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OET interlinear 1 YHN (1 JHN) 3:23

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People tagged in the matching LV passage: God · Jesus Christ

Dictionary: Jesus

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. καί
    3. And
    4. And
    5. G2532 ↗
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y90
    11. 153106
    1. αὕτη
    2. οὗτος
    3. this
    4. this
    5. G3778 ↗
    6. R-····NFS
    7. this
    8. this
    9. -
    10. Y90; R153124
    11. 153107
    1. ἐστίν
    2. εἰμί
    3. is
    4. is
    5. G1510 ↗
    6. V-IPA3··S
    7. is
    8. is
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153108
    1. ἡ
    2. ὁ
    3. the
    4. -
    5. G3588 ↗
    6. E-····NFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153109
    1. ἐντολή
    2. ἐντολή
    3. command
    4. command
    5. G1785 ↗
    6. N-····NFS
    7. command
    8. commandment
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153110
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. αὐτός
    3. of him
    4. -
    5. G846 ↗
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y90; R153082; Person=God
    11. 153111
    1. ἵνα
    2. ἵνα
    3. that
    4. that
    5. G2443 ↗
    6. D-·······
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153112
    1. πιστεύσωμεν
    2. πιστεύω
    3. -
    4. -
    5. G4100 ↗
    6. V-SAA1··P
    7. ˱we˲ ˓may˒ believe
    8. ˱we˲ ˓may˒ believe
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 153113
    1. πιστεύωμεν
    2. πιστεύω
    3. we may be believe
    4. We believe
    5. G4100 ↗
    6. V-SPA1··P
    7. ˱we˲ ˓may_be˒ believe
    8. ˱we˲ ˓may_be˒ believe
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153114
    1. τῷ
    2. ὁ
    3. in the
    4. in the
    5. G3588 ↗
    6. E-····DNS
    7. ˱in˲ the
    8. ˱in˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153115
    1. ὀνόματι
    2. ὄνομα
    3. name
    4. -
    5. G3686 ↗
    6. N-····DNS
    7. name
    8. name
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153116
    1. τοῦ
    2. ὁ
    3. of the
    4. of
    5. G3588 ↗
    6. E-····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153117
    1. Υἱοῦ
    2. υἱός
    3. son
    4. son
    5. G5207 ↗
    6. N-····GMS
    7. son
    8. Son
    9. G
    10. Y90; Person=Jesus
    11. 153118
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. αὐτός
    3. of him
    4. -
    5. G846 ↗
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y90; R153082; Person=God
    11. 153119
    1. Ἰησοῦ
    2. Ἰησοῦς
    3. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    4. Yeshua
    5. G2424 ↗
    6. N-····GMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y90
    11. 153120
    1. Χριστοῦ
    2. χριστός
    3. chosen one messiah
    4. the messiah
    5. G5547 ↗
    6. N-····GMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y90; Person=Jesus
    11. 153121
    1. Χριστῷ
    2. χριστός
    3. -
    4. -
    5. G5547 ↗
    6. N-····DMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Person=Jesus
    11. 153122
    1. καί
    2. καί
    3. and
    4. and
    5. G2532 ↗
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153123
    1. ἀγαπῶμεν
    2. ἀγαπάω
    3. we may be loving
    4. we should love
    5. G25 ↗
    6. V-SPA1··P
    7. ˱we˲ ˓may_be˒ loving
    8. ˱we˲ ˓may_be˒ loving
    9. -
    10. Y90; F153107; R151998; R153065; R151775
    11. 153124
    1. ἀλλήλους
    2. ἀλλήλων
    3. one another
    4. -
    5. G240 ↗
    6. R-····AMP
    7. one_another
    8. one_another
    9. -
    10. Y90; R151998; R153065; R151775
    11. 153125
    1. καθώς
    2. καθώς
    3. as
    4. as
    5. G2531 ↗
    6. C-·······
    7. as
    8. as
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153126
    1. ἔδωκεν
    2. δίδωμι
    3. he gave
    4. gave
    5. G1325 ↗
    6. V-IAA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ gave
    8. ˱he˲ gave
    9. -
    10. Y90; R153082; Person=God
    11. 153127
    1. ἐντολήν
    2. ἐντολή
    3. +the command
    4. -
    5. G1785 ↗
    6. N-····AFS
    7. ˓the˒ command
    8. ˓the˒ commandment
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153128
    1. ἡμῖν
    2. ἐγώ
    3. to us
    4. to us
    5. G1473 ↗
    6. R-···1D·P
    7. ˱to˲ us
    8. ˱to˲ us
    9. -
    10. Y90; R151998; R153065; R151775
    11. 153129

OET-LV And this is the command of_him, that we_may_be_believe in_the name of_the son of_him, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen_one/messiah, and we_may_be_loving one_another, as he_gave the_command to_us.

OET (OET-RV) And this is his command: We need to believe in the authority of his son, Yeshua the messiah, and we should love each other as per the command that Yeshua gave to us.

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 3:21–24

Read 3:21–24 in both BSB and GNT. Compare the two versions.

Paragraph Theme: Here John repeats the main theme of this section, saying that we must obey God’s commands to believe in Jesus and love each other.

3:23a

And this is His commandment:

this: (Pronoun Reference) The word this refers to 3:23b–d, believing in Jesus and loving one another.

His commandment: (Lexical Problem) John here says commandment in the singular to show that belief and love are the summary or main point of all God’s commands. In some languages it may not be possible to have the singular this and commandment referring to the two verbs “believe” and “love.” If that is the case in your language, you can say something like “These are the most important things he told us to do.”

3:23b

that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ,

that we should believe in: (Biblical Term) See believe in Key Biblical Terms.

the name: (Figure of Speech) This refers to Jesus’ authority and character and everything about him as God’s Son.

3:23c

and we should love one another

3:23d

just as He commanded us.

as He commanded: (Alternative Interpretations) It is not completely clear who He refers to here:

  1. It probably means “Christ” (see GNT), since it was Christ who gave the commandment to love. See John 13:34.

  2. It may mean “God.”

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ ἐντολὴ αὐτοῦ

this (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί αὕτη ἐστίν ἡ ἐντολή αὐτοῦ ἵνα πιστεύωμεν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ καί ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους καθώς ἔδωκεν ἐντολήν ἡμῖν)

The pronoun his refers to God in this verse. Alternate translation: [this is what God has commanded]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ

˱in˲_the name ˱of˲_the Son ˱of˲_him Jesus Christ

As in 2:12, John is using the name of Jesus to represent who Jesus is and what he has done. Alternate translation: [in Jesus Christ his Son and what he has done for us]

Note 3 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples

τοῦ Υἱοῦ

˱of˲_the Son

Son is an important title for Jesus, the Son of God.

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

ἔδωκεν

˱he˲_gave

The pronoun he here may refer to: (1) Jesus or (2) God.

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. And
    3. G2532 ↗
    4. Καί
    5. καί
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y90
    11. 153106
    1. this
    2. this
    3. G3778 ↗
    4. αὕτη
    5. οὗτος
    6. R-····NFS
    7. this
    8. this
    9. -
    10. Y90; R153124
    11. 153107
    1. is
    2. is
    3. G1510 ↗
    4. ἐστίν
    5. εἰμί
    6. V-IPA3··S
    7. is
    8. is
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153108
    1. the
    2. -
    3. G3588 ↗
    4. ἡ
    5. ὁ
    6. E-····NFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153109
    1. command
    2. command
    3. G1785 ↗
    4. ἐντολή
    5. ἐντολή
    6. N-····NFS
    7. command
    8. commandment
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153110
    1. of him
    2. -
    3. G846 ↗
    4. αὐτοῦ
    5. αὐτός
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y90; R153082; Person=God
    11. 153111
    1. that
    2. that
    3. G2443 ↗
    4. ἵνα
    5. ἵνα
    6. D-·······
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153112
    1. we may be believe
    2. We believe
    3. G4100 ↗
    4. πιστεύωμεν
    5. πιστεύω
    6. V-SPA1··P
    7. ˱we˲ ˓may_be˒ believe
    8. ˱we˲ ˓may_be˒ believe
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153114
    1. in the
    2. in the
    3. G3588 ↗
    4. τῷ
    5. ὁ
    6. E-····DNS
    7. ˱in˲ the
    8. ˱in˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153115
    1. name
    2. -
    3. G3686 ↗
    4. ὀνόματι
    5. ὄνομα
    6. N-····DNS
    7. name
    8. name
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153116
    1. of the
    2. of
    3. G3588 ↗
    4. τοῦ
    5. ὁ
    6. E-····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153117
    1. son
    2. son
    3. G5207 ↗
    4. Υἱοῦ
    5. υἱός
    6. N-····GMS
    7. son
    8. Son
    9. G
    10. Y90; Person=Jesus
    11. 153118
    1. of him
    2. -
    3. G846 ↗
    4. αὐτοῦ
    5. αὐτός
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y90; R153082; Person=God
    11. 153119
    1. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    2. Yeshua
    3. G2424 ↗
    4. Ἰησοῦ
    5. Ἰησοῦς
    6. N-····GMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y90
    11. 153120
    1. chosen one messiah
    2. the messiah
    3. G5547 ↗
    4. Χριστοῦ
    5. χριστός
    6. N-····GMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y90; Person=Jesus
    11. 153121
    1. and
    2. and
    3. G2532 ↗
    4. καί
    5. καί
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153123
    1. we may be loving
    2. we should love
    3. G25 ↗
    4. ἀγαπῶμεν
    5. ἀγαπάω
    6. V-SPA1··P
    7. ˱we˲ ˓may_be˒ loving
    8. ˱we˲ ˓may_be˒ loving
    9. -
    10. Y90; F153107; R151998; R153065; R151775
    11. 153124
    1. one another
    2. -
    3. G240 ↗
    4. ἀλλήλους
    5. ἀλλήλων
    6. R-····AMP
    7. one_another
    8. one_another
    9. -
    10. Y90; R151998; R153065; R151775
    11. 153125
    1. as
    2. as
    3. G2531 ↗
    4. καθώς
    5. καθώς
    6. C-·······
    7. as
    8. as
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153126
    1. he gave
    2. gave
    3. G1325 ↗
    4. ἔδωκεν
    5. δίδωμι
    6. V-IAA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ gave
    8. ˱he˲ gave
    9. -
    10. Y90; R153082; Person=God
    11. 153127
    1. +the command
    2. -
    3. G1785 ↗
    4. ἐντολήν
    5. ἐντολή
    6. N-····AFS
    7. ˓the˒ command
    8. ˓the˒ commandment
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153128
    1. to us
    2. to us
    3. G1473 ↗
    4. ἡμῖν
    5. ἐγώ
    6. R-···1D·P
    7. ˱to˲ us
    8. ˱to˲ us
    9. -
    10. Y90; R151998; R153065; R151775
    11. 153129

OET-LV And this is the command of_him, that we_may_be_believe in_the name of_the son of_him, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen_one/messiah, and we_may_be_loving one_another, as he_gave the_command to_us.

OET (OET-RV) And this is his command: We need to believe in the authority of his son, Yeshua the messiah, and we should love each other as per the command that Yeshua gave to us.

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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