YHN 6:38 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. ὅπου
2. hopou
3. -
4. -
5. 36990
6. C·······
7. where
8. where
9. -
10. -
11. 67585
1. Ὅτι
2. hoti
3. Because
4. -
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. because
8. because
9. S
10. Y32
11. 67586
1. καταβέβηκα
2. katabainō
3. I have came down
4. came down
5. 25970
6. VIEA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ came_downhill
8. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ came_down
9. -
10. Y32; R67528; Person=Jesus
11. 67587
1. ἀπό
2. apo
3. from
4. from
5. 5750
6. P·······
7. from
8. from
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67588
1. ἐκ
2. ek
3. -
4. -
5. 15370
6. P·······
7. from
8. from
9. -
10. -
11. 67589
1. τοῦ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67590
1. οὐρανοῦ
2. ouranos
3. heaven
4. heaven
5. 37720
6. N····GMS
7. heaven
8. heaven
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67591
1. οὐχ
2. ou
3. not
4. not
5. 37560
6. C·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67592
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. 67593
1. ποιῶ
2. poieō
3. I may be doing
4. -
5. 41600
6. VSPA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓may_be˒ doing
8. ˱I˲ ˓may_be˒ doing
9. -
10. Y32; R67528; Person=Jesus
11. 67594
1. ποιήσω
2. poieō
3. -
4. -
5. 41600
6. VSAA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓may˒ do
8. ˱I˲ ˓may˒ do
9. -
10. -
11. 67595
1. τό
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····ANS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67596
1. θέλημα
2. thelēma
3. will
4. -
5. 23070
6. N····ANS
7. will
8. will
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67597
1. τό
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····ANS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67598
1. ἐμόν
2. emos
3. my
4. -
5. 16990
6. E···1ANS
7. my
8. my
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67599
1. ἀλλά
2. alla
3. but
4. but
5. 2350
6. C·······
7. but
8. but
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67600
1. τό
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67601
1. θέλημα
2. thelēma
3. will
4. -
5. 23070
6. N····ANS
7. will
8. will
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67602
1. τοῦ
2. ho
3. of the one
4. -
5. 35880
6. R····GMS
7. ˱of˲ the ‹one›
8. ˱of˲ the ‹one›
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67603
1. πέμψαντος
2. pempō
3. having sent
4. sent
5. 39920
6. VPAA·GMS
7. ˓having˒ sent
8. ˓having˒ sent
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67604
1. μέ
2. egō
3. me
4. me
5. 14730
6. R···1A·S
7. me
8. me
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67605
1. πατρός
2. patēr
3. -
4. -
5. 39620
6. N····GMS
7. father
8. father
9. -
10. -
11. 67606

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:22–59: Jesus is the bread that gives life

In this section Jesus spoke in figurative language about how he himself is the source of eternal life. He called himself “the bread of life” and said that people must “eat” his flesh and “drink” his blood. These words caused a lot of argument.

Paragraph 6:35–40

Jesus told the people that he himself was the bread that gives life.

6:38a

For I have come down from heaven,

That is because I have come down from heaven
That will happen because I came from heaven

For I have come down from heaven: In some languages it may be natural to start a new sentence here. For example:

The reason that I say this is because I came from heaven (NET)

heaven: The word heaven refers to the place where God lives. See KBT Heaven, Sky A2 and the note on 6:31b. Jesus was implying that he came from God.

6:38b

not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

not to do what I want, but to do what the one who sent me here wants me to do.
to obey God who sent me into the world. I did not come to do what I want to do.

not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me: This expression tells the purpose of Jesus coming to earth. It expresses the purpose with a negative statement and then a positive statement.

not to do My own will: Jesus did not come to earth to please himself or act as he wished. In some languages it may be natural to translate the noun phrase My own will as a verb phrase. For example:

not to do what I want (JBP)

but: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as but connects the negative statement “not to do my own will” to the positive statement “(to do) the will of him who sent me.” This kind of sentence emphasizes the positive statement. Languages have different ways to indicate this type of emphasis. For example:

Use the conjunction but as in the BSB. For example:
to do not my own will but the will of him who sent me (GNT)
not to do what I want, but to do what the one who sent me wants
Use a conjunction other than but. This is a common way in English to show this type of emphasis. For example:
not for the purpose of doing just my own will, rather I came to do the will of him who sent me
it was not to do what I want. Instead, I came to do what the one who sent me wants.
Do not use a conjunction. For example:
I haven’t come from heaven to do what I want to do. I’ve come to do what the one who sent me wants me to do. (GW)
I have not come down from heaven to do what I myself choose to do. No, my Father has sent me. I have come to do what he wants me to do. (EASY)
Change the order of the clauses. For example:
to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will (NLT)
to do what God wants me to do, not what I want to do (NCV)

You should translate this emphasis in the way that is most natural in your language.

to do the will of Him who sent Me: This phrase tells why Jesus came to earth. He came to please and obey God, to do what God wanted. As with “not to do my own will” in the previous phrase, it may be natural to translate the noun phrase the will of Him as a verb phrase. For example:

I have come to do what the one who sent me wants me to do

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ὅτι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὅτι καταβέβηκα ἀπό τοῦ οὐρανοῦ οὐχ ἵνα ποιῶ τό θέλημα τό ἐμόν ἀλλά τό θέλημα τοῦ πέμψαντος μέ)

For introduces the reason why Jesus will not throw out anyone who comes to him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: [This is true because]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τοῦ πέμψαντός με

¬the ˱of˲_the_‹one› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὅτι καταβέβηκα ἀπό τοῦ οὐρανοῦ οὐχ ἵνα ποιῶ τό θέλημα τό ἐμόν ἀλλά τό θέλημα τοῦ πέμψαντος μέ)

Here, the one who sent me refers to God. See how you translated it in [4:34](../04/34.md).

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. Because
2. -
3. 37540
4. S
5. hoti
6. C-·······
7. because
8. because
9. S
10. Y32
11. 67586
1. I have came down
2. came down
3. 25970
5. katabainō
6. V-IEA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ came_downhill
8. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ came_down
9. -
10. Y32; R67528; Person=Jesus
11. 67587
1. from
2. from
3. 5750
5. apo
6. P-·······
7. from
8. from
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67588
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67590
1. heaven
2. heaven
3. 37720
5. ouranos
6. N-····GMS
7. heaven
8. heaven
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67591
1. not
2. not
3. 37560
5. ou
6. C-·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67592
1. in order that
2. -
3. 24430
5. hina
6. C-·······
7. in_order_that
8. in_order_that
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67593
1. I may be doing
2. -
3. 41600
5. poieō
6. V-SPA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓may_be˒ doing
8. ˱I˲ ˓may_be˒ doing
9. -
10. Y32; R67528; Person=Jesus
11. 67594
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····ANS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67598
1. my
2. -
3. 16990
5. emos
6. E-···1ANS
7. my
8. my
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67599
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····ANS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67596
1. will
2. -
3. 23070
5. thelēma
6. N-····ANS
7. will
8. will
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67597
1. but
2. but
3. 2350
5. alla
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67600
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67601
1. will
2. -
3. 23070
5. thelēma
6. N-····ANS
7. will
8. will
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67602
1. of the one
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. R-····GMS
7. ˱of˲ the ‹one›
8. ˱of˲ the ‹one›
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67603
1. having sent
2. sent
3. 39920
5. pempō
6. V-PAA·GMS
7. ˓having˒ sent
8. ˓having˒ sent
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67604
1. me
2. me
3. 14730
5. egō
6. R-···1A·S
7. me
8. me
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67605

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) 6:38

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

Section 6:22–59: Jesus is the bread that gives life

Paragraph 6:35–40

6:38a

6:38b

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