John 6:41 — Greek interlinear

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strong's
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Ἐγόγγυζον
2. γογγύζω
3. ˓Were grumbling
4. grumble
5. G1111 ↗
6. V-IIA3··P
7. ˓were˒ grumbling
8. ˓were˒ grumbling
9. PS
10. Y32
11. 67673
1. οὖν
2. οὖν
3. therefore
4. -
5. G3767 ↗
6. C-·······
7. therefore
8. therefore
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67674
1. δέ
2. δέ
3. -
4. -
5. G1161 ↗
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. -
11. 67675
1. οἱ
2. ὁ
3. the
4. the
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····NMP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67676
1. Ἰουδαῖοι
2. Ἰουδαῖος
3. Youdaiōns
4. -
5. G2453 ↗
6. S-····NMP
7. Youdaiōns
8. Jews
9. U
10. Y32; F67693; F67705; F67735; F67737; F67739; F67816; F67833
11. 67677
1. περί
2. περί
3. about
4. about
5. G4012 ↗
6. P-·······
7. about
8. about
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67678
1. αὐτοῦ
2. αὐτός
3. him
4. him
5. G846 ↗
6. R-···3GMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y32; R67528; Person=Jesus
11. 67679
1. ὅτι
2. ὅτι
3. because
4. because
5. G3754 ↗
6. C-·······
7. because
8. because
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67680
1. εἶπεν
2. λέγω
3. he said
4. he said
5. G3004 ↗
6. V-IAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ said
8. ˱he˲ said
9. -
10. Y32; R67528; Person=Jesus
11. 67681
1. Ἐγώ
2. ἐγώ
3. I
4. %he
5. G1473 ↗
6. R-···1N·S
7. I
8. I
9. D
10. Y32; R67528; Person=Jesus
11. 67682
1. εἰμί
2. εἰμί
3. am
4. was
5. G1510 ↗
6. V-IPA1··S
7. am
8. am
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67683
1. ὁ
2. ὁ
3. the
4. the
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····NMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67684
1. ἄρτος
2. ἄρτος
3. bread
4. food
5. G740 ↗
6. N-····NMS
7. bread
8. bread
9. -
10. Y32; F67687
11. 67685
1. ὁ
2. ὁ
3. the one
4. -
5. G3588 ↗
6. R-····NMS
7. the ‹one›
8. the ‹one›
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67686
1. καταβάς
2. καταβαίνω
3. having come down
4. came down
5. G2597 ↗
6. V-PAA·NMS
7. ˓having˒ come_downhill
8. ˓having˒ come_down
9. -
10. Y32; R67685
11. 67687
1. ἐκ
2. ἐκ
3. out of
4. -
5. G1537 ↗
6. P-·······
7. out_of
8. out_of
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67688
1. τοῦ
2. ὁ
3. the
4. -
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····GMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67689
1. οὐρανοῦ
2. οὐρανός
3. heaven
4. heaven
5. G3772 ↗
6. N-····GMS
7. heaven
8. heaven
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67690

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 6:41–42

This paragraph tells how the people who were listening to Jesus reacted to what he said. They were not happy.

6:41a

At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus

¶ Then the Jewish people there began to complain/grumble about Jesus,
¶ Then some of the people who were listening began to criticize Jesus

At this: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as At this can also be translated as “therefore.” Here are other ways to translate this word:

Then (NRSV)

So (ESV)

Therefore (NASB)

the Jews began to grumble about Jesus: Jesus’ listeners were not happy about what Jesus had said. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

The Jews began to criticize Jesus (GW)

So those who opposed Jesus began to grumble about him

the Jews: Probably everyone in the crowd was a Jew. (Some English translations therefore translate the term as “the people”). However, it is not likely that everyone would complain about Jesus. John uses the term the Jews to refer to Jewish leaders (see 1:19), Jews from the area of Jerusalem (see 11:19), and to Jews in general (see 2:6). Here, John seems to be using the term to refer to those people who were hostile (opposed) to Jesus.

Here are some ways to translate this term following that understanding:

the Jews who were hostile to Jesus (NET)

Some of the Judeans (TLV)

6:41b

because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”

because he said, “I am the bread/food who has come down from heaven.”
for saying that he himself was the bread/food that came from heaven.

I am the bread that came down from heaven: Refer back to your translation of 6:33a–35a. Use the same expressions for bread and came down from heaven there and here.

General Comment on 6:41a–b

In some languages it may be natural to use indirect speech here. For example:

The people started grumbling because Jesus had said that he was the bread that had come down from heaven. (CEV)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι

therefore the Jews

Here and to the end of this chapter, the Jews refers to the Jewish leaders. See how you translated this term in 1:19.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐγόγγυζον οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι περί αὐτοῦ ὅτι εἶπεν Ἐγώ εἰμί ὁ ἄρτος ὁ καταβάς ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ)

The Jewish leaders paraphrase what Jesus said in verse 33. See how you translated bread and come down from heaven in verse 33.

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

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strong's
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. G3767 ↗
4. οὖν
5. οὖν
6. C-·······
7. therefore
8. therefore
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67674
1. the
2. the
3. G3588 ↗
4. οἱ
5. ὁ
6. E-····NMP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67676
1. Youdaiōns
2. -
3. G2453 ↗
4. Ἰουδαῖοι
5. Ἰουδαῖος
6. S-····NMP
7. Youdaiōns
8. Jews
9. U
10. Y32; F67693; F67705; F67735; F67737; F67739; F67816; F67833
11. 67677
1. ˓Were grumbling
2. grumble
3. G1111 ↗
4. Ἐγόγγυζον
5. γογγύζω
6. V-IIA3··P
7. ˓were˒ grumbling
8. ˓were˒ grumbling
9. PS
10. Y32
11. 67673
1. about
2. about
3. G4012 ↗
4. περί
5. περί
6. P-·······
7. about
8. about
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67678
1. him
2. him
3. G846 ↗
4. αὐτοῦ
5. αὐτός
6. R-···3GMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y32; R67528; Person=Jesus
11. 67679
1. because
2. because
3. G3754 ↗
4. ὅτι
5. ὅτι
6. C-·······
7. because
8. because
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67680
1. he said
2. he said
3. G3004 ↗
4. εἶπεν
5. λέγω
6. V-IAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ said
8. ˱he˲ said
9. -
10. Y32; R67528; Person=Jesus
11. 67681
1. I
2. %he
3. G1473 ↗
4. Ἐγώ
5. ἐγώ
6. R-···1N·S
7. I
8. I
9. D
10. Y32; R67528; Person=Jesus
11. 67682
1. am
2. was
3. G1510 ↗
4. εἰμί
5. εἰμί
6. V-IPA1··S
7. am
8. am
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67683
1. the
2. the
3. G3588 ↗
4. ὁ
5. ὁ
6. E-····NMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67684
1. bread
2. food
3. G740 ↗
4. ἄρτος
5. ἄρτος
6. N-····NMS
7. bread
8. bread
9. -
10. Y32; F67687
11. 67685
1. the one
2. -
3. G3588 ↗
4. ὁ
5. ὁ
6. R-····NMS
7. the ‹one›
8. the ‹one›
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67686
1. having come down
2. came down
3. G2597 ↗
4. καταβάς
5. καταβαίνω
6. V-PAA·NMS
7. ˓having˒ come_downhill
8. ˓having˒ come_down
9. -
10. Y32; R67685
11. 67687
1. out of
2. -
3. G1537 ↗
4. ἐκ
5. ἐκ
6. P-·······
7. out_of
8. out_of
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67688
1. the
2. -
3. G3588 ↗
4. τοῦ
5. ὁ
6. E-····GMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67689
1. heaven
2. heaven
3. G3772 ↗
4. οὐρανοῦ
5. οὐρανός
6. N-····GMS
7. heaven
8. heaven
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67690

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.