YHN 6:66 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. Ἐκ
2. ek
3. From
4. -
5. 15370
6. P·······
7. from
8. from
9. PS
10. Y32
11. 68309
1. τούτου
2. houtos
3. this
4. this
5. 37780
6. R····GNS
7. this
8. this
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68310
1. οὖν
2. oun
3. -
4. -
5. 37670
6. C·······
7. therefore
8. therefore
9. -
10. -
11. 68311
1. πολλοί
2. pollos
3. many
4. many
5. 41830
6. S····NMP
7. many
8. many
9. -
10. Y32; F68326
11. 68312
1. ἀπῆλθον
2. aperχomai
3. -
4. -
5. 5650
6. VIAA3··P
7. went_away
8. went_away
9. -
10. -
11. 68313
1. ἐκ
2. ek
3. out of
4. -
5. 15370
6. P·······
7. out_of
8. out_of
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68314
1. τῶν
2. ho
3. of the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GMP
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68315
1. μαθητῶν
2. mathētēs
3. apprentices/followers
4. followers
5. 31010
6. N····GMP
7. apprentices/followers
8. disciples
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68316
1. αὐτοῦ
2. autos
3. of him
4. his
5. 8460
6. R···3GMS
7. ˱of˲ him
8. ˱of˲ him
9. -
10. Y32; R68271; Person=Jesus
11. 68317
1. ἀπῆλθον
2. aperχomai
3. went away
4. went
5. 5650
6. VIAA3··P
7. went_away
8. went_away
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68318
1. εἰς
2. eis
3. to
4. -
5. 15190
6. P·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68319
1. τά
2. ho
3. the things
4. -
5. 35880
6. R····ANP
7. the ‹things›
8. the ‹things›
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68320
1. ὀπίσω
2. opisō
3. back
4. back
5. 36940
6. D·······
7. back
8. back
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68321
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. and
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68322
1. οὐκέτι
2. ouketi
3. no longer
4. no longer
5. 37650
6. D·······
7. no_longer
8. no_longer
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68323
1. μετʼ
2. meta
3. with
4. -
5. 33260
6. P·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68324
1. αὐτοῦ
2. autos
3. him
4. him
5. 8460
6. R···3GMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y32; R68271; Person=Jesus
11. 68325
1. περιεπάτουν
2. peripateō
3. were walking
4. -
5. 40430
6. VIIA3··P
7. ˓were˒ walking
8. ˓were˒ walking
9. -
10. Y32; R68312
11. 68326

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:60–71: Jesus had the words of eternal life

This section describes Jesus’ followers dividing into groups. Many of them rejected Jesus’ teaching that he was the bread of life, and they stopped following him. But the twelve (12) apostles, with Simon Peter speaking for them, understood that Jesus brought them true words from God that give life.

Here are other possible titles for this section:

Simon Peter recognized that Jesus had the words of eternal life

Many of Jesus’ followers stopped following him

Paragraph 6:66–71

This paragraph tells the result of Jesus’ words. His disciples reacted in one of two ways: they rejected him or believed him.

6:66a

From that time on many of His disciples turned back

¶ Then many of Jesus’ disciples left him
¶ When/After Jesus said these things, many of his followers stopped following him.

From that time on: The phrase that the BSB translates as From that time on can be interpreted in two ways:

It refers to time. It means “after Jesus had said this.” For example:
After this (RSV) (BSB, RSV, NIV, KJV, ESV, REB, NJB, NET, NLT, NCV)
It refers to cause. It means “because of what Jesus had said.” For example:
As a result of this (NASB) (NASB, NRSV, GW, GNT, CEV)

Both of these interpretations have strong support. It was both after and because of what Jesus had said that many disciples left him. It may be possible to translate this in a way that is ambiguous (like the English “At this”). If you must choose between the two, it is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), along with most English translations.

many of His disciples turned back: This clause indicates that many of Jesus’ followers rejected or abandoned him. They stopped learning from him.

Here are other ways to translate this clause:

many of his disciples went away (REB)

many of his followers left him (NCV)

6:66b

and no longer walked with Him.

and stopped traveling with him.
And they did not go with him on his journeys anymore.

no longer walked with Him: This clause means about the same as 6:66a. These people stopped going with Jesus. They no longer wanted to learn from him.

Here are other ways to translate this clause:

stopped following him (NCV)

did not go with him anymore

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἀπῆλθον εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω

went_away to (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐκ τούτου πολλοί ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ ἀπῆλθον εἰς τά ὀπίσω καί οὐκέτι μετʼ αὐτοῦ περιεπάτουν)

Here, stayed behind is an idiom that refers to going back to living the way one had lived previously. Here, these people left Jesus to go back to living the way they had lived before they met him. If this might confuse your readers, you could state its meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [returned to their former manner of living] or [went back to their previous way of life]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οὐκέτι μετ’ αὐτοῦ περιεπάτουν

no_longer with him ˓were˒_walking

Although Jesus did walk from one place to another, here walking is used to refer to how a person lives and behaves. These people were no longer living according to Jesus’ teaching and thus were no longer his disciples. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [no longer obeyed his teachings] or [no longer were his disciples]

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. From
2. -
3. 15370
4. PS
5. ek
6. P-·······
7. from
8. from
9. PS
10. Y32
11. 68309
1. this
2. this
3. 37780
5. houtos
6. R-····GNS
7. this
8. this
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68310
1. many
2. many
3. 41830
5. pollos
6. S-····NMP
7. many
8. many
9. -
10. Y32; F68326
11. 68312
1. out of
2. -
3. 15370
5. ek
6. P-·······
7. out_of
8. out_of
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68314
1. of the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GMP
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68315
1. apprentices/followers
2. followers
3. 31010
5. mathētēs
6. N-····GMP
7. apprentices/followers
8. disciples
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68316
1. of him
2. his
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3GMS
7. ˱of˲ him
8. ˱of˲ him
9. -
10. Y32; R68271; Person=Jesus
11. 68317
1. went away
2. went
3. 5650
5. aperχomai
6. V-IAA3··P
7. went_away
8. went_away
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68318
1. to
2. -
3. 15190
5. eis
6. P-·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68319
1. the things
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. R-····ANP
7. the ‹things›
8. the ‹things›
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68320
1. back
2. back
3. 36940
5. opisō
6. D-·······
7. back
8. back
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68321
1. and
2. and
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68322
1. no longer
2. no longer
3. 37650
5. ouketi
6. D-·······
7. no_longer
8. no_longer
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68323
1. were walking
2. -
3. 40430
5. peripateō
6. V-IIA3··P
7. ˓were˒ walking
8. ˓were˒ walking
9. -
10. Y32; R68312
11. 68326
1. with
2. -
3. 33260
5. meta
6. P-·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y32
11. 68324
1. him
2. him
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3GMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y32; R68271; Person=Jesus
11. 68325

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) 6:66

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

Section 6:60–71: Jesus had the words of eternal life

Paragraph 6:66–71

6:66a

6:66b

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