YHN 6:46 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. Οὐχ
2. ou
3. Not
4. -
5. 37560
6. D·······
7. not
8. not
9. S
10. Y32
11. 67792
1. ὅτι
2. hoti
3. that
4. -
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67793
1. τόν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67794
1. Πατέρα
2. patēr
3. father
4. -
5. 39620
6. N····AMS
7. father
8. Father
9. G
10. Y32; Person=God
11. 67795
1. τὶς
2. tis
3. -
4. -
5. 51000
6. R····NMS
7. anyone
8. anyone
9. -
10. -
11. 67796
1. ἑώρακεν
2. horaō
3. has seen
4. -
5. 37080
6. VIEA3··S
7. ˓has˒ seen
8. ˓has˒ seen
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67797
1. τὶς
2. tis
3. anyone
4. -
5. 51000
6. R····NMS
7. anyone
8. anyone
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67798
1. εἰ
2. ei
3. except
4. -
5. 14870
6. C·······
7. except
8. except
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67799
1. μή
2. mē
3. not/lest
4. -
5. 33610
6. D·······
7. ¬not/lest
8. ¬not/lest
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67800
1. ὁ
2. ho
3. the one
4. -
5. 35880
6. R····NMS
7. the ‹one›
8. the ‹one›
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67801
1. ὤν
2. eimi
3. being
4. -
5. 15100
6. VPPA·NMS
7. being
8. being
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67802
1. παρά
2. para
3. from
4. -
5. 38440
6. P·······
7. from
8. from
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67803
1. τοῦ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67804
1. πατρός
2. patēr
3. -
4. -
5. 39620
6. N····GMS
7. father
8. father
9. -
10. -
11. 67805
1. Θεοῦ
2. theos
3. god
4. God
5. 23160
6. N····GMS
7. god
8. God
9. GN
10. Y32; Person=God
11. 67806
1. αὐτός
2. autos
3. -
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3NMS
7. he
8. he
9. -
10. -
11. 67807
1. οὗτος
2. houtos
3. this one
4. -
5. 37780
6. R····NMS
7. this ‹one›
8. this ‹one›
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67808
1. ἑώρακεν
2. horaō
3. has seen
4. -
5. 37080
6. VIEA3··S
7. ˓has˒ seen
8. ˓has˒ seen
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67809
1. τόν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67810
1. Θεόν
2. theos
3. -
4. -
5. 23160
6. N····AMS
7. god
8. God
9. GN
10. Person=God
11. 67811
1. Πατέρα
2. patēr
3. father
4. -
5. 39620
6. N····AMS
7. father
8. Father
9. G
10. Y32; Person=God
11. 67812

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 6:43–51

In this paragraph Jesus answered those who criticized him. He told them that only God could cause them to have faith in him. If they believed on him, they would receive eternal life.

6:46a

not that anyone has seen the Father

This does not mean that regular people have seen God the Father.
But no one has seen God the Father

not that anyone has seen the Father: This clause is in contrast to 6:45c. Although people have heard and learned from God the Father, no human being has seen him.

Here are other ways to translate this clause:

No one has seen the Father (NIV)

This does not mean that anyone has seen the Father (GNT)

6:46b

except the One who is from God;

Only the person/man who has come from God
except the man from God.

except the One who is from God: This expression means that only one person has seen the Father. It tells the exception to the general truth of 6:46a. That one person who has seen the Father, the one who comes from him, is Jesus.

Here is another way to translate this expression.

Only the one who is from God (GW)

because only the one who came from God

from God: God here refers to the Father. In some languages it may be necessary to make this clear by not using a different term for the Father. For example:

from him (CEV)

6:46c

only He has seen the Father.

has seen God the Father.
Only he has seen him.

He has seen the Father: In your translation, it should be clear that the Father is God. If a literal translation causes readers to think that they are different beings, you may need to say:

he has seen him

General Comment on 6:46b–c

Jesus used third person pronouns, but he was referring to himself. If a literal translation would mean that he was referring to someone else, you may need to use first-person pronouns:

except me. I have come from God my Father and have seen him.

General Comment on 6:46a–c

In some languages it may be natural to reorder this verse and translate it as a positive statement. For example:

The only one who has seen the Father is the one who has come from him. (CEV)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples

τὸν Πατέρα & ἑώρακεν τὸν Πατέρα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὐχ ὅτι τόν Πατέρα ἑώρακεν τὶς εἰ μή ὁ ὤν παρά τοῦ Θεοῦ οὗτος ἑώρακεν τόν Πατέρα)

Father is an important title for God.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

ὁ ὢν παρὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ; οὗτος ἑώρακεν τὸν Πατέρα

the_‹one› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὐχ ὅτι τόν Πατέρα ἑώρακεν τὶς εἰ μή ὁ ὤν παρά τοῦ Θεοῦ οὗτος ἑώρακεν τόν Πατέρα)

John records Jesus referring to himself in the third person. If this is confusing in your language, you can use the first person. Alternate translation: [me, the who is from God—I have seen the Father]

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. Not
2. -
3. 37560
4. S
5. ou
6. D-·······
7. not
8. not
9. S
10. Y32
11. 67792
1. that
2. -
3. 37540
5. hoti
6. C-·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67793
1. anyone
2. -
3. 51000
5. tis
6. R-····NMS
7. anyone
8. anyone
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67798
1. has seen
2. -
3. 37080
5. horaō
6. V-IEA3··S
7. ˓has˒ seen
8. ˓has˒ seen
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67797
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67794
1. father
2. -
3. 39620
4. G
5. patēr
6. N-····AMS
7. father
8. Father
9. G
10. Y32; Person=God
11. 67795
1. except
2. -
3. 14870
5. ei
6. C-·······
7. except
8. except
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67799
1. not/lest
2. -
3. 33610
5. mē
6. D-·······
7. ¬not/lest
8. ¬not/lest
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67800
1. the one
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. R-····NMS
7. the ‹one›
8. the ‹one›
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67801
1. being
2. -
3. 15100
5. eimi
6. V-PPA·NMS
7. being
8. being
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67802
1. from
2. -
3. 38440
5. para
6. P-·······
7. from
8. from
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67803
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67804
1. god
2. God
3. 23160
4. GN
5. theos
6. N-····GMS
7. god
8. God
9. GN
10. Y32; Person=God
11. 67806
1. this one
2. -
3. 37780
5. houtos
6. R-····NMS
7. this ‹one›
8. this ‹one›
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67808
1. has seen
2. -
3. 37080
5. horaō
6. V-IEA3··S
7. ˓has˒ seen
8. ˓has˒ seen
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67809
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67810
1. father
2. -
3. 39620
4. G
5. patēr
6. N-····AMS
7. father
8. Father
9. G
10. Y32; Person=God
11. 67812

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) 6:46

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