YHN 8:24 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. εἶπον
2. legō
3. I said
4. -
5. 30040
6. VIAA1··S
7. ˱I˲ said
8. ˱I˲ said
9. -
10. Y33; R69905; Person=Jesus
11. 70028
1. Οὖν
2. oun
3. Therefore
4. -
5. 37670
6. C·······
7. therefore
8. therefore
9. S
10. Y33
11. 70029
1. ὑμῖν
2. su
3. to you all
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2D·P
7. ˱to˲ you_all
8. ˱to˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y33; R69982
11. 70030
1. ὅτι
2. hoti
3. that
4. -
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70031
1. ἀποθανεῖσθε
2. apothnēskō
3. you all will be dying off
4. -
5. 5990
6. VIFM2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓will_be˒ dying_off
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓will_be˒ dying_off
9. -
10. Y33; R69982
11. 70032
1. ἐν
2. en
3. in
4. -
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70033
1. ταῖς
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····DFP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70034
1. ἁμαρτίαις
2. hamartia
3. sins
4. -
5. 2660
6. N····DFP
7. sins
8. sins
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70035
1. ὑμῶν
2. su
3. of you all
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2G·P
7. ˱of˲ you_all
8. ˱of˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y33; R69982
11. 70036
1. ἐάν
2. ean
3. if
4. -
5. 14370
6. C·······
7. if
8. if
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70037
1. γάρ
2. gar
3. because/for
4. because
5. 10630
6. C·······
7. for
8. for
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70038
1. μή
2. mē
3. not
4. -
5. 33610
6. D·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70039
1. πιστεύσητε
2. pisteuō
3. you all may believe
4. believe
5. 41000
6. VSAA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓may˒ believe
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓may˒ believe
9. -
10. Y33; R69982
11. 70040
1. πιστεύητε
2. pisteuō
3. -
4. -
5. 41000
6. VSPA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓may_be˒ believing
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓may_be˒ believing
9. -
10. -
11. 70041
1. μοί
2. egō
3. -
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1D·S
7. me
8. me
9. -
10. -
11. 70042
1. ὅτι
2. hoti
3. that
4. -
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70043
1. ἐγώ
2. egō
3. I
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1N·S
7. I
8. I
9. -
10. Y33; R69905; Person=Jesus
11. 70044
1. εἰμί
2. eimi
3. am he
4. -
5. 15100
6. VIPA1··S
7. am ‹he›
8. am ‹he›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70045
1. ἀποθανεῖσθε
2. apothnēskō
3. you all will be dying off
4. -
5. 5990
6. VIFM2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓will_be˒ dying_off
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓will_be˒ dying_off
9. -
10. Y33; R69982
11. 70046
1. ἐν
2. en
3. in
4. -
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70047
1. ταῖς
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····DFP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70048
1. ἁμαρτίαις
2. hamartia
3. sins
4. -
5. 2660
6. N····DFP
7. sins
8. sins
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70049
1. ὑμῶν
2. su
3. of you all
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2G·P
7. ˱of˲ you_all
8. ˱of˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y33; R69982
11. 70050

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 8:21–30: Jesus predicted his death

In this section Jesus told the Pharisees about his death, but they did not understand him. He also told them that he came from heaven. And he said that the Father had sent him and told him what to say and was always with him. He also told them that unless they believed in him, their sins would not be forgiven when they died if they did not believe in him. However, Many who heard him believed in him.

Here are some other possible section headings:

The Pharisees did not understand what Jesus said about his death or his Father

Jesus’ coming death and his relationship with his Father

Paragraph 8:21–24

Jesus warned the religious leaders that they would die with their sins not forgiven because they did not believe in him. He reminded them that they belonged to this world but he did not. He said that he was God.

8:24a

That is why I told you that you would die in your sins.

I told you^(plur) that you^(plur) would die while still carrying the guilt of your sins.
I have already told you^(plur) that you^(plur) will die with your sins not forgiven.

That is why: The Greek text includes a conjunction that is normally translated as “therefore.” The BSB translates this phrase as That is why. Some translations do not explicitly translate this conjunction, though many other English translations do. For example:

So I told you that you would die in your sins. (NCV)

Translate this conjunction in a way that is natural in your language.

I told you that you would die in your sins: Jesus referred back to what he said to the religious leaders in 8:21c. See how you translated his words there. Although in 8:21c, the singular word “sin” is used, while the plural form sins is used here. Here Jesus referred to all the sins that people did.

8:24b

For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”

And you^(plur) will die while still carrying the guilt of your sins if you^(plur) do not believe that I am the one/One.”
And if you^(plur) refuse to believe me when I tell you who I am, that is what will happen.”

For: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as For here introduces the reason why Jesus told the religious authorities that they would die in their sins. He said this because it was true unless they believed what Jesus said about himself. Here is another way to translate this conjunction:

because

unless you believe that I am He: Here the word believe refers to believing that something is true. It does not include the idea of trusting in Jesus except that trust is a natural result of believing the truth about Jesus. Jesus was saying that they would die in their sins if they did not believe that I am He. Here are other ways to translate this idea:

if you do not believe that I am he (NIV2011)

unless you believe that I AM who I claim to be (NLT)

I am He: The Greek expression that the BSB translates as I am He is more literally “I am.” There are two ways to understand this in this context:

It refers to Jesus’ own claims (what he declared) about himself. For example:
I am the one I claim to be. (NIV84) (NIV84, REB, GW, CEV)
It refers to the holy name of God, “I am who I am.” See Exodus 3:14, where God revealed himself to the people of Israel by this name. This interpretation says that Jesus claimed to be God. For example:
I Am Who I Am (GNT) (GNT, NASB, NJB)

The BSB, KJV, ESV, NIV2011, NCV, NET, RSV, and NRSV can be understood either way. The NLT includes both ideas. It is probably good to translate this clause so that both interpretations are possible. Jesus probably implied (but did not state) that he was God and was from above. But the Pharisees did not fully understand that until the end of the chapter. So you should not be very clear here that Jesus said that he was God.

you will die in your sins: The Greek clause that the BSB translates as you will die in your sins here is exactly the same clause as the one translated “you would die in your sins” in 8:24a. In some languages it may be more natural to not repeat the clause. For example:

Therefore I told you that you would die with your sins not forgiven, because that is what will happen if you do not believe that I am the one.

The reason that I told you that you would die without your sins forgiven is because that will be true unless you believe that I am he.

General Comment on 8:24b

In some languages it may be natural to reverse the order of these clauses. For example:

For unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins (NET)

uW Translation Notes:

ἀποθανεῖσθε ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν & ἐγώ εἰμι, ἀποθανεῖσθε ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν

˱you_all˲_˓will_be˒_dying_off in the sins ˱of˲_you_all & I ˱you_all˲_˓will_be˒_dying_off in the sins ˱of˲_you_all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἶπον Οὖν ὑμῖν ὅτι ἀποθανεῖσθε ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν ἐάν γάρ μή πιστεύσητε ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμί ἀποθανεῖσθε ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν)

This phrase you will die in your sins is different from the similar statement in verse [21](../08/21.md) because sins is plural in this verse but singular in that verse. Therefore, make sure that you translate sins differently than how you translated “sin” in verse [21](../08/21.md).

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι

that that I (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἶπον Οὖν ὑμῖν ὅτι ἀποθανεῖσθε ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν ἐάν γάρ μή πιστεύσητε ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμί ἀποθανεῖσθε ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν)

This could mean: (1) Jesus is identifying himself as Yahweh, who identified himself to Moses as “I AM” in [Exodus 3:14](../exo/03/14.md). Alternate translation: [that I am the I AM] (2) Jesus expects the people to understand that he is referring to what he already has already said about himself in the previous verse: “that I am from above” See the discussion of this phrase in the General Notes for this chapter.

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. 70029
1. I said
2. -
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-IAA1··S
7. ˱I˲ said
8. ˱I˲ said
9. -
10. Y33; R69905; Person=Jesus
11. 70028
1. to you all
2. -
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2D·P
7. ˱to˲ you_all
8. ˱to˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y33; R69982
11. 70030
1. that
2. -
3. 37540
5. hoti
6. C-·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70031
1. you all will be dying off
2. -
3. 5990
5. apothnēskō
6. V-IFM2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓will_be˒ dying_off
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓will_be˒ dying_off
9. -
10. Y33; R69982
11. 70032
1. in
2. -
3. 17220
5. en
6. P-·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70033
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····DFP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70034
1. sins
2. -
3. 2660
5. hamartia
6. N-····DFP
7. sins
8. sins
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70035
1. of you all
2. -
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2G·P
7. ˱of˲ you_all
8. ˱of˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y33; R69982
11. 70036
1. because/for
2. because
3. 10630
5. gar
6. C-·······
7. for
8. for
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70038
1. if
2. -
3. 14370
5. ean
6. C-·······
7. if
8. if
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70037
1. you all may
2. believe
3. 41000
5. pisteuō
6. V-SAA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓may˒ believe
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓may˒ believe
9. -
10. Y33; R69982
11. 70040
1. not
2. -
3. 33610
5. mē
6. D-·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70039
1. believe
2. believe
3. 41000
5. pisteuō
6. V-SAA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓may˒ believe
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓may˒ believe
9. -
10. Y33; R69982
11. 70040
1. that
2. -
3. 37540
5. hoti
6. C-·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70043
1. I
2. -
3. 14730
5. egō
6. R-···1N·S
7. I
8. I
9. -
10. Y33; R69905; Person=Jesus
11. 70044
1. am he
2. -
3. 15100
5. eimi
6. V-IPA1··S
7. am ‹he›
8. am ‹he›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70045
1. you all will be dying off
2. -
3. 5990
5. apothnēskō
6. V-IFM2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓will_be˒ dying_off
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓will_be˒ dying_off
9. -
10. Y33; R69982
11. 70046
1. in
2. -
3. 17220
5. en
6. P-·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70047
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····DFP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70048
1. sins
2. -
3. 2660
5. hamartia
6. N-····DFP
7. sins
8. sins
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70049
1. of you all
2. -
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2G·P
7. ˱of˲ you_all
8. ˱of˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y33; R69982
11. 70050

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.