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OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 8:55

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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. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70735
    1. οὐκ
    2. ou
    3. not
    4. don't can't
    5. 37560
    6. D·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70736
    1. ἐγνώκατε
    2. ginōskō
    3. you all have known
    4. -
    5. 10970
    6. VIEA2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ ˓have˒ known
    8. ˱you_all˲ ˓have˒ known
    9. -
    10. Y33; R70653
    11. 70737
    1. αὐτόν
    2. autos
    3. him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3AMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y33; R70724
    11. 70738
    1. ἐγώ
    2. egō
    3. I
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1N·S
    7. I
    8. I
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70739
    1. δέ
    2. de
    3. but
    4. -
    5. 11610
    6. C·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70740
    1. οἶδα
    2. eidō
    3. have known
    4. -
    5. 14920
    6. VIEA1··S
    7. ˓have˒ known
    8. ˓have˒ known
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70741
    1. αὐτόν
    2. autos
    3. him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3AMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y33; R70724
    11. 70742
    1. κἄν
    2. kan
    3. and if
    4. -
    5. 25790
    6. C·······
    7. and_if
    8. and_if
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70743
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 70744
    1. ἐάν
    2. ean
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 14370
    6. C·······
    7. if
    8. if
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 70745
    1. εἴπω
    2. legō
    3. I may say
    4. -
    5. 30040
    6. VSAA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓may˒ say
    8. ˱I˲ ˓may˒ say
    9. -
    10. Y33; R70708; Person=Jesus
    11. 70746
    1. ὑμῖν
    2. su
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 47710
    6. R···2D·P
    7. you_all
    8. you_all
    9. -
    10. R70653
    11. 70747
    1. ὅτι
    2. hoti
    3. that
    4. -
    5. 37540
    6. C·······
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70748
    1. οὐκ
    2. ou
    3. not
    4. -
    5. 37560
    6. D·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70749
    1. οἶδα
    2. eidō
    3. I have known
    4. -
    5. 14920
    6. VIEA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ known
    8. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ known
    9. -
    10. Y33; R70708; Person=Jesus; R70708; Person=Jesus
    11. 70750
    1. αὐτόν
    2. autos
    3. him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3AMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y33; R70724
    11. 70751
    1. ἔσομαι
    2. eimi
    3. I will be
    4. -
    5. 15100
    6. VIFM1··S
    7. ˱I˲ will_be
    8. ˱I˲ will_be
    9. -
    10. Y33; R70708; Person=Jesus
    11. 70752
    1. ὅμοιος
    2. homoios
    3. similar
    4. -
    5. 36640
    6. S····NMS
    7. similar
    8. similar
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70753
    1. ἔσομαι
    2. eimi
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 15100
    6. VIFM1··S
    7. ˱I˲ will_be
    8. ˱I˲ will_be
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 70754
    1. ὑμῶν
    2. su
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 47710
    6. R···2G·P
    7. ˱of˲ you_all
    8. ˱of˲ you_all
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 70755
    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
    11. 70756
    1. ὅμοιος
    2. homoios
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 36640
    6. S····NMS
    7. similar
    8. similar
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 70757
    1. ψεύστης
    2. pseustēs
    3. +a liar
    4. -
    5. 55830
    6. N····NMS
    7. ˓a˒ liar
    8. ˓a˒ liar
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70758
    1. Ἀλλʼ
    2. alla
    3. But
    4. -
    5. 2350
    6. C·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. S
    10. Y33
    11. 70759
    1. οἶδα
    2. eidō
    3. I have known
    4. -
    5. 14920
    6. VIEA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ known
    8. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ known
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70760
    1. αὐτόν
    2. autos
    3. him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3AMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70761
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70762
    1. τόν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70763
    1. λόγον
    2. logos
    3. message
    4. -
    5. 30560
    6. N····AMS
    7. message
    8. word
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70764
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. autos
    3. of him
    4. his
    5. 8460
    6. R···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y33; R70724
    11. 70765
    1. τηρῶ
    2. tēreō
    3. I am keeping
    4. -
    5. 50830
    6. VIPA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ keeping
    8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ keeping
    9. -
    10. Y33; R70708; Person=Jesus
    11. 70766

OET (OET-LV) and you_all_have_ not _known him, but I have_known him, and_if I_may_say that I_have_ not _known him, I_will_be a_liar similar to_you_all.
But I_have_known him, and I_am_keeping the message of_him.

OET (OET-RV) although in fact you don’t even know him. But I have known him, and so I can’t say that I haven’t known him or I’d be a liar like all of you. But I have known him and I am putting his desires into practice.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 8:39–59: Abraham saw Jesus

In this section Jesus continued to speak to those who did not believe in him. Although they said that they were Abraham’s children and that God was their Father, they did not do what those people would. They did not accept Jesus’ teaching and wanted to kill him. So he said that their real father was the devil, who was a murderer and a liar.

They replied that he was a Samaritan and had a demon. Jesus denied that and said that if they accepted what he said, they would never die. They said that Abraham died and asked if he was greater than him. Jesus replied that he knew Abraham and existed before him. Then they wanted to throw stones at Jesus, but he hid.

Here are some other possible section headings:

Those who rejected Jesus had the devil for a father

Jesus existed before Abraham

Paragraph 8:52–59

Jesus’ opponents were angry that he said that he was able to protect people from death. When Jesus then said that he had existed before Abraham, they became so angry that they tried to kill him.

8:55a

You do not know Him,

The Greek begins this verse with a conjunction that introduces information that is in direct contrast to what Jesus’ opponents just said. This information is unexpected. They knew about God, but they did not really know him. They were not personally close to him. Translate this clause in a way that indicates this unexpected contrast. For example:

but you don’t even know him (NLT)

although you do not know him (NJB)

8:55b

but I know Him.

but I know Him: The words I know Him form a contrast to what Jesus had just said about the religious leaders. Jesus himself did know God. He knew him personally and closely. It may be natural to indicate the contrast with a verb that is emphasized. Or you can emphasize the word I as the Greek text does. For example:

But I do know him. (GW)

but as for me, I know him

8:55c

If I said I did not know Him,

If I said I did not know Him: This clause refers to a situation that is not real. Jesus did not say that he did not know God. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

if I were to say that I do not know him (NET)

if I said otherwise (NLT)

to say that I do not know him would make me a liar

In some languages it may be natural to translate the inner quotation by using a direct quotation. For example:

if I said, “I do not know him/God”

8:55d

I would be a liar like you.

I would be a liar like you: This clause also describes a situation that is not real. Jesus was not a liar. His opponents were liars because they said they knew God when in fact they did not. Here is another way to translate this clause:

I would be as great a liar as you! (NLT)

8:55e

But I do know Him, and I keep His word.

But I do know Him: Jesus repeated for emphasis that he knew God. The English verb phrase I do know communicates this emphasis. Consider how it is natural to emphasize this in your language.

and I keep His word: This clause indicates that Jesus heard, received and obeyed God’s word. See how you translated the same verb in 8:51b.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί οὐκ ἐγνώκατε αὐτόν ἐγώ δέ οἶδα αὐτόν κἄν εἴπω ὅτι οὐκ οἶδα αὐτόν ἔσομαι ὅμοιος ὑμῖν ψεύστης Ἀλλʼ οἶδα αὐτόν καί τόν λόγον αὐτοῦ τηρῶ)

Jesus uses word to refer what God has said. If this would be confusing in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [what God says]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

8:12-59 The debate about whether or not Jesus is the Messiah continues from 7:52. Jesus was still at the Festival of Shelters in Jerusalem. During the festival, the conflicts Jesus had endured in ch 7 continued and intensified.

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. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70735
    1. you all have
    2. -
    3. 10970
    5. ginōskō
    6. V-IEA2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ ˓have˒ known
    8. ˱you_all˲ ˓have˒ known
    9. -
    10. Y33; R70653
    11. 70737
    1. not
    2. don't can't
    3. 37560
    5. ou
    6. D-·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70736
    1. known
    2. -
    3. 10970
    5. ginōskō
    6. V-IEA2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ ˓have˒ known
    8. ˱you_all˲ ˓have˒ known
    9. -
    10. Y33; R70653
    11. 70737
    1. him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3AMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y33; R70724
    11. 70738
    1. but
    2. -
    3. 11610
    5. de
    6. C-·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70740
    1. I
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1N·S
    7. I
    8. I
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70739
    1. have known
    2. -
    3. 14920
    5. eidō
    6. V-IEA1··S
    7. ˓have˒ known
    8. ˓have˒ known
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70741
    1. him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3AMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y33; R70724
    11. 70742
    1. and if
    2. -
    3. 25790
    5. kan
    6. C-·······
    7. and_if
    8. and_if
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70743
    1. I may say
    2. -
    3. 30040
    5. legō
    6. V-SAA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓may˒ say
    8. ˱I˲ ˓may˒ say
    9. -
    10. Y33; R70708; Person=Jesus
    11. 70746
    1. that
    2. -
    3. 37540
    5. hoti
    6. C-·······
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70748
    1. I have
    2. -
    3. 14920
    5. eidō
    6. V-IEA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ known
    8. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ known
    9. -
    10. Y33; R70708; Person=Jesus; R70708; Person=Jesus
    11. 70750
    1. not
    2. -
    3. 37560
    5. ou
    6. D-·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70749
    1. known
    2. -
    3. 14920
    5. eidō
    6. V-IEA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ known
    8. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ known
    9. -
    10. Y33; R70708; Person=Jesus; R70708; Person=Jesus
    11. 70750
    1. him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3AMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y33; R70724
    11. 70751
    1. I will be
    2. -
    3. 15100
    5. eimi
    6. V-IFM1··S
    7. ˱I˲ will_be
    8. ˱I˲ will_be
    9. -
    10. Y33; R70708; Person=Jesus
    11. 70752
    1. +a liar
    2. -
    3. 55830
    5. pseustēs
    6. N-····NMS
    7. ˓a˒ liar
    8. ˓a˒ liar
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70758
    1. similar
    2. -
    3. 36640
    5. homoios
    6. S-····NMS
    7. similar
    8. similar
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70753
    1. to you all
    2. -
    3. 47710
    5. su
    6. R-···2D·P
    7. ˱to˲ you_all
    8. ˱to˲ you_all
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70756
    1. But
    2. -
    3. 2350
    4. S
    5. alla
    6. C-·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. S
    10. Y33
    11. 70759
    1. I have known
    2. -
    3. 14920
    5. eidō
    6. V-IEA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ known
    8. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ known
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70760
    1. him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3AMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70761
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70762
    1. I am keeping
    2. -
    3. 50830
    5. tēreō
    6. V-IPA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ keeping
    8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ keeping
    9. -
    10. Y33; R70708; Person=Jesus
    11. 70766
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70763
    1. message
    2. -
    3. 30560
    5. logos
    6. N-····AMS
    7. message
    8. word
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 70764
    1. of him
    2. his
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y33; R70724
    11. 70765

OET (OET-LV) and you_all_have_ not _known him, but I have_known him, and_if I_may_say that I_have_ not _known him, I_will_be a_liar similar to_you_all.
But I_have_known him, and I_am_keeping the message of_him.

OET (OET-RV) although in fact you don’t even know him. But I have known him, and so I can’t say that I haven’t known him or I’d be a liar like all of you. But I have known him and I am putting his desires into practice.

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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