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OET interlinear 1 YHN (1 JHN) 3:16

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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. Ἐν
    2. en
    3. By
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. by
    8. by
    9. S
    10. Y90
    11. 152957
    1. τούτῳ
    2. houtos
    3. this
    4. -
    5. 37780
    6. R····DNS
    7. this
    8. this
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152969
    11. 152958
    1. ἐγνώκαμεν
    2. ginōskō
    3. we have known
    4. -
    5. 10970
    6. VIEA1··P
    7. ˱we˲ ˓have˒ known
    8. ˱we˲ ˓have˒ known
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152903; R151775
    11. 152959
    1. τήν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AFS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152960
    1. ἀγάπην
    2. agapē
    3. love
    4. love
    5. 260
    6. N····AFS
    7. love
    8. love
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152961
    1. ὅτι
    2. hoti
    3. because
    4. because
    5. 37540
    6. C·······
    7. because
    8. because
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152962
    1. ἐκεῖνος
    2. ekeinos
    3. that one
    4. -
    5. 15650
    6. R····NMS
    7. that ‹one›
    8. that ‹one›
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152963
    1. ὑπέρ
    2. huper
    3. for
    4. -
    5. 52280
    6. P·······
    7. for
    8. for
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152964
    1. ἡμῶν
    2. egō
    3. us
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1G·P
    7. us
    8. us
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152903; R151775
    11. 152965
    1. τήν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152966
    1. ψυχήν
    2. psuχē
    3. life
    4. life
    5. 55900
    6. N····AFS
    7. life
    8. life
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152967
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. autos
    3. of him
    4. his
    5. 8460
    6. R···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152968
    1. ἔθηκεν
    2. tithēmi
    3. laid
    4. -
    5. 50870
    6. VIAA3··S
    7. laid
    8. laid
    9. -
    10. Y90; F152958
    11. 152969
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152970
    1. ἡμεῖς
    2. egō
    3. we
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1N·P
    7. we
    8. we
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152903; R151775
    11. 152971
    1. ὀφείλομεν
    2. ofeilō
    3. ought
    4. -
    5. 37840
    6. VIPA1··P
    7. ought
    8. ought
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152972
    1. ὑπέρ
    2. huper
    3. for
    4. -
    5. 52280
    6. P·······
    7. for
    8. for
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152973
    1. τῶν
    2. ho
    3. our
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GMP
    7. our
    8. our
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152974
    1. ἀδελφῶν
    2. adelfos
    3. brothers
    4. fellow believers
    5. 800
    6. N····GMP
    7. brothers
    8. brothers
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152975
    1. τάς
    2. ho
    3. our
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AFP
    7. our
    8. our
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152976
    1. ψυχάς
    2. psuχē
    3. lives
    4. lives
    5. 55900
    6. N····AFP
    7. lives
    8. lives
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152977
    1. θεῖναι
    2. tithēmi
    3. to lay
    4. -
    5. 50870
    6. VNAA····
    7. ˓to˒ lay
    8. ˓to˒ lay
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152903; R151775
    11. 152978
    1. τιθέναι
    2. tithēmi
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 50870
    6. VNPA····
    7. ˓to_be˒ laying
    8. ˓to_be˒ laying
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 152979

OET (OET-LV) By this we_have_known the love, because that one laid the life of_him for us, and we ought to_lay our lives for our brothers.

OET (OET-RV) We know about real love because we saw that Yeshua gave up his life for us, and we should give up our lives for our fellow believers.

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 3:16–18

Read 3:16–18 in both BSB and GNT. Compare the two versions.

Paragraph Theme: John here emphasizes the theme of love, which he introduced in 3:11. He is showing that love involves helping each other.

3:16a

By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us,

By this: (Pronoun Reference) The words By this refer to the words Jesus laid down His life for us in the second part of this sentence. John is saying that Jesus has showed us that loving someone means we should be willing to do anything for them; we should even be willing to die for them.

love: (Emphasis) It may be necessary to give emphasis to love here in order to show that in this and the next two verses, John is demonstrating what love really involves.

laid down His life: (Metaphor) The topic of this metaphor is that Christ was willing to treat life like a piece of clothing which a person might take off and lay aside. If there is no suitable metaphor to replace this in your language, you can just say that Christ willingly died for us.

3:16b

and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

and we: (Alternative Interpretations) There are different interpretations of the relationship between this sentence and the previous one:

  1. John is probably saying that our duty to be willing to even die for our brothers is a second reason for his teaching in 3:18 that we should be loving our brothers in practical ways even now.

  2. GNT and LB translate 3:16b as a conclusion drawn from the fact that Jesus was willing to die for us.

we ought to lay down our lives: (Meaning) John is not saying that we should go and seek ways of being killed. He is reminding us that if we are ever able to save our brothers’ lives by our own death then we should not refuse to die.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐν τούτῳ ἐγνώκαμεν τὴν ἀγάπην

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐν τούτῳ ἐγνώκαμεν τήν ἀγάπην ὅτι ἐκεῖνος ὑπέρ ἡμῶν τήν ψυχήν αὐτοῦ ἔθηκεν καί ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν ὑπέρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν τάς ψυχάς θεῖναι)

In this we have known means something similar to the idiomatic expression “in this we know” that John uses many times in this letter. Alternate translation: [This is how we have come to understand what love is]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

ἐκεῖνος

that_‹one›

The demonstrative pronoun that one refers to Jesus. Alternate translation: [Jesus]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἔθηκεν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐν τούτῳ ἐγνώκαμεν τήν ἀγάπην ὅτι ἐκεῖνος ὑπέρ ἡμῶν τήν ψυχήν αὐτοῦ ἔθηκεν καί ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν ὑπέρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν τάς ψυχάς θεῖναι)

This is an idiom that means “died willingly for us.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have that meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [willingly gave his life for us] or [sacrificed himself for us]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

καὶ ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν, τὰς ψυχὰς θεῖναι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐν τούτῳ ἐγνώκαμεν τήν ἀγάπην ὅτι ἐκεῖνος ὑπέρ ἡμῶν τήν ψυχήν αὐτοῦ ἔθηκεν καί ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν ὑπέρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν τάς ψυχάς θεῖναι)

John is not saying that we should seek out ways to die for our fellow believers in a literal sense, but that we should be prepared to do so, if necessary. However, he is also using the expression lay down our lives to mean that we should seek ways to love our fellow believers in sacrificial ways, as he illustrates in the next verse.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τῶν ἀδελφῶν

our brothers

See how you translated the brothers in [2:9](../02/09.md). Alternate translation: [our fellow believers]

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. By
    2. -
    3. 17220
    4. S
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. by
    8. by
    9. S
    10. Y90
    11. 152957
    1. this
    2. -
    3. 37780
    5. houtos
    6. R-····DNS
    7. this
    8. this
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152969
    11. 152958
    1. we have known
    2. -
    3. 10970
    5. ginōskō
    6. V-IEA1··P
    7. ˱we˲ ˓have˒ known
    8. ˱we˲ ˓have˒ known
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152903; R151775
    11. 152959
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AFS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152960
    1. love
    2. love
    3. 260
    5. agapē
    6. N-····AFS
    7. love
    8. love
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152961
    1. because
    2. because
    3. 37540
    5. hoti
    6. C-·······
    7. because
    8. because
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152962
    1. that one
    2. -
    3. 15650
    5. ekeinos
    6. R-····NMS
    7. that ‹one›
    8. that ‹one›
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152963
    1. laid
    2. -
    3. 50870
    5. tithēmi
    6. V-IAA3··S
    7. laid
    8. laid
    9. -
    10. Y90; F152958
    11. 152969
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152966
    1. life
    2. life
    3. 55900
    5. psuχē
    6. N-····AFS
    7. life
    8. life
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152967
    1. of him
    2. his
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152968
    1. for
    2. -
    3. 52280
    5. huper
    6. P-·······
    7. for
    8. for
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152964
    1. us
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1G·P
    7. us
    8. us
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152903; R151775
    11. 152965
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152970
    1. we
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1N·P
    7. we
    8. we
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152903; R151775
    11. 152971
    1. ought
    2. -
    3. 37840
    5. ofeilō
    6. V-IPA1··P
    7. ought
    8. ought
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152972
    1. to lay
    2. -
    3. 50870
    5. tithēmi
    6. V-NAA····
    7. ˓to˒ lay
    8. ˓to˒ lay
    9. -
    10. Y90; R152903; R151775
    11. 152978
    1. our
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AFP
    7. our
    8. our
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152976
    1. lives
    2. lives
    3. 55900
    5. psuχē
    6. N-····AFP
    7. lives
    8. lives
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152977
    1. for
    2. -
    3. 52280
    5. huper
    6. P-·······
    7. for
    8. for
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152973
    1. our
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GMP
    7. our
    8. our
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152974
    1. brothers
    2. fellow believers
    3. 800
    5. adelfos
    6. N-····GMP
    7. brothers
    8. brothers
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 152975

OET (OET-LV) By this we_have_known the love, because that one laid the life of_him for us, and we ought to_lay our lives for our brothers.

OET (OET-RV) We know about real love because we saw that Yeshua gave up his life for us, and we should give up our lives for our fellow believers.

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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