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OET interlinear 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2:18

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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. Παιδία
    2. paidion
    3. Little children
    4. -
    5. 38130
    6. N····VNP
    7. little_children
    8. little_children
    9. PS
    10. Y90; F152375; F152386; F152393; F152399; F152404; F152409; F152418; F152420; F152429; F152432; F152435; F152440; F152515; F152498; F152503; F152513; F152515; F152535; F152543; F152547; F152549; F152554; F152560; F152565; F152570; F152570; F152579; F152595
    11. 152366
    1. ἐσχάτη
    2. esχatos
    3. +the last
    4. -
    5. 20780
    6. E····NFS
    7. ˓the˒ last
    8. ˓the˒ last
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152367
    1. ἐσχάτῃ
    2. esχatos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 20780
    6. E····DFS
    7. ˓the˒ last
    8. ˓the˒ last
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 152368
    1. τῇ
    2. ho
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····DFS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 152369
    1. ὥρα
    2. hōra
    3. hour
    4. -
    5. 56100
    6. N····NFS
    7. hour
    8. hour
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152370
    1. ὥρᾳ
    2. hōra
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 56100
    6. N····DFS
    7. hour
    8. hour
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 152371
    1. ἐστίν
    2. eimi
    3. it is
    4. -
    5. 15100
    6. VIPA3··S
    7. ˱it˲ is
    8. ˱it˲ is
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152372
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152373
    1. καθώς
    2. kathōs
    3. as
    4. -
    5. 25310
    6. C·······
    7. as
    8. as
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152374
    1. ἠκούσατε
    2. akouō
    3. you all heard
    4. you heard
    5. 1910
    6. VIAA2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ heard
    8. ˱you_all˲ heard
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152366
    11. 152375
    1. ὅτι
    2. hoti
    3. that
    4. -
    5. 37540
    6. C·······
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152376
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 152377
    1. ἀντίχριστος
    2. antiχristos
    3. +the anti-messiah
    4. -
    5. 5000
    6. N····NMS
    7. ˓the˒ anti-messiah
    8. ˓the˒ false_messiah
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152378
    1. ἔρχεται
    2. erχomai
    3. is coming
    4. coming
    5. 20640
    6. VIPM3··S
    7. ˓is˒ coming
    8. ˓is˒ coming
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152379
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. even
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. D·······
    7. even
    8. even
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152380
    1. νῦν
    2. nun
    3. now
    4. -
    5. 35680
    6. D·······
    7. now
    8. now
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152381
    1. ἀντίχριστοι
    2. antiχristos
    3. false messiahs
    4. -
    5. 5000
    6. N····NMP
    7. anti-messiahs
    8. false_messiahs
    9. -
    10. Y90; F152397; F152405; F152406; F152416; F152546
    11. 152382
    1. πολλοί
    2. pollos
    3. many
    4. -
    5. 41830
    6. A····NMP
    7. many
    8. many
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152383
    1. γεγόνασιν
    2. ginomai
    3. have become
    4. -
    5. 10960
    6. VIEA3··P
    7. ˓have˒ become
    8. ˓have˒ become
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152384
    1. ὅθεν
    2. hothen
    3. whence
    4. -
    5. 36060
    6. C·······
    7. whence
    8. whence
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152385
    1. γινώσκομεν
    2. ginōskō
    3. we are knowing
    4. -
    5. 10970
    6. VIPA1··P
    7. ˱we˲ ˓are˒ knowing
    8. ˱we˲ ˓are˒ knowing
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152366; R151775
    11. 152386
    1. γινώσκωμεν
    2. ginōskō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 10970
    6. VSPA1··P
    7. ˱we˲ ˓may_be˒ knowing
    8. ˱we˲ ˓may_be˒ knowing
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 152387
    1. ὅτι
    2. hoti
    3. that
    4. -
    5. 37540
    6. C·······
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152388
    1. ἐσχάτη
    2. esχatos
    3. +the last
    4. -
    5. 20780
    6. E····NFS
    7. ˓the˒ last
    8. ˓the˒ last
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152389
    1. ὥρα
    2. hōra
    3. hour
    4. -
    5. 56100
    6. N····NFS
    7. hour
    8. hour
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152390
    1. ἐστίν
    2. eimi
    3. it is
    4. -
    5. 15100
    6. VIPA3··S
    7. ˱it˲ is
    8. ˱it˲ is
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152391

OET (OET-LV) Little_children, it_is the_last hour, and as you_all_heard that the_anti-messiah is_coming, even now many false_messiahs have_become, whence we_are_knowing that it_is the_last hour.

OET (OET-RV) New believers, it’s now the last times and what you heard about the false messiah coming is now happening. Many false messiahs have already been around and that confirms that it’s now the last times.

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 2:18–21

Read 2:18–21 in both BSB and GNT. Compare the two versions.

Paragraph Theme: In these verses John reassures his readers that they have received the Holy Spirit, and so they know God’s truth. In this way they are different from the false teachers.

2:18a

Children, it is the last hour;

Children: (Cross-cultural Difference) Here, as in 2:1, John is writing as a respected leader to churches for which he is responsible. He is showing fatherly affection.

the last hour: (Meaning) John is saying that the time when the world will come to an end is no longer distant and that we are in the last period of the world’s time. As this is a metaphorical use of the word “hour” it may be more natural in your language to translate it as “the last days” or “the time when the world is about to end.”

2:18b

and just as you have heard that

you have heard: (Lexical Problem) In some languages it may be necessary to state who told them this. In that case it should be expressed as indefinite, “One told you,” or as “We (John and the other apostles) told you.”

2:18c

the antichrist is coming,

the antichrist: (Biblical Term) See under Christ in Key Biblical Terms. In this letter John uses this term in the sense of a person who is opposed to Christ, “the enemy of Christ.”

is coming: (Meaning) This means that the antichrist will appear in the world, not that he will come from some other place.

2:18d

so now many antichrists have appeared.

so now many antichrists have appeared: (Focus) John is not telling his readers this as if they did not know it. He is reminding his readers of what they already know—that there are many false teachers about. He does this in order to prove that they really are in the last days of the world and therefore they do need to hold on firmly to God’s word.

2:18e

This is how we know it is the last hour.

This is how we know: (Pronoun Reference) The word this refers to the fact that many antichrists have appeared.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

παιδία

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Παιδία ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν καί καθώς ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἀντίχριστος ἔρχεται καί νῦν ἀντίχριστοι πολλοί γεγόνασιν ὅθεν γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν)

Young children is the same term that John used in [2:14](../02/14.md) that seems to be a stylistic variation of the term that he uses in [2:1](../02/01.md) and [2:12](../02/012.md), as well as in several other places in the book, to address all of the believers to whom he is writing. See how you translated this in those places. Alternate translation: [My dear children] or [You dear believers who are under my care]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence -1) ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Παιδία ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν καί καθώς ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἀντίχριστος ἔρχεται καί νῦν ἀντίχριστοι πολλοί γεγόνασιν ὅθεν γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν)

John is using the term hour to refer a specific time. The expression the last hour refers specifically to the period of time at the end of earthly history just before Jesus returns. Alternate translation: [Jesus will return soon … Jesus will return soon]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

ἀντίχριστος ἔρχεται, καὶ νῦν ἀντίχριστοι πολλοὶ γεγόνασιν

˓the˒_false_messiah ˓is˒_coming (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Παιδία ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν καί καθώς ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἀντίχριστος ἔρχεται καί νῦν ἀντίχριστοι πολλοί γεγόνασιν ὅθεν γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν)

See the discussion of the terms antichrist and antichrists in the General Notes to this chapter. Alternate translation: [someone is coming who will lead a great opposition to Jesus, already many people are opposing Jesus in that way now]

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. Little children
    2. -
    3. 38130
    4. PS
    5. paidion
    6. N-····VNP
    7. little_children
    8. little_children
    9. PS
    10. Y90; F152375; F152386; F152393; F152399; F152404; F152409; F152418; F152420; F152429; F152432; F152435; F152440; F152515; F152498; F152503; F152513; F152515; F152535; F152543; F152547; F152549; F152554; F152560; F152565; F152570; F152570; F152579; F152595
    11. 152366
    1. it is
    2. -
    3. 15100
    5. eimi
    6. V-IPA3··S
    7. ˱it˲ is
    8. ˱it˲ is
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152372
    1. +the last
    2. -
    3. 20780
    5. esχatos
    6. E-····NFS
    7. ˓the˒ last
    8. ˓the˒ last
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152367
    1. hour
    2. -
    3. 56100
    5. hōra
    6. N-····NFS
    7. hour
    8. hour
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152370
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152373
    1. as
    2. -
    3. 25310
    5. kathōs
    6. C-·······
    7. as
    8. as
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152374
    1. you all heard
    2. you heard
    3. 1910
    5. akouō
    6. V-IAA2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ heard
    8. ˱you_all˲ heard
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152366
    11. 152375
    1. that
    2. -
    3. 37540
    5. hoti
    6. C-·······
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152376
    1. +the anti-messiah
    2. -
    3. 5000
    5. antiχristos
    6. N-····NMS
    7. ˓the˒ anti-messiah
    8. ˓the˒ false_messiah
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152378
    1. is coming
    2. coming
    3. 20640
    5. erχomai
    6. V-IPM3··S
    7. ˓is˒ coming
    8. ˓is˒ coming
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152379
    1. even
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. D-·······
    7. even
    8. even
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152380
    1. now
    2. -
    3. 35680
    5. nun
    6. D-·······
    7. now
    8. now
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152381
    1. many
    2. -
    3. 41830
    5. pollos
    6. A-····NMP
    7. many
    8. many
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152383
    1. false messiahs
    2. -
    3. 5000
    5. antiχristos
    6. N-····NMP
    7. anti-messiahs
    8. false_messiahs
    9. -
    10. Y90; F152397; F152405; F152406; F152416; F152546
    11. 152382
    1. have become
    2. -
    3. 10960
    5. ginomai
    6. V-IEA3··P
    7. ˓have˒ become
    8. ˓have˒ become
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152384
    1. whence
    2. -
    3. 36060
    5. hothen
    6. C-·······
    7. whence
    8. whence
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152385
    1. we are knowing
    2. -
    3. 10970
    5. ginōskō
    6. V-IPA1··P
    7. ˱we˲ ˓are˒ knowing
    8. ˱we˲ ˓are˒ knowing
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152366; R151775
    11. 152386
    1. that
    2. -
    3. 37540
    5. hoti
    6. C-·······
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152388
    1. it is
    2. -
    3. 15100
    5. eimi
    6. V-IPA3··S
    7. ˱it˲ is
    8. ˱it˲ is
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152391
    1. +the last
    2. -
    3. 20780
    5. esχatos
    6. E-····NFS
    7. ˓the˒ last
    8. ˓the˒ last
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152389
    1. hour
    2. -
    3. 56100
    5. hōra
    6. N-····NFS
    7. hour
    8. hour
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152390

OET (OET-LV) Little_children, it_is the_last hour, and as you_all_heard that the_anti-messiah is_coming, even now many false_messiahs have_become, whence we_are_knowing that it_is the_last hour.

OET (OET-RV) New believers, it’s now the last times and what you heard about the false messiah coming is now happening. Many false messiahs have already been around and that confirms that it’s now the last times.

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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