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OET interlinear 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2:15

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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. Μή
    2. mē
    3. Neither
    4. -
    5. 33610
    6. C·······
    7. neither
    8. neither
    9. PS
    10. Y90
    11. 152294
    1. ἀγαπᾶτε
    2. agapaō
    3. be loving
    4. be loving
    5. 250
    6. VMPA2··P
    7. ˓be˒ loving
    8. ˓be˒ loving
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152262; R152269; R152278
    11. 152295
    1. τόν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152296
    1. κόσμον
    2. kosmos
    3. world
    4. -
    5. 28890
    6. N····AMS
    7. world
    8. world
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152297
    1. μηδέ
    2. mēde
    3. nor
    4. nor
    5. 33660
    6. C·······
    7. nor
    8. nor
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152298
    1. τά
    2. ho
    3. the things
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. R····ANP
    7. the ‹things›
    8. the ‹things›
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152299
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152300
    1. τῷ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····DMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152301
    1. κόσμῳ
    2. kosmos
    3. world
    4. -
    5. 28890
    6. N····DMS
    7. world
    8. world
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152302
    1. Ἐάν
    2. ean
    3. If
    4. -
    5. 14370
    6. C·······
    7. if
    8. if
    9. S
    10. Y90
    11. 152303
    1. τὶς
    2. tis
    3. anyone
    4. anyone
    5. 51000
    6. R····NMS
    7. anyone
    8. anyone
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152304
    1. ἀγαπᾷ
    2. agapaō
    3. may be loving
    4. -
    5. 250
    6. VSPA3··S
    7. ˓may_be˒ loving
    8. ˓may_be˒ loving
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152305
    1. τόν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152306
    1. κόσμον
    2. kosmos
    3. world
    4. -
    5. 28890
    6. N····AMS
    7. world
    8. world
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152307
    1. οὐκ
    2. ou
    3. not
    4. Don't not
    5. 37560
    6. D·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152308
    1. ἐστίν
    2. eimi
    3. is
    4. -
    5. 15100
    6. VIPA3··S
    7. is
    8. is
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152309
    1. ἡ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152310
    1. ἀγάπη
    2. agapē
    3. love
    4. love
    5. 260
    6. N····NFS
    7. love
    8. love
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152311
    1. τοῦ
    2. ho
    3. of the
    4. The
    5. 35880
    6. E····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152312
    1. Θεοῦ
    2. theos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 23160
    6. N····GMS
    7. god
    8. God
    9. GN
    10. Person=God
    11. 152313
    1. Πατρός
    2. patēr
    3. father
    4. father's
    5. 39620
    6. N····GMS
    7. father
    8. Father
    9. G
    10. Y90; Person=God
    11. 152314
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152315
    1. αὐτῷ
    2. autos
    3. him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3DMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152316

OET (OET-LV) Neither be_loving the world, nor the things in the world.
If anyone may_be_loving the world, the love of_the father is not in him.

OET (OET-RV) Don’t be loving the world nor the things in the world. The father’s love does not live in anyone who loves the world

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:5–2:27: Live pure lives and remain united with God

Read 1:5–2:27 carefully.

Section Theme: In this section John is appealing to his readers to live morally pure lives and to remain united with God. He gives the following reasons for this:

1:5–2:2

God has made it possible for us to be morally pure just as he is.

2:3–11

We ought to love our fellow Christians as Christ did.

2:12–27

The readers ought not to love the non-Christian world but they should live according to the truth that God has shown to them.

Paragraph 2:15–17

Read 2:15–17 in both BSB and GNT. Compare the two versions.

Paragraph Theme: Here John is appealing to his readers not to love the evil things of this world.

2:15 (Discourse Feature)

In the Greek and English versions there is nothing explicit that connects 2:15–17 and the previous verses. However this paragraph is John’s main appeal, or exhortation, to his readers and it is based on the reassurance he has given them in 2:12–14. In order to make the translation sound natural in your language, you may need to make the connection explicit here by using some joining word or phrase such as “Therefore,” or “So I tell you.”

2:15a

Do not love the world or anything in the world.

Do not: (Pronoun Reference) Be sure that you translate this so that it clearly refers to all the readers, not just to the last people mentioned, the “young men” (2:14).

love: (Multiple Senses) This is used here in the sense of desiring to get something, or making something the center of all your interests (NEB “do not set your hearts on…”).

the world: (Multiple Senses) This does not mean “the people in the world,” which is its meaning in John 3:16. Here it is used in the sense of the evil of this world, which is contrary to God’s will. See world in Key Biblical Terms.

anything: (Meaning) John is not referring here to material objects in the world. He is telling his readers to avoid all attitudes and thoughts which belong to this world rather than to God’s will. He gives examples of what he means in the next verse.

2:15b

If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

If anyone…: (Logical Relationship) This sentence gives one reason for John’s appeal not to love the world. The second reason is given in 2:17. To make the connection clear you may need to translate this as “Because/For if anyone…”

the love of the Father: (“of” Construction) Since this is being contrasted with loving the world, it clearly means “he does not love God.” It does not mean “God does not love him.”

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

μὴ ἀγαπᾶτε τὸν κόσμον, μηδὲ τὰ ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Μή ἀγαπᾶτε τόν κόσμον μηδέ τά ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ Ἐάν τὶς ἀγαπᾷ τόν κόσμον οὐκ ἐστίν ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Πατρός ἐν αὐτῷ)

In the second phrase in this sentence, John leaves out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages in order to be complete. These words can be supplied from the first phrase. Alternate translation: [Do not love the world, and do not love any of the things that are in the world]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

μὴ ἀγαπᾶτε τὸν κόσμον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Μή ἀγαπᾶτε τόν κόσμον μηδέ τά ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ Ἐάν τὶς ἀγαπᾷ τόν κόσμον οὐκ ἐστίν ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Πατρός ἐν αὐτῷ)

John uses world to mean various things in this letter. Here it refers to the system of values that people share who do not honor God. This system is necessarily contrary to the values that godly people have. Alternate translation: [Do not share the ungodly value system of the people who do not honor God]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

μηδὲ τὰ ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Μή ἀγαπᾶτε τόν κόσμον μηδέ τά ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ Ἐάν τὶς ἀγαπᾷ τόν κόσμον οὐκ ἐστίν ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Πατρός ἐν αὐτῷ)

This phrase is more specific than the preceding one. Here, John warns believers against loving the things that are part of our material world. It may be helpful to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: [No, do not love the things that ungodly people want to get for themselves]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

ἐάν τις ἀγαπᾷ τὸν κόσμον, οὐκ ἔστιν ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Πατρὸς ἐν αὐτῷ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Μή ἀγαπᾶτε τόν κόσμον μηδέ τά ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ Ἐάν τὶς ἀγαπᾷ τόν κόσμον οὐκ ἐστίν ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Πατρός ἐν αὐτῷ)

John is describing a hypothetical situation in order to challenge his readers. Alternate translation: [Suppose someone loves the world. Then the love of the Father is not in him]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

οὐκ ἔστιν ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Πατρὸς ἐν αὐτῷ

not (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Μή ἀγαπᾶτε τόν κόσμον μηδέ τά ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ Ἐάν τὶς ἀγαπᾷ τόν κόσμον οὐκ ἐστίν ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Πατρός ἐν αὐτῷ)

The phrase the love of the Father could mean: (1) the love that a person has for God the Father. Alternate translation: [that person does not really love God the Father] or (2) the love that God has for people. Alternate translation: [God the Father’s love is not genuinely at work in that person]

Note 6 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples

τοῦ Πατρὸς

˱of˲_the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Μή ἀγαπᾶτε τόν κόσμον μηδέ τά ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ Ἐάν τὶς ἀγαπᾷ τόν κόσμον οὐκ ἐστίν ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Πατρός ἐν αὐτῷ)

Father is an important title for God. Alternate translation: [of God the 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. Neither
    2. -
    3. 33610
    4. PS
    5. mē
    6. C-·······
    7. neither
    8. neither
    9. PS
    10. Y90
    11. 152294
    1. be loving
    2. be loving
    3. 250
    5. agapaō
    6. V-MPA2··P
    7. ˓be˒ loving
    8. ˓be˒ loving
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152262; R152269; R152278
    11. 152295
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152296
    1. world
    2. -
    3. 28890
    5. kosmos
    6. N-····AMS
    7. world
    8. world
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152297
    1. nor
    2. nor
    3. 33660
    5. mēde
    6. C-·······
    7. nor
    8. nor
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152298
    1. the things
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. R-····ANP
    7. the ‹things›
    8. the ‹things›
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152299
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152300
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····DMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152301
    1. world
    2. -
    3. 28890
    5. kosmos
    6. N-····DMS
    7. world
    8. world
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152302
    1. If
    2. -
    3. 14370
    4. S
    5. ean
    6. C-·······
    7. if
    8. if
    9. S
    10. Y90
    11. 152303
    1. anyone
    2. anyone
    3. 51000
    5. tis
    6. R-····NMS
    7. anyone
    8. anyone
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152304
    1. may be loving
    2. -
    3. 250
    5. agapaō
    6. V-SPA3··S
    7. ˓may_be˒ loving
    8. ˓may_be˒ loving
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152305
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152306
    1. world
    2. -
    3. 28890
    5. kosmos
    6. N-····AMS
    7. world
    8. world
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152307
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152310
    1. love
    2. love
    3. 260
    5. agapē
    6. N-····NFS
    7. love
    8. love
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152311
    1. of the
    2. The
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152312
    1. father
    2. father's
    3. 39620
    4. G
    5. patēr
    6. N-····GMS
    7. father
    8. Father
    9. G
    10. Y90; Person=God
    11. 152314
    1. is
    2. -
    3. 15100
    5. eimi
    6. V-IPA3··S
    7. is
    8. is
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152309
    1. not
    2. Don't not
    3. 37560
    5. ou
    6. D-·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152308
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152315
    1. him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3DMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152316

OET (OET-LV) Neither be_loving the world, nor the things in the world.
If anyone may_be_loving the world, the love of_the father is not in him.

OET (OET-RV) Don’t be loving the world nor the things in the world. The father’s love does not live in anyone who loves the world

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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