3. they may make him
4. -
5. 41600
6. VSAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓may˒ make ‹him›
8. ˱they˲ ˓may˒ make ‹him›
9. -
10. Y32; R67022
11. 67056
1. ἀναδεικνύναι
2. anadeiknumi
3. -
4. -
5. 3220
6. VNPA····
7. ˓to_be˒ appointing ‹him›
8. ˓to_be˒ appointing ‹him›
9. -
10. -
11. 67057
1. αὐτόν
2. autos
3. -
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3AMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. -
11. 67058
1. βασιλέα
2. basileus
3. king
4. king
5. 9350
6. N····AMS
7. king
8. king
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67059
1. ἀνεχώρησεν
2. anaχōreō
3. he withdrew
4. -
5. 4020
6. VIAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ withdrew
8. ˱he˲ withdrew
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67060
1. φεύγει
2. feugō
3. -
4. -
5. 53430
6. VIPA3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ escaping
8. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ escaping
9. -
10. -
11. 67061
1. πάλιν
2. palin
3. back
4. -
5. 38250
6. D·······
7. back
8. back
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67062
1. εἰς
2. eis
3. to
4. -
5. 15190
6. P·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67063
1. τό
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67064
1. ὄρος
2. oros
3. mountain
4. hill
5. 37350
6. N····ANS
7. mountain
8. mountain
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67065
1. αὐτός
2. autos
3. himself
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3NMS
7. himself
8. himself
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67066
1. μόνος
2. monos
3. only
4. -
5. 34410
6. E····NMS
7. only
8. only
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67067
1. αὐτός
2. autos
3. -
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3NMS
7. himself
8. himself
9. -
10. -
11. 67068
1. κἀκεῖ
2. kakei
3. -
4. -
5. 25460
6. D·······
7. and_there
8. and_there
9. -
10. -
11. 67069
1. προσηύχετο
2. proseuχomai
3. -
4. -
5. 43360
6. VIIM3··S
7. ˓was˒ praying
8. ˓was˒ praying
9. -
10. -
11. 67070

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:1–15: Jesus fed over 5000 people in the wilderness

In this section Jesus did a great miracle. He fed thousands of people with just a small amount of food. He showed that he could create material substances, just as God did when he created the world. He also showed that he cared about people’s hunger and could provide food for them. See also Matthew 15:32–39.

Here are other possible titles for this section:

Jesus provided food for a big crowd

Jesus did a miracle to increase some bread and fish

Paragraph 6:14–15

This paragraph tells how people reacted after Jesus did the miracle to feed them.

6:15a

Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force,

Jesus knew that they wanted to come and grab him to make him their king.
Because Jesus knew that they would come and seize him to make him their king,

Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force: The text does not say how Jesus realized this. Perhaps he heard them talking to one another, or perhaps God revealed it to him. You should not make this explicit.

In some languages it may be natural to translate this as a separate sentence. For example:

Jesus realized that the people were about to come and force him to become their king. So he left and went to the mountain alone.

Jesus realized that they would try to force him to be their king. So he went up on a mountain, where he could be alone. (CEV)

make Him king by force: The people wanted to grab Jesus physically to force him to be their king. They apparently hoped that they could make Jesus become their military commander. They had seen his supernatural (not human) power in his miracle. So they thought that he could use that power to remove the Roman rulers from their land.

king: A king was the political leader or ruler of a nation. In the Jewish context, the king was also the top military commander. In your translation, use a word that implies or allows for the fact that this ruler was the chief commander of the army.

6:15b

withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.

So he went away once more to the hills by himself.
he left and returned alone to the hill/mountain area.

withdrew again to a mountain by Himself: This clause tells what Jesus did as a result of what he knew. He withdrew (went away) from the people and went to the mountain. See the General Comment on 6:15a–b. Some English translations include the word “So” in this clause to indicate this result. For example:

so he left and went into the hills alone (NCV)

So he went up on a mountain, where he could be alone. (CEV)

Jesus returned to the mountain that was mentioned in 6:3. At that previous time he had been with his disciples. Now he was by Himself (alone). Translate this clause in a way that avoids implying that Jesus had been alone the previous time. The NCV and CEV (above) avoid this by leaving the word again untranslated. Here is another example:

So he returned to the mountain by himself. (GW)

withdrew: There is a textual problem here:

Many Greek manuscripts say “withdrew, went away.” For example:
left (NCV) (BSB, KJV, NASB, RSV, NRSV, ESV, NIV, REB, NET, GW, GNT, CEV, NCV)
Some Greek manuscripts say “fled (ran away).” For example:
fled (NJB) (NJB)

The NLT (“slipped away”) is ambiguous. It is recommended that you follow option (1), along with most English translations.The UBS Greek News Testament gives option (1) a B rating, indicating that this is the probable text but there is some doubt.

a mountain: The Greek word that the BSB translates as mountain here refers to a hill or an area with many hills. It did not refer to a high mountain here. See the note on 6:3. Use the same word in both verses.

General Comment on 6:15a–b

The Greek text here implies that Jesus’ action in 6:15b was the result of what he realized in 6:15a. The BSB strongly implies this idea. Other translations make it more explicit. For example:

Jesus knew that they were about to come and seize him in order to make him king by force, so he went off again to the hills by himself. (GNT)

uW Translation Notes:

γνοὺς ὅτι μέλλουσιν ἔρχεσθαι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἰησοῦς Οὖν γνούς ὅτι μέλλουσιν ἔρχεσθαι καί ἁρπάζειν αὐτόν ἵνα ποιήσωσιν βασιλέα ἀνεχώρησεν πάλιν εἰς τό ὄρος αὐτός μόνος)

This clause could refer to: (1) the time that Jesus decided to withdraw. Alternate translation: [at the time he realized that they were about to come] (2) the reason that Jesus decided to withdraw. Alternate translation: [because he realized that they were about to come]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rpronouns

αὐτὸς μόνος

John uses the reflexive pronoun himself to emphasize that Jesus was completely alone. Use a way that is natural in your language to indicate this emphasis. Alternate translation: [completely alone]

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. Therefore
2. -
3. 37670
4. US
5. oun
6. C-·······
7. therefore
8. therefore
9. US
10. Y32
11. 67046
1. Yaʸsous
2. Yeshua
3. 24240
4. N
5. iēsous
6. N-····NMS
7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
8. Jesus
9. N
10. Y32; F67078
11. 67045
1. having known
2. -
3. 10970
5. ginōskō
6. V-PAA·NMS
7. ˓having˒ known
8. ˓having˒ known
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67047
1. that
2. -
3. 37540
5. hoti
6. C-·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67048
1. they are going
2. -
3. 31950
5. mellō
6. V-IPA3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓are˒ going
8. ˱they˲ ˓are˒ going
9. -
10. Y32; R67022
11. 67049
1. to be coming
2. -
3. 20640
5. erχomai
6. V-NPM····
7. ˓to_be˒ coming
8. ˓to_be˒ coming
9. -
10. Y32; R67022
11. 67050
1. and
2. But
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67051
1. to be snatching
2. -
3. 7260
5. harpazō
6. V-NPA····
7. ˓to_be˒ snatching
8. ˓to_be˒ snatching
9. -
10. Y32; R67022
11. 67052
1. him
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3AMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67053
1. in order that
2. -
3. 24430
5. hina
6. C-·······
7. in_order_that
8. in_order_that
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67055
1. they may make him
2. -
3. 41600
5. poieō
6. V-SAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓may˒ make ‹him›
8. ˱they˲ ˓may˒ make ‹him›
9. -
10. Y32; R67022
11. 67056
1. king
2. king
3. 9350
5. basileus
6. N-····AMS
7. king
8. king
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67059
1. he
2. -
3. 4020
5. anaχōreō
6. V-IAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ withdrew
8. ˱he˲ withdrew
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67060
1. himself
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3NMS
7. himself
8. himself
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67066
1. only
2. -
3. 34410
5. monos
6. E-····NMS
7. only
8. only
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67067
1. withdrew
2. -
3. 4020
5. anaχōreō
6. V-IAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ withdrew
8. ˱he˲ withdrew
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67060
1. back
2. -
3. 38250
5. palin
6. D-·······
7. back
8. back
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67062
1. to
2. -
3. 15190
5. eis
6. P-·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67063
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67064
1. mountain
2. hill
3. 37350
5. oros
6. N-····ANS
7. mountain
8. mountain
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67065

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.