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OET interlinear 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2:29

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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. Ἐάν
    2. ean
    3. If
    4. -
    5. 14370
    6. C·······
    7. if
    8. if
    9. S
    10. Y90
    11. 152623
    1. ἴδητε
    2. horaō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 37080
    6. VSAA2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ ˓may˒ know
    8. ˱you_all˲ ˓may˒ know
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 152624
    1. εἰδῆτε
    2. eidō
    3. you all may have known
    4. -
    5. 14920
    6. VSEA2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ ˓may_have˒ known
    8. ˱you_all˲ ˓may_have˒ known
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152601
    11. 152625
    1. ὅτι
    2. hoti
    3. that
    4. -
    5. 37540
    6. C·······
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152626
    1. δίκαιος
    2. dikaios
    3. righteous
    4. -
    5. 13420
    6. S····NMS
    7. righteous
    8. righteous
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152627
    1. ἐστίν
    2. eimi
    3. he is
    4. -
    5. 15100
    6. VIPA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ is
    8. ˱he˲ is
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152628
    1. γινώσκετε
    2. ginōskō
    3. you all are knowing
    4. -
    5. 10970
    6. VIPA2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ knowing
    8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ knowing
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152601
    11. 152629
    1. ὅτι
    2. hoti
    3. that
    4. -
    5. 37540
    6. C·······
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152630
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. also
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. D·······
    7. also
    8. also
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152631
    1. πᾶς
    2. pas
    3. everyone
    4. -
    5. 39560
    6. S····NMS
    7. everyone
    8. everyone
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152632
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. which
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. R····NMS
    7. ¬which
    8. ¬which
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152633
    1. ποιῶν
    2. poieō
    3. practicing
    4. -
    5. 41600
    6. VPPA·NMS
    7. practicing
    8. practicing
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152634
    1. τήν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AFS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152635
    1. δικαιοσύνην
    2. dikaiosunē
    3. righteousness
    4. -
    5. 13430
    6. N····AFS
    7. righteousness
    8. righteousness
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152636
    1. ἐξ
    2. ek
    3. of
    4. his
    5. 15370
    6. P·······
    7. of
    8. of
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152637
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. autos
    3. him
    4. him
    5. 8460
    6. R···3GMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152523
    11. 152638
    1. γεγέννηται
    2. gennaō
    3. has been born
    4. has
    5. 10800
    6. VIEP3··S
    7. ˓has_been˒ born
    8. ˓has_been˒ born
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152639
    1. γεγένηται
    2. ginomai
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 10960
    6. VIEP3··S
    7. ˓has_been˒ become
    8. ˓has_been˒ become
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 152640

OET (OET-LV) If you_all_may_have_known that he_is righteous, you_all_are_knowing that also everyone which practicing the righteousness has_been_born of him.

OET (OET-RV) Because you know that he is sinless, you also know that anyone faithfully obeying his teaching has been reborn in him.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:28–4:6: We should obey God’s commands in order to avoid being ashamed when we meet Christ

Read 2:28–4:6 carefully.

Section Theme: In this section (after the main theme in 2:28–29), John is saying that in order not to be ashamed when we meet Christ we must do the following:

3:1–10

We should live pure and righteous lives as Christ did.

3:11–18

We should love and help our fellow Christians.

3:19–24

We should obey God’s commands to believe in his Son and to love one another.

4:1–6

We should carefully test what teachers say so that we know whether they are speaking for the Holy Spirit.

Paragraph 2:28–29

Read 2:28–29 in both BSB and GNT. Compare the two versions.

Paragraph Theme: These verses give the main theme of Section 2:28–4:6. John says that in order not to be ashamed when Christ returns we must remain in union with him and do what is right.

2:29a

If you know that He is righteous,

If: (Multiple Senses) This does not express doubt. It indicates that the statement “you know that He is righteous” is the reason for what John says in 2:29b. It may be better translated “since” or “because.” Alternatively, the sentence may be translated:

“You know that he is righteous, therefore/so you should recognize that…”

See GNT, JB, LB, JBP.

He is righteous: (Alternative Interpretations) There are different views about who the pronoun He refers to:

  1. It probably refers to Christ. (GNT)

  2. It may refer to God. (JB, LB, JBP)

righteous: (Multiple Senses) This means that everything that Christ does is right in God’s sight. See the word just in Key Biblical Terms.

2:29b

you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.

everyone who: (Meaning) John is concerned in this section with the importance of Christians doing what is right. So when he refers to “everyone” here he means “every Christian.” He is not saying that just anybody, even a non-Christian, who does what is right is born of God. He is saying that when Christians do right this shows us that we are God’s children.

righteousness: (Biblical Term) The Greek word used here refers to everything that is in accordance with God’s will. See the word just in Key Biblical Terms.

born of Him: (Pronoun Reference) This certainly means that such a person is the child of God, not of Christ. But this may not be clear unless “God” is made explicit here. See GNT, JBP.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

ἐὰν εἰδῆτε ὅτι δίκαιός ἐστιν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐάν εἰδῆτε ὅτι δίκαιος ἐστίν γινώσκετε ὅτι καί πᾶς ὁ ποιῶν τήν δικαιοσύνην ἐξ αὐτοῦ γεγέννηται)

John is using the form of conditional possibility here, but he is stating something that is actually true. In Greek, this was a way of affirming that the part that follows this statement is also true. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might think that what John is saying is not certain, then you could translate his words as an affirmative statement. Alternate translation: [Since you know that God is righteous]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

ἐστιν & αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐάν εἰδῆτε ὅτι δίκαιος ἐστίν γινώσκετε ὅτι καί πᾶς ὁ ποιῶν τήν δικαιοσύνην ἐξ αὐτοῦ γεγέννηται)

The pronouns he and him likely refer to God the Father, since in the next two verses John says that believers are “children of God,” and he speaks in this verse of those who have been begotten from him. Alternate translation: [God is … God]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

πᾶς ὁ ποιῶν τὴν δικαιοσύνην

everyone ¬which practicing (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐάν εἰδῆτε ὅτι δίκαιος ἐστίν γινώσκετε ὅτι καί πᾶς ὁ ποιῶν τήν δικαιοσύνην ἐξ αὐτοῦ γεγέννηται)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind the abstract noun righteousness with an adjective such as “right.” Alternate translation: [everyone who does what is right]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

πᾶς ὁ ποιῶν τὴν δικαιοσύνην ἐξ αὐτοῦ γεγέννηται

everyone ¬which practicing (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐάν εἰδῆτε ὅτι δίκαιος ἐστίν γινώσκετε ὅτι καί πᾶς ὁ ποιῶν τήν δικαιοσύνην ἐξ αὐτοῦ γεγέννηται)

If your language does not use this passive form, you can express this with an active form. Alternate translation: [God is the father of everyone who does what is right]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

πᾶς ὁ ποιῶν τὴν δικαιοσύνην ἐξ αὐτοῦ γεγέννηται

everyone ¬which practicing (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐάν εἰδῆτε ὅτι δίκαιος ἐστίν γινώσκετε ὅτι καί πᾶς ὁ ποιῶν τήν δικαιοσύνην ἐξ αὐτοῦ γεγέννηται)

John is speaking figuratively here. He says in [4:9](../04/09.md) that Jesus is the “only-begotten” of God, since God is the actual Father of Jesus in a way that he is not the actual father of believers. God is the father of believers only in a spiritual sense. Alternate translation: [God is the spiritual father of everyone who does what is right]

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. If
    2. -
    3. 14370
    4. S
    5. ean
    6. C-·······
    7. if
    8. if
    9. S
    10. Y90
    11. 152623
    1. you all may have known
    2. -
    3. 14920
    5. eidō
    6. V-SEA2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ ˓may_have˒ known
    8. ˱you_all˲ ˓may_have˒ known
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152601
    11. 152625
    1. that
    2. -
    3. 37540
    5. hoti
    6. C-·······
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152626
    1. he is
    2. -
    3. 15100
    5. eimi
    6. V-IPA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ is
    8. ˱he˲ is
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152628
    1. righteous
    2. -
    3. 13420
    5. dikaios
    6. S-····NMS
    7. righteous
    8. righteous
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152627
    1. you all are knowing
    2. -
    3. 10970
    5. ginōskō
    6. V-IPA2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ knowing
    8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ knowing
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152601
    11. 152629
    1. that
    2. -
    3. 37540
    5. hoti
    6. C-·······
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152630
    1. also
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. D-·······
    7. also
    8. also
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152631
    1. everyone
    2. -
    3. 39560
    5. pas
    6. S-····NMS
    7. everyone
    8. everyone
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152632
    1. which
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. R-····NMS
    7. ¬which
    8. ¬which
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152633
    1. practicing
    2. -
    3. 41600
    5. poieō
    6. V-PPA·NMS
    7. practicing
    8. practicing
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152634
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AFS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152635
    1. righteousness
    2. -
    3. 13430
    5. dikaiosunē
    6. N-····AFS
    7. righteousness
    8. righteousness
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152636
    1. has been born
    2. has
    3. 10800
    5. gennaō
    6. V-IEP3··S
    7. ˓has_been˒ born
    8. ˓has_been˒ born
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152639
    1. of
    2. his
    3. 15370
    5. ek
    6. P-·······
    7. of
    8. of
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152637
    1. him
    2. him
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152523
    11. 152638

OET (OET-LV) If you_all_may_have_known that he_is righteous, you_all_are_knowing that also everyone which practicing the righteousness has_been_born of him.

OET (OET-RV) Because you know that he is sinless, you also know that anyone faithfully obeying his teaching has been reborn in him.

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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