YHN 6:42 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. and So
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. -
11. 67691
1. ἐλέγων
2. elegos
3. -
4. -
5. 16495
6. N····GMP
7. ˱of˲ songs
8. ˱of˲ songs
9. -
10. -
11. 67692
1. ἔλεγον
2. legō
3. they were saying
4. -
5. 30040
6. VIIA3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ saying
8. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ saying
9. -
10. R67677
11. 67693
1. ὅτι
2. hoti
3. -
4. -
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. ¬that
8. ¬that
9. -
10. -
11. 67694
1. Οὐχ
2. ou
3. Not
4. -
5. 37560
6. T·······
7. not
8. not
9. D
10. -
11. 67695
1. Οὐχί
2. ouχi
3. -
4. -
5. 37800
6. T·······
7. not
8. not
9. D
10. -
11. 67696
1. οὗτος
2. houtos
3. this
4. -
5. 37780
6. R····NMS
7. this
8. this
9. -
10. -
11. 67697
1. ἐστίν
2. eimi
3. is
4. -
5. 15100
6. VIPA3··S
7. is
8. is
9. -
10. -
11. 67698
1. Ἰησοῦς
2. iēsous
3. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
4. -
5. 24240
6. N····NMS
7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
8. Jesus
9. UN
10. F67704
11. 67699
1. ὁ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. -
11. 67700
1. υἱός
2. huios
3. son
4. -
5. 52070
6. N····NMS
7. son
8. son
9. -
10. -
11. 67701
1. τοῦ
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. -
11. 67702
1. Ἰωσήφ
2. iōsēf
3. of Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf)
4. -
5. 25010
6. N····GMS
7. ˱of˲ Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf)
8. ˱of˲ Joseph
9. U
10. -
11. 67703
1. οὗ
2. hos
3. of whose
4. -
5. 37390
6. R····GMS
7. ˱of˲ whose
8. ˱of˲ whose
9. -
10. R67699
11. 67704
1. ἡμεῖς
2. egō
3. we
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1N·P
7. we
8. we
9. -
10. R67677
11. 67705
1. οἴδαμεν
2. eidō
3. have known
4. -
5. 14920
6. VIEA1··P
7. ˓have˒ known
8. ˓have˒ known
9. -
10. -
11. 67706
1. καί
2. kai
3. -
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. -
11. 67707
1. τόν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. -
11. 67708
1. πατέρα
2. patēr
3. father
4. -
5. 39620
6. N····AMS
7. father
8. father
9. -
10. -
11. 67709
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. -
11. 67710
1. τήν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AFS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. -
11. 67711
1. μητέρα
2. mētēr
3. mother
4. -
5. 33840
6. N····AFS
7. mother
8. mother
9. -
10. -
11. 67712
1. Πῶς
2. pōs
3. How
4. -
5. 44590
6. D·······
7. how
8. how
9. S
10. -
11. 67713
1. νῦν
2. nun
3. now
4. -
5. 35680
6. D·······
7. now
8. now
9. -
10. -
11. 67714
1. οὖν
2. oun
3. -
4. -
5. 37670
6. C·······
7. therefore
8. therefore
9. -
10. -
11. 67715
1. οὗτος
2. houtos
3. -
4. -
5. 37780
6. R···3NMS
7. this ‹man›
8. this ‹man›
9. -
10. -
11. 67716
1. λέγει
2. legō
3. is he saying
4. -
5. 30040
6. VIPA3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ saying
8. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ saying
9. -
10. R67528
11. 67717
1. ἑαυτόν
2. heautou
3. -
4. -
5. 14380
6. R···3AMS
7. himself
8. himself
9. -
10. -
11. 67718
1. οὗτος
2. houtos
3. -
4. -
5. 37780
6. R···3NMS
7. this ‹man›
8. this ‹man›
9. -
10. -
11. 67719
1. ὅτι
2. hoti
3. that
4. -
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. ¬that
8. ¬that
9. -
10. -
11. 67720
1. Ἐγώ
2. egō
3. -
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1N·S
7. I
8. I
9. D
10. -
11. 67721
1. ἐκ
2. ek
3. out of
4. -
5. 15370
6. P·······
7. out_of
8. out_of
9. -
10. -
11. 67722
1. Ἀπό
2. apo
3. -
4. -
5. 5750
6. P·······
7. from
8. from
9. D
10. -
11. 67723
1. τοῦ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. -
11. 67724
1. οὐρανοῦ
2. ouranos
3. heaven
4. heaven
5. 37720
6. N····GMS
7. heaven
8. heaven
9. -
10. -
11. 67725
1. Καταβέβηκα
2. katabainō
3. I have came down
4. came
5. 25970
6. VIEA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ came_downhill
8. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ came_down
9. D
10. -
11. 67726
1. καταβεβηκέναι
2. katabainō
3. -
4. -
5. 25970
6. VNEA····
7. ˓to_have˒ come_downhill
8. ˓to_have˒ come_down
9. -
10. -
11. 67727

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.

6:42a

They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know?

They said, “We know him and his parents. He is Jesus, the son of Joseph.
They said/thought that they knew who he was—the son of Joseph. And they knew who Joseph was, and who Jesus’ mother was too.

They were asking: The tense of the Greek verb used here indicates one of two things. Either the people said this more than once, or more than one person said it.

Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know?: This is a rhetorical question. They used it to make a statement. The people were saying that they knew who Jesus was and who Jesus’ parents were. So they implied that he could not have come from heaven.

Here are some ways to translate this rhetorical question:

Use a rhetorical question. For example:
Isn’t he Jesus, the son of Joseph? Don’t we know his father and mother? (CEV)
Use a statement or statements. For example:
This is Jesus, the son of Joseph. We know his father and mother. (NCV)
Use a statement and a rhetorical question. For example:
Isn’t this Jesus, the son of Joseph? We know his father and mother. (NLT)

Translate this rhetorical question in a way that is natural in your language.

whose father and mother we know: The word whose here refers to Jesus. The people knew Joseph and Mary, who were Jesus’ parents. In your translation, make sure that this is clear. A literal translation may suggest that the people knew Joseph’s mother and father. To avoid this wrong meaning, it may be necessary to start a new sentence, as in the CEV, NCV, and NLT examples above.

6:42b

How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’”

Why is he saying that he has come down from heaven?”
He should not say that he came down from heaven.”
So they refused to believe that he came from heaven.

How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’: This is a rhetorical question. The Jews used it to disagree with what Jesus said. They were saying that Jesus should not say that he came from heaven. They thought that his statement was false. There are two ways to translate this rhetorical question:

Use a rhetorical question. For example:
How can he say, ‘I came down from heaven?’ (NLT)
How can it be true that he has come down from heaven?
Use a statement. For example:
So he cannot say, ‘I have come down from heaven.’
We^(incl) cannot believe him when he says that he came down from heaven.

then: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as then here introduces a logical conclusion to 6:42a. The speakers know Jesus’ parents, and therefore he should not claim to come from heaven. Many English translations do not translate this word explicitly. Introduce this conclusion in a way that is natural in your language. For example:

So how can he say…?

from heaven: The Jewish people sometimes said heaven as a way to show reverence when speaking about God. Heaven is where God lives. The Greek text emphasizes this phrase. See KBT Heaven, Sky 2A and the note on 6:31b.

General Comment on 6:42b

This sentence contains a quote inside a quote. In some languages it may be natural to use indirect speech for the quotation of Jesus’ words. For example:

How can he say that he has come down from heaven? (CEV)

He should not say that he came down from God/heaven.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

οὐχ οὗτός ἐστιν Ἰησοῦς ὁ υἱὸς Ἰωσήφ, οὗ ἡμεῖς οἴδαμεν τὸν πατέρα καὶ τὴν μητέρα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἔλεγον Οὐχ οὗτος ἐστίν Ἰησοῦς ὁ υἱός Ἰωσήφ οὗ ἡμεῖς οἴδαμεν τόν πατέρα καί τήν μητέρα Πῶς νῦν λέγει ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ Καταβέβηκα)

The Jewish leaders are using the form of a question to emphasize that they believe that Jesus is just a normal person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate these words as a statement or an exclamation, and communicate the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [This is just Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

πῶς νῦν λέγει & ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβέβηκα

The Jewish leaders are using the form of a question to emphasize that they do not believe that Jesus came from heaven. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate these words as a statement or an exclamation and communicate the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [He is lying when he says that he came from heaven!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

πῶς νῦν λέγει & ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβέβηκα

If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [How then does he now say that he has come down from heaven?]

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. and So
3. 25320
4. S
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. -
11. 67691
1. they were saying
2. -
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-IIA3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ saying
8. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ saying
9. -
10. R67677
11. 67693
1. is
2. -
3. 15100
5. eimi
6. V-IPA3··S
7. is
8. is
9. -
10. -
11. 67698
1. this
2. -
3. 37780
5. houtos
6. R-····NMS
7. this
8. this
9. -
10. -
11. 67697
1. Not
2. -
3. 37560
4. D
5. ou
6. T-·······
7. not
8. not
9. D
10. -
11. 67695
1. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
2. -
3. 24240
4. UN
5. iēsous
6. N-····NMS
7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
8. Jesus
9. UN
10. F67704
11. 67699
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····NMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. -
11. 67700
1. son
2. -
3. 52070
5. huios
6. N-····NMS
7. son
8. son
9. -
10. -
11. 67701
1. of Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf)
2. -
3. 25010
4. U
5. iōsēf
6. N-····GMS
7. ˱of˲ Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf)
8. ˱of˲ Joseph
9. U
10. -
11. 67703
1. of whose
2. -
3. 37390
5. hos
6. R-····GMS
7. ˱of˲ whose
8. ˱of˲ whose
9. -
10. R67699
11. 67704
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. -
11. 67708
1. father
2. -
3. 39620
5. patēr
6. N-····AMS
7. father
8. father
9. -
10. -
11. 67709
1. and
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. -
11. 67710
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AFS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. -
11. 67711
1. mother
2. -
3. 33840
5. mētēr
6. N-····AFS
7. mother
8. mother
9. -
10. -
11. 67712
1. we
2. -
3. 14730
5. egō
6. R-···1N·P
7. we
8. we
9. -
10. R67677
11. 67705
1. have known
2. -
3. 14920
5. eidō
6. V-IEA1··P
7. ˓have˒ known
8. ˓have˒ known
9. -
10. -
11. 67706
1. How
2. -
3. 44590
4. S
5. pōs
6. D-·······
7. how
8. how
9. S
10. -
11. 67713
1. now
2. -
3. 35680
5. nun
6. D-·······
7. now
8. now
9. -
10. -
11. 67714
1. is he saying
2. -
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ saying
8. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ saying
9. -
10. R67528
11. 67717
1. that
2. -
3. 37540
5. hoti
6. C-·······
7. ¬that
8. ¬that
9. -
10. -
11. 67720
1. I have came down
2. came
3. 25970
4. D
5. katabainō
6. V-IEA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ came_downhill
8. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ came_down
9. D
10. -
11. 67726
1. out of
2. -
3. 15370
5. ek
6. P-·······
7. out_of
8. out_of
9. -
10. -
11. 67722
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. -
11. 67724
1. heaven
2. heaven
3. 37720
5. ouranos
6. N-····GMS
7. heaven
8. heaven
9. -
10. -
11. 67725

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.