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OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 8:19

◄ ← YHN (JHN) 8:19 ↓ → ► ║ ©

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

    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. ἔλεγον
    2. legō
    3. they were saying
    4. -
    5. 30040
    6. VIIA3··P
    7. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ saying
    8. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ saying
    9. -
    10. Y33; R69776
    11. 69895
    1. Οὖν
    2. oun
    3. Therefore
    4. -
    5. 37670
    6. C·······
    7. therefore
    8. therefore
    9. S
    10. Y33
    11. 69896
    1. αὐτῷ
    2. autos
    3. to him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3DMS
    7. ˱to˲ him
    8. ˱to˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y33; R69789; Person=Jesus
    11. 69897
    1. Ποῦ
    2. pou
    3. Where
    4. -
    5. 42260
    6. D·······
    7. where
    8. where
    9. D
    10. Y33
    11. 69898
    1. ἐστίν
    2. eimi
    3. is
    4. -
    5. 15100
    6. VIPA3··S
    7. is
    8. is
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69899
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69900
    1. πατήρ
    2. patēr
    3. father
    4. -
    5. 39620
    6. N····NMS
    7. father
    8. father
    9. -
    10. Y33; F70086
    11. 69901
    1. σοῦ
    2. su
    3. of you
    4. your
    5. 47710
    6. R···2G·S
    7. ˱of˲ you
    8. ˱of˲ you
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69902
    1. ἀπεκρίθη
    2. apokrinō
    3. answered
    4. answered
    5. 6110
    6. VIAP3··S
    7. answered
    8. answered
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69903
    1. Ὁ
    2. ho
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NMS
    7. ¬The
    8. ¬The
    9. S
    10. -
    11. 69904
    1. Ἰησοῦς
    2. iēsous
    3. Yaʸsous
    4. -
    5. 24240
    6. N····NMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y33; F69938; F69945; F69951; F69984; F69988; F69999; F70028; F70044; F70055
    11. 69905
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 69906
    1. εἶπεν
    2. legō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 30040
    6. VIAA3··S
    7. said
    8. said
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 69907
    1. αὐτοῖς
    2. autos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3DNP
    7. ˱to˲ them
    8. ˱to˲ them
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 69908
    1. οὔτε
    2. oute
    3. neither
    4. -
    5. 37770
    6. C·······
    7. neither
    8. neither
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69909
    1. Οὐδέ
    2. oude
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 37610
    6. C·······
    7. neither
    8. neither
    9. D
    10. -
    11. 69910
    1. ἐμέ
    2. egō
    3. me
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1A·S
    7. me
    8. me
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69911
    1. Οἴδατε
    2. eidō
    3. You all have known
    4. -
    5. 14920
    6. VIEA2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ ˓have˒ known
    8. ˱you_all˲ ˓have˒ known
    9. D
    10. Y33
    11. 69912
    1. οὔτε
    2. oute
    3. nor
    4. -
    5. 37770
    6. C·······
    7. nor
    8. nor
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69913
    1. οὐδέ
    2. oude
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 37610
    6. C·······
    7. nor
    8. nor
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 69914
    1. τόν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69915
    1. Πατέρα
    2. patēr
    3. father
    4. -
    5. 39620
    6. N····AMS
    7. father
    8. Father
    9. G
    10. Y33; Person=God
    11. 69916
    1. μού
    2. egō
    3. of me
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1G·S
    7. ˱of˲ me
    8. ˱of˲ me
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69917
    1. Εἰ
    2. ei
    3. If
    4. -
    5. 14870
    6. C·······
    7. if
    8. if
    9. S
    10. Y33
    11. 69918
    1. ἐμέ
    2. egō
    3. me
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1A·S
    7. me
    8. me
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69919
    1. ᾔδειτε
    2. eidō
    3. you all had known
    4. -
    5. 14920
    6. VILA2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ ˓had˒ known
    8. ˱you_all˲ ˓had˒ known
    9. -
    10. Y33; R69776; R69776
    11. 69920
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. also
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. D·······
    7. also
    8. also
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69921
    1. τόν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69922
    1. Πατέρα
    2. patēr
    3. father
    4. -
    5. 39620
    6. N····AMS
    7. father
    8. Father
    9. G
    10. Y33; Person=God
    11. 69923
    1. μού
    2. egō
    3. of me
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1G·S
    7. ˱of˲ me
    8. ˱of˲ me
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69924
    1. ἄν
    2. an
    3. would
    4. -
    5. 3020
    6. T·······
    7. would
    8. would
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69925
    1. ᾔδειτε
    2. eidō
    3. you all had known
    4. -
    5. 14920
    6. VILA2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ ˓had˒ known
    8. ˱you_all˲ ˓had˒ known
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69926
    1. ἄν
    2. an
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 3020
    6. T·······
    7. would
    8. would
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 69927

OET (OET-LV) Therefore they_were_saying to_him:
Where is the father of_you?
Yaʸsous answered:
You_all_have_known neither me, nor the father of_me.
If you_all_had_known me, you_all_ would _had_known also the father of_me.

OET (OET-RV) “And where is your father?” they asked.
¶ Yeshua answered them, “You don’t know either me or my father. If you did know me, then you’d also know my father.”

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 8:19–20

The Jewish leaders challenged Jesus to tell them where his Father was. Jesus told them that if they knew him, they would know his Father. This implied that he was himself God.

8:19a

“Where is Your Father?” they asked Him.

In Greek this verse begins with a conjunction that is often translated “therefore.” The English word “then” can have that meaning as well. Some English translations use the word “then” and some others use “therefore” or “so.” Other translations like the BSB do not translate this conjunction. The conjunction introduces the Pharisees’ response to what Jesus said about his Father. Introduce the Pharisees’ response in the way that is natural in your language.

Where is Your Father?: This is a rhetorical question. The Pharisees used it to challenge Jesus without showing respect. The leaders were challenging Jesus to show them his second witness. They did not believe that Jesus’ Father was God. They thought on a human level and wondered about Jesus’ physical father. Perhaps they knew that his mother Mary was not married when she became pregnant with Jesus. They also implied that Jesus’ father was not around.

There are two ways to translate this rebuke:

Translate this challenge in the way that is most natural in your language. You may want to translate it in a way that shows that they were mocking Jesus. For example:

And your father is where?

they asked Him: The pronoun they refers to the Pharisees and the pronoun Him refers to Jesus. In some languages it may be natural to make one or both of the pronouns explicit. For example:

the Pharisees said to Jesus

8:19b

“You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered.

You do not know Me or My Father: Of course the people Jesus spoke to knew who Jesus was and they knew who God was. But they did not know or understand very well either Jesus or God his Father. In some languages it may therefore be natural to translate this clause like this:

You do not truly/really know either me or my Father.

You: The pronoun You is plural because it refers to the religious leaders.

My Father: The phrase My Father is referring to Jesus’ father, God himself.

Jesus answered: In the Greek, the quote introducer Jesus answered comes before what Jesus said. Place it where it is most natural in your language. For example:

Jesus answered, “You know neither me nor my Father.” (NRSV)

8:19c

“If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”

If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well: Jesus implied that he was God. Anyone who knows him knows God. Someone who does not know him does not know God. Here are other ways to translate these clauses:

Knowing me means knowing my Father as well.

To truly know me means that you know my Father too.

If you knew Me: This clause refers to a condition that was not fulfilled. It indicates that the religious leaders did not really know Jesus. These leaders said they knew where Jesus came from, but they did not realize that he came from God. Translate this clause in a way that makes it clear that this is not a fulfilled condition. The religious leaders did not truly know Jesus. For example:

If you really knew me

If you had known me (JBP)

you would know My Father as well: This clause refers to something that was not true. The condition in the previous clause was not fulfilled and so the consequence did not happen. Indicate this in a way that is natural in your language. For example:

you would have known him (JBP)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οὔτε ἐμὲ οἴδατε, οὔτε τὸν Πατέρα μου εἰ ἐμὲ ᾔδειτε, καὶ τὸν Πατέρα μου ἂν ᾔδειτε

neither nor (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἔλεγον Οὖν αὐτῷ Ποῦ ἐστίν ὁ πατήρ σοῦ ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς οὔτε ἐμέ Οἴδατε οὔτε τόν Πατέρα μού Εἰ ἐμέ ᾔδειτε καί τόν Πατέρα μού ἄν ᾔδειτε)

In this verse, know refers to knowing who Jesus and God actually are, not just knowing information about them. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [You know neither who I am nor who my Father is; if you had known who I am, you would have known who my Father is also]

Note 2 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples

τὸν Πατέρα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἔλεγον Οὖν αὐτῷ Ποῦ ἐστίν ὁ πατήρ σοῦ ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς οὔτε ἐμέ Οἴδατε οὔτε τόν Πατέρα μού Εἰ ἐμέ ᾔδειτε καί τόν Πατέρα μού ἄν ᾔδειτε)

Father is an important title for God.

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-condition-contrary

εἰ ἐμὲ ᾔδειτε, καὶ τὸν Πατέρα μου ἂν ᾔδειτε.

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἔλεγον Οὖν αὐτῷ Ποῦ ἐστίν ὁ πατήρ σοῦ ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς οὔτε ἐμέ Οἴδατε οὔτε τόν Πατέρα μού Εἰ ἐμέ ᾔδειτε καί τόν Πατέρα μού ἄν ᾔδειτε)

Jesus is making a conditional statement that sounds hypothetical, but he is already convinced that the condition is not true. He knows that the Pharisees do not know who he really is and do not really know God. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a condition that the speaker believes is not true. Alternate translation: [you do not know me, because if you did, you would also know my 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. Therefore
    2. -
    3. 37670
    4. S
    5. oun
    6. C-·······
    7. therefore
    8. therefore
    9. S
    10. Y33
    11. 69896
    1. they were saying
    2. -
    3. 30040
    5. legō
    6. V-IIA3··P
    7. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ saying
    8. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ saying
    9. -
    10. Y33; R69776
    11. 69895
    1. to him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3DMS
    7. ˱to˲ him
    8. ˱to˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y33; R69789; Person=Jesus
    11. 69897
    1. Where
    2. -
    3. 42260
    4. D
    5. pou
    6. D-·······
    7. where
    8. where
    9. D
    10. Y33
    11. 69898
    1. is
    2. -
    3. 15100
    5. eimi
    6. V-IPA3··S
    7. is
    8. is
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69899
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69900
    1. father
    2. -
    3. 39620
    5. patēr
    6. N-····NMS
    7. father
    8. father
    9. -
    10. Y33; F70086
    11. 69901
    1. of you
    2. your
    3. 47710
    5. su
    6. R-···2G·S
    7. ˱of˲ you
    8. ˱of˲ you
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69902
    1. Yaʸsous
    2. -
    3. 24240
    4. UN
    5. iēsous
    6. N-····NMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y33; F69938; F69945; F69951; F69984; F69988; F69999; F70028; F70044; F70055
    11. 69905
    1. answered
    2. answered
    3. 6110
    5. apokrinō
    6. V-IAP3··S
    7. answered
    8. answered
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69903
    1. You all have known
    2. -
    3. 14920
    4. D
    5. eidō
    6. V-IEA2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ ˓have˒ known
    8. ˱you_all˲ ˓have˒ known
    9. D
    10. Y33
    11. 69912
    1. neither
    2. -
    3. 37770
    5. oute
    6. C-·······
    7. neither
    8. neither
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69909
    1. me
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1A·S
    7. me
    8. me
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69911
    1. nor
    2. -
    3. 37770
    5. oute
    6. C-·······
    7. nor
    8. nor
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69913
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69915
    1. father
    2. -
    3. 39620
    4. G
    5. patēr
    6. N-····AMS
    7. father
    8. Father
    9. G
    10. Y33; Person=God
    11. 69916
    1. of me
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1G·S
    7. ˱of˲ me
    8. ˱of˲ me
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69917
    1. If
    2. -
    3. 14870
    4. S
    5. ei
    6. C-·······
    7. if
    8. if
    9. S
    10. Y33
    11. 69918
    1. you all had known
    2. -
    3. 14920
    5. eidō
    6. V-ILA2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ ˓had˒ known
    8. ˱you_all˲ ˓had˒ known
    9. -
    10. Y33; R69776; R69776
    11. 69920
    1. me
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1A·S
    7. me
    8. me
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69919
    1. you all
    2. -
    3. 14920
    5. eidō
    6. V-ILA2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ ˓had˒ known
    8. ˱you_all˲ ˓had˒ known
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69926
    1. would
    2. -
    3. 3020
    5. an
    6. T-·······
    7. would
    8. would
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69925
    1. had known
    2. -
    3. 14920
    5. eidō
    6. V-ILA2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ ˓had˒ known
    8. ˱you_all˲ ˓had˒ known
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69926
    1. also
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. D-·······
    7. also
    8. also
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69921
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69922
    1. father
    2. -
    3. 39620
    4. G
    5. patēr
    6. N-····AMS
    7. father
    8. Father
    9. G
    10. Y33; Person=God
    11. 69923
    1. of me
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1G·S
    7. ˱of˲ me
    8. ˱of˲ me
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 69924

OET (OET-LV) Therefore they_were_saying to_him:
Where is the father of_you?
Yaʸsous answered:
You_all_have_known neither me, nor the father of_me.
If you_all_had_known me, you_all_ would _had_known also the father of_me.

OET (OET-RV) “And where is your father?” they asked.
¶ Yeshua answered them, “You don’t know either me or my father. If you did know me, then you’d also know my father.”

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.

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