John 7:27 — 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. Ἀλλά
2. ἀλλά
3. But
4. But
5. G235 ↗
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. S
10. Y33
11. 68912
1. τοῦτον
2. οὗτος
3. this one
4. this
5. G3778 ↗
6. R-····AMS
7. this ‹one›
8. this ‹one›
9. -
10. Y33; R68803; Person=Jesus
11. 68913
1. οἴδαμεν
2. εἴδω
3. we have known
4. we know
5. G1492 ↗
6. V-IEA1··P
7. ˱we˲ ˓have˒ known
8. ˱we˲ ˓have˒ known
9. -
10. Y33
11. 68914
1. πόθεν
2. πόθεν
3. from where
4. -
5. G4159 ↗
6. D-·······
7. from_where
8. from_where
9. -
10. Y33
11. 68915
1. ἐστίν
2. εἰμί
3. he is
4. -
5. G1510 ↗
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˱he˲ is
8. ˱he˲ is
9. -
10. Y33; R68803; Person=Jesus
11. 68916
1. ὁ
2. ὁ
3. the
4. the
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····NMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 68917
1. Χριστός
2. χριστός
3. -
4. -
5. G5547 ↗
6. N-····NMS
7. chosen_one/messiah
8. Messiah
9. GN
10. Person=Jesus
11. 68918
1. Δέ
2. δέ
3. But
4. -
5. G1161 ↗
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. S
10. Y33
11. 68919
1. Χριστός
2. χριστός
3. chosen one messiah
4. messiah
5. G5547 ↗
6. N-····NMS
7. chosen_one/messiah
8. Messiah
9. WN
10. Y33; Person=Jesus; F68929; F68935
11. 68920
1. ὅταν
2. ὅταν
3. -
4. -
5. G3752 ↗
6. C-·······
7. whenever
8. whenever
9. -
10. -
11. 68921
1. ἔλθῃ
2. ἔρχομαι
3. -
4. -
5. G2064 ↗
6. V-SAA3··S
7. ˱it˲ ˓may˒ come
8. ˱it˲ ˓may˒ come
9. -
10. -
11. 68922
1. μή
2. μή
3. -
4. -
5. G3361 ↗
6. D-·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. -
11. 68923
1. πλείονα
2. πλείων
3. -
4. -
5. G4119 ↗
6. A-····ANP
7. many
8. many
9. -
10. -
11. 68924
1. σημεῖα
2. σημεῖον
3. -
4. -
5. G4592 ↗
6. N-····ANP
7. signs
8. signs
9. -
10. -
11. 68925
1. ποιήσει
2. ποιέω
3. -
4. -
5. G4160 ↗
6. V-IFA3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓will_be˒ doing
8. ˱he˲ ˓will_be˒ doing
9. -
10. -
11. 68926
1. ἤ
2. ἦ
3. -
4. -
5. G2228 ↗
6. C-·······
7. or
8. or
9. -
10. -
11. 68927
1. ὅταν
2. ὅταν
3. whenever
4. when
5. G3752 ↗
6. C-·······
7. whenever
8. whenever
9. -
10. Y33
11. 68928
1. ἔρχηται
2. ἔρχομαι
3. he may be coming
4. comes
5. G2064 ↗
6. V-SPM3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓may_be˒ coming
8. ˱he˲ ˓may_be˒ coming
9. -
10. Y33; R68920; Person=Jesus
11. 68929
1. ἔρχεται
2. ἔρχομαι
3. -
4. -
5. G2064 ↗
6. V-IPM3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ coming
8. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ coming
9. -
10. -
11. 68930
1. οὐδείς
2. οὐδείς
3. no one
4. no one
5. G3762 ↗
6. R-····NMS
7. no_one
8. no_one
9. -
10. Y33
11. 68931
1. γινώσκει
2. γινώσκω
3. is knowing
4. know
5. G1097 ↗
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˓is˒ knowing
8. ˓is˒ knowing
9. -
10. Y33
11. 68932
1. αὐτόν
2. αὐτός
3. -
4. -
5. G846 ↗
6. R-···3AMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. -
11. 68933
1. πόθεν
2. πόθεν
3. from where
4. -
5. G4159 ↗
6. D-·······
7. from_where
8. from_where
9. -
10. Y33
11. 68934
1. ἐστίν
2. εἰμί
3. he is
4. -
5. G1510 ↗
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˱he˲ is
8. ˱he˲ is
9. -
10. Y33; R68920; Person=Jesus
11. 68935

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 7:25–31: People wondered if Jesus was the Messiah

Many people began to believe that Jesus was the Messiah. The authorities tried to arrest Jesus, but it was not yet the time that God would allow that to happen.

Here are some other possible section headings:

Many people believed that Jesus was the Messiah

Many believed in Jesus, but the leaders tried to arrest him

Paragraph 7:25–27

No one stopped Jesus preaching, and some people from Jerusalem noticed that. They began to wonder if the Jewish leaders did not stop him because they changed their ideas about him. But the people knew who Jesus was and where he came from. They thought that they would not know where the Messiah was from.

7:27a

But we know where this man is from.

But we^(incl) know where this man comes from.
But we^(incl) know that this man comes from Nazareth.

See the General Comment on 7:27a-c for a way to reorder the clauses in this verse.

But we know where this man is from: This clause indicates that the people all knew that Jesus was from the town called Nazareth in Galilee. This was his home town, and he was often called “Jesus of Nazareth.” (See John 1:45, and also Mark 1:9, 24.) In some languages it may be necessary to say explicitly where Jesus was from. For example:

But we know this man is from Nazareth

But: This conjunction here indicates that the people were challenging the suggestion in 7:26c that Jesus might actually be the Messiah. They knew where Jesus came from, which would not be true if he was the Messiah.

we: This pronoun is inclusive here. The people of Jerusalem were talking to each other.

this man: This phrase refers to Jesus. The people referred to Jesus in a way that did not show respect.

7:27b

When the Christ comes,

However, when the real/true Messiah arrives,
It will be different when the Christ, the chosen Savior, actually arrives.

In Greek this clause begins with a conjunction that is often translated as “but.” It introduces a contrast between what they thought was true about Jesus and what they believed about the Messiah. They thought that they knew where Jesus was from, but they believed that they would not know where the Messiah was from. That made them doubt that Jesus was the Messiah. It may be helpful to make this clear. For example:

But how could that be? (CEV)

When the Christ comes: This clause refers to a time that they thought was still in the future. They did not think that Jesus was the Messiah, so they thought that the Messiah had not yet come. In some languages it may be good to make this idea clearer. For example:

when the Messiah will come

when the real Christ comes (NCV)

7:27c

no one will know where He is from.”

we^(incl) will not know where he comes from.”
People will not know his origin.”

no one will know where He is from: This clause explains something many Jewish people at that time believed about the Messiah. They thought no one would know his origin. The Messiah would just come or appear and no one would know where he had come from. For example:

he will simply appear; no one will know where he comes from (NLT)

General Comment on 7:27b–c

In some languages it may be natural to combine the information in 7:27b and 7:27c. For example:

No one knows where the Messiah will come from. (CEV)

General Comment on 7:27a–c

The Greek text states first what is known (where Jesus is from) and then what is unknown (where the Messiah is from). The BSB follows the order of the Greek. However in some languages it is more natural to reverse the order of 7:27a and b-c. For example:

^27bBut when the Messiah comes, ^27cno one will know where he is from. ^27aAnd we all know where this man comes from. (GNT)

^27b–cNo one knows where the Messiah will come from, ^27abut we know where this man comes from. (CEV)

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. But
2. But
3. G235 ↗
4. Ἀλλά
5. ἀλλά
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. S
10. Y33
11. 68912
1. we have known
2. we know
3. G1492 ↗
4. οἴδαμεν
5. εἴδω
6. V-IEA1··P
7. ˱we˲ ˓have˒ known
8. ˱we˲ ˓have˒ known
9. -
10. Y33
11. 68914
1. this one
2. this
3. G3778 ↗
4. τοῦτον
5. οὗτος
6. R-····AMS
7. this ‹one›
8. this ‹one›
9. -
10. Y33; R68803; Person=Jesus
11. 68913
1. from where
2. -
3. G4159 ↗
4. πόθεν
5. πόθεν
6. D-·······
7. from_where
8. from_where
9. -
10. Y33
11. 68915
1. he is
2. -
3. G1510 ↗
4. ἐστίν
5. εἰμί
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˱he˲ is
8. ˱he˲ is
9. -
10. Y33; R68803; Person=Jesus
11. 68916
1. But
2. -
3. G1161 ↗
4. Δέ
5. δέ
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. S
10. Y33
11. 68919
1. the
2. the
3. G3588 ↗
4. ὁ
5. ὁ
6. E-····NMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 68917
1. chosen one messiah
2. messiah
3. G5547 ↗
4. Χριστός
5. χριστός
6. N-····NMS
7. chosen_one/messiah
8. Messiah
9. WN
10. Y33; Person=Jesus; F68929; F68935
11. 68920
1. whenever
2. when
3. G3752 ↗
4. ὅταν
5. ὅταν
6. C-·······
7. whenever
8. whenever
9. -
10. Y33
11. 68928
1. he may be coming
2. comes
3. G2064 ↗
4. ἔρχηται
5. ἔρχομαι
6. V-SPM3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓may_be˒ coming
8. ˱he˲ ˓may_be˒ coming
9. -
10. Y33; R68920; Person=Jesus
11. 68929
1. no one
2. no one
3. G3762 ↗
4. οὐδείς
5. οὐδείς
6. R-····NMS
7. no_one
8. no_one
9. -
10. Y33
11. 68931
1. is knowing
2. know
3. G1097 ↗
4. γινώσκει
5. γινώσκω
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˓is˒ knowing
8. ˓is˒ knowing
9. -
10. Y33
11. 68932
1. from where
2. -
3. G4159 ↗
4. πόθεν
5. πόθεν
6. D-·······
7. from_where
8. from_where
9. -
10. Y33
11. 68934
1. he is
2. -
3. G1510 ↗
4. ἐστίν
5. εἰμί
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˱he˲ is
8. ˱he˲ is
9. -
10. Y33; R68920; Person=Jesus
11. 68935

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) 7:27

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