YHN 8:17 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. also
4. -
5. 25320
6. D·······
7. also
8. also
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69862
1. ἐν
2. en
3. in
4. -
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69863
1. Τῷ
2. ho
3. The
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····DMS
7. the
8. the
9. S
10. Y33
11. 69864
1. νόμῳ
2. nomos
3. law
4. -
5. 35510
6. N····DMS
7. law
8. law
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69865
1. δέ
2. de
3. and
4. -
5. 11610
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69866
1. τῷ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····DMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69867
1. ὑμετέρῳ
2. humeteros
3. your
4. your
5. 52120
6. E···2DMS
7. your
8. your
9. -
10. Y33; R69776
11. 69868
1. γέγραπται
2. grafō
3. has been written
4. written
5. 11250
6. VIEP3··S
7. ˓has_been˒ written
8. ˓has_been˒ written
9. -
10. Y33; R69877
11. 69869
1. γεγραμμένον
2. grafō
3. -
4. -
5. 11250
6. VPEP·NNS
7. ˓having_been˒ written
8. ˓having_been˒ written
9. -
10. -
11. 69870
1. ἐστίν
2. eimi
3. -
4. -
5. 15100
6. VIPA3··S
7. is
8. is
9. -
10. -
11. 69871
1. ὅτι
2. hoti
3. that
4. -
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69872
1. δύο
2. duo
3. of two
4. two
5. 14170
6. E····GMP
7. ˱of˲ two
8. ˱of˲ two
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69873
1. ἀνθρώπων
2. anthrōpos
3. men
4. men
5. 4440
6. N····GMP
7. men
8. men
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69874
1. ἡ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69875
1. μαρτυρία
2. marturia
3. testimony
4. testimony
5. 31410
6. N····NFS
7. testimony
8. testimony
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69876
1. ἀληθής
2. alēthēs
3. true
4. -
5. 2270
6. S····NFS
7. true
8. true
9. -
10. Y33; F69869
11. 69877
1. ἐστίν
2. eimi
3. is
4. -
5. 15100
6. VIPA3··S
7. is
8. is
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69878
1. ἀληθής
2. alēthēs
3. -
4. -
5. 2270
6. S····NFS
7. true
8. true
9. -
10. -
11. 69879

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 8:12–20: Jesus is the light of the world

In this section Jesus returned to teaching in the temple during the festival of Booths. He declared that he was the light of the world. The Pharisees said that what Jesus said was not valid because he testified about himself. Jesus said that his testimony was valid because he knew where he came from and where he was going. And he said that his Father testified about him too, but they did not know either him or his Father.

Here are some other examples of headings for this section:

Jesus said that he was light for the world

Jesus’ testimony that he was the light of the world was valid

Paragraph 8:13–18

The Jewish religious leaders challenged what Jesus said. They said that his witness to himself was worthless. Jesus defended his witness by saying that his Father, God himself, was also a witness. God the Father also said that what Jesus said was true.

8:17

Even in your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid.

It is written in your own law that the testimony given by two witnesses/people is acceptable as true/proof.
Your own law says that when two people give evidence, it should be accepted as true/reliable.

Even in your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid: This clause indicates that Moses’ law required at least two witnesses to prove a charge (accusation). See Deuteronomy 19:15. One witness was not sufficient to prove that someone was guilty.

Even in your own Law it is written: In some languages it may be natural to make your own Law the subject of the clause. For example:

Your own law says that (NCV)

Your law requires (CEV)

in your own Law: The phrase your own Law refers to the Jewish law, the law of Moses. The pronoun your is emphasized, and you may want to emphasize the word in your translation.

it is written: This phrase introduces a quotation from the Old Testament. It implies that the following statement has authority. All Jews agreed that what was written in Scripture had authority.

the testimony of two men is valid: The Greek word that the BSB translates as valid is more literally “true,” as in 8:13b and 8:14a. This clause indicates that when two people agree about something in their testimony, it should be accepted. That means that people should believe that it is true and reliable. One witness was not sufficient. The testimony of one person might be true, but it was not accepted as legal proof. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

the witness of two people is reliable

if two people agree about something, their witness is accepted as fact (NLT)

when two witnesses say the same thing, you must accept what they say (NCV)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

γέγραπται

˓has_been˒_written

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you must state who did the action, Jesus implies that “Moses” did it. Alternate translation: [Moses wrote]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

δύο ἀνθρώπων ἡ μαρτυρία ἀληθής ἐστιν

˱of˲_two men the testimony true (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ἐν Τῷ νόμῳ δέ τῷ ὑμετέρῳ γέγραπται ὅτι δύο ἀνθρώπων ἡ μαρτυρία ἀληθής ἐστίν)

Jesus is referring to a rule in the law of Moses. According to [Deuteronomy 19:15](../deu/19/15.md), a statement had to be confirmed by at least two witnesses in order to be considered true in legal decisions. If it would be helpful to your readers, then you can state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [if the testimony of two men agrees, then it is valid] or [if two men say something that agrees, then it should be considered to be true]

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. The
2. -
3. 35880
4. S
5. ho
6. E-····DMS
7. the
8. the
9. S
10. Y33
11. 69864
1. also
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. D-·······
7. also
8. also
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69862
1. has been written
2. written
3. 11250
5. grafō
6. V-IEP3··S
7. ˓has_been˒ written
8. ˓has_been˒ written
9. -
10. Y33; R69877
11. 69869
1. in
2. -
3. 17220
5. en
6. P-·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69863
1. and
2. -
3. 11610
5. de
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69866
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····DMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69867
1. your
2. your
3. 52120
5. humeteros
6. E-···2DMS
7. your
8. your
9. -
10. Y33; R69776
11. 69868
1. law
2. -
3. 35510
5. nomos
6. N-····DMS
7. law
8. law
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69865
1. that
2. -
3. 37540
5. hoti
6. C-·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69872
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····NFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69875
1. testimony
2. testimony
3. 31410
5. marturia
6. N-····NFS
7. testimony
8. testimony
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69876
1. of two
2. two
3. 14170
5. duo
6. E-····GMP
7. ˱of˲ two
8. ˱of˲ two
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69873
1. men
2. men
3. 4440
5. anthrōpos
6. N-····GMP
7. men
8. men
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69874
1. is
2. -
3. 15100
5. eimi
6. V-IPA3··S
7. is
8. is
9. -
10. Y33
11. 69878
1. true
2. -
3. 2270
5. alēthēs
6. S-····NFS
7. true
8. true
9. -
10. Y33; F69869
11. 69877

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) 8:17

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

Section 8:12–20: Jesus is the light of the world

Paragraph 8:13–18

8:17

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