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OET interlinear 1 YHN (1 JHN) 3:24

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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. Καί
    2. kai
    3. And
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y90
    11. 153130
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. the one
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. R····NMS
    7. the ‹one›
    8. the ‹one›
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153131
    1. τηρῶν
    2. tēreō
    3. keeping
    4. -
    5. 50830
    6. VPPA·NMS
    7. keeping
    8. keeping
    9. -
    10. Y90; F153142
    11. 153132
    1. τάς
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AFP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153133
    1. ἐντολάς
    2. entolē
    3. commands
    4. commands
    5. 17850
    6. N····AFP
    7. commands
    8. commandments
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153134
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. autos
    3. of him
    4. his
    5. 8460
    6. R···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153135
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153136
    1. αὐτῷ
    2. autos
    3. him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3DMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153137
    1. μένει
    2. menō
    3. is remaining
    4. -
    5. 33060
    6. VIPA3··S
    7. ˓is˒ remaining
    8. ˓is˒ remaining
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153138
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153139
    1. αὐτός
    2. autos
    3. he
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3NMS
    7. he
    8. he
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153140
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153141
    1. αὐτῷ
    2. autos
    3. him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3DMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y90; R153132
    11. 153142
    1. Καί
    2. kai
    3. And
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y90
    11. 153143
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. by
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. by
    8. by
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153144
    1. τούτῳ
    2. houtos
    3. this
    4. -
    5. 37780
    6. R····DNS
    7. this
    8. this
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153145
    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; R151775
    11. 153146
    1. ὅτι
    2. hoti
    3. that
    4. -
    5. 37540
    6. C·······
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153147
    1. μένει
    2. menō
    3. he is remaining
    4. -
    5. 33060
    6. VIPA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ remaining
    8. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ remaining
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153148
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153149
    1. ἡμῖν
    2. egō
    3. us
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1D·P
    7. us
    8. us
    9. -
    10. Y90; R151775
    11. 153150
    1. ἐκ
    2. ek
    3. by
    4. -
    5. 15370
    6. P·······
    7. by
    8. by
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153151
    1. τοῦ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GNS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153152
    1. Πνεύματος
    2. pneuma
    3. spirit
    4. spirit
    5. 41510
    6. N····GNS
    7. spirit
    8. Spirit
    9. GN
    10. Y90; Person=Holy_Spirit
    11. 153153
    1. οὗ
    2. hos
    3. whom
    4. -
    5. 37390
    6. R····GNS
    7. whom
    8. whom
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153154
    1. ἡμῖν
    2. egō
    3. to us
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1D·P
    7. ˱to˲ us
    8. ˱to˲ us
    9. -
    10. Y90; R151775
    11. 153155
    1. ἔδωκεν
    2. didōmi
    3. he gave
    4. gave
    5. 13250
    6. VIAA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ gave
    8. ˱he˲ gave
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153156
    1. ἡμῖν
    2. egō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1D·P
    7. us
    8. us
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 153157

OET (OET-LV) And the one keeping the commands of_him, is_remaining in him, and he in him.
And by this we_are_knowing that he_is_remaining in us, by the spirit whom he_gave to_us.

OET (OET-RV) Anyone who follows his commands is living in him, and he is living in them and we have confirmation that he is living in us, because we have the spirit that he 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.

3:24a

Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God,

Whoever: (Meaning) This means “anyone/everyone who.” It includes John and his readers.

His commandments: (Pronoun Reference) This refers to God’s commands. But since the last person mentioned in the previous sentence was Christ, it may be necessary to make “God” explicit here. See GNT, JB, JBP, LB.

in God: (Collocation) As in 2:5, this refers to being in union with God. See the note on 2:5.

3:24b

and God in him.

and God in him: (Ellipsis) The full meaning here is that God lives in them, just as they live in God. In your language it may not be natural to use the same expression for both of these, so you may need to say something like “they are constantly united with God and God is in their hearts.”

3:24c

And by this we know that He remains in us:

And by this: (Pronoun Reference) This phrase refers forward to 3:24d.

3:24c-d

we know…by the Spirit: (Meaning) John means that the presence of the Holy Spirit in us proves that God is living in us.

3:24d

by the Spirit He has given us.

the Spirit: (Biblical Term) This means the Holy Spirit. See Spirit in Key Biblical Terms.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

ὁ τηρῶν τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ, ἐν αὐτῷ μένει

the_‹one› keeping (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὁ τηρῶν τάς ἐντολάς αὐτοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ μένει καί αὐτός ἐν αὐτῷ Καί ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν ὅτι μένει ἐν ἡμῖν ἐκ τοῦ Πνεύματος οὗ ἡμῖν ἔδωκεν)

The pronouns his and him here refer to God. Alternate translation: [the one who keeps God’s commandments remains in God]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ὁ τηρῶν τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ

the_‹one› keeping (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὁ τηρῶν τάς ἐντολάς αὐτοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ μένει καί αὐτός ἐν αὐτῷ Καί ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν ὅτι μένει ἐν ἡμῖν ἐκ τοῦ Πνεύματος οὗ ἡμῖν ἔδωκεν)

The word keep is an idiom that means “obey.” Alternate translation: [the person who obeys God’s commandments]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐν αὐτῷ μένει

in him ˓is˒_remaining

See the discussion of the term “remain” in Part 3 of the Introduction to 1 John. In this instance, it seems to mean the same thing as in [2:6](../02/06.md). See how you translated it there. Alternate translation: [continues to have a close relationship with him]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐν αὐτῷ μένει

in him ˓is˒_remaining

John is speaking as if believers could be inside of God. Alternate translation: [continues to have a close relationship with God]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν αὐτῷ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὁ τηρῶν τάς ἐντολάς αὐτοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ μένει καί αὐτός ἐν αὐτῷ Καί ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν ὅτι μένει ἐν ἡμῖν ἐκ τοῦ Πνεύματος οὗ ἡμῖν ἔδωκεν)

John is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages in order to be complete. These words can be supplied from earlier in the sentence. Alternate translation: [and God remains in him]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν αὐτῷ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὁ τηρῶν τάς ἐντολάς αὐτοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ μένει καί αὐτός ἐν αὐτῷ Καί ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν ὅτι μένει ἐν ἡμῖν ἐκ τοῦ Πνεύματος οὗ ἡμῖν ἔδωκεν)

John is speaking as if God could be inside of believers. Alternate translation: [and God continues to have a close relationship with that person]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν αὐτῷ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὁ τηρῶν τάς ἐντολάς αὐτοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ μένει καί αὐτός ἐν αὐτῷ Καί ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν ὅτι μένει ἐν ἡμῖν ἐκ τοῦ Πνεύματος οὗ ἡμῖν ἔδωκεν)

Although the term him here is masculine, John is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. Alternate translation: [and God continues to have a close relationship with that person]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν ὅτι

in in by this ˱we˲_˓are˒_knowing that

This is an idiomatic expression that John uses many times in this letter. Alternate translation: [this is how we know that]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

μένει ἐν ἡμῖν

˓is˒_remaining ˱he˲_˓is˒_remaining in us

See the discussion of the term “remain” in Part 3 of the Introduction to 1 John. In this instance, it seems to mean the same thing as it does earlier in the verse. Alternate translation: [he continues to have a close relationship with us]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

3:23-24 John here gives a new criterion for discerning who has the Spirit. The Spirit is not the possession of an elite who are enlightened without their lives being changed. Instead, the Spirit comes to all believers and stimulates obedient discipleship (Gal 5:22-23).

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. -
    3. 25320
    4. S
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y90
    11. 153130
    1. the one
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. R-····NMS
    7. the ‹one›
    8. the ‹one›
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153131
    1. keeping
    2. -
    3. 50830
    5. tēreō
    6. V-PPA·NMS
    7. keeping
    8. keeping
    9. -
    10. Y90; F153142
    11. 153132
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AFP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153133
    1. commands
    2. commands
    3. 17850
    5. entolē
    6. N-····AFP
    7. commands
    8. commandments
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153134
    1. of him
    2. his
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153135
    1. is remaining
    2. -
    3. 33060
    5. menō
    6. V-IPA3··S
    7. ˓is˒ remaining
    8. ˓is˒ remaining
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153138
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153136
    1. him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3DMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153137
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153139
    1. he
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3NMS
    7. he
    8. he
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153140
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153141
    1. him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3DMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y90; R153132
    11. 153142
    1. And
    2. -
    3. 25320
    4. S
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y90
    11. 153143
    1. by
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. by
    8. by
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153144
    1. this
    2. -
    3. 37780
    5. houtos
    6. R-····DNS
    7. this
    8. this
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153145
    1. we are knowing
    2. -
    3. 10970
    5. ginōskō
    6. V-IPA1··P
    7. ˱we˲ ˓are˒ knowing
    8. ˱we˲ ˓are˒ knowing
    9. -
    10. Y90; R151775
    11. 153146
    1. that
    2. -
    3. 37540
    5. hoti
    6. C-·······
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153147
    1. he is remaining
    2. -
    3. 33060
    5. menō
    6. V-IPA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ remaining
    8. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ remaining
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153148
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153149
    1. us
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1D·P
    7. us
    8. us
    9. -
    10. Y90; R151775
    11. 153150
    1. by
    2. -
    3. 15370
    5. ek
    6. P-·······
    7. by
    8. by
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153151
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GNS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153152
    1. spirit
    2. spirit
    3. 41510
    4. GN
    5. pneuma
    6. N-····GNS
    7. spirit
    8. Spirit
    9. GN
    10. Y90; Person=Holy_Spirit
    11. 153153
    1. whom
    2. -
    3. 37390
    5. hos
    6. R-····GNS
    7. whom
    8. whom
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153154
    1. he gave
    2. gave
    3. 13250
    5. didōmi
    6. V-IAA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ gave
    8. ˱he˲ gave
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 153156
    1. to us
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1D·P
    7. ˱to˲ us
    8. ˱to˲ us
    9. -
    10. Y90; R151775
    11. 153155

OET (OET-LV) And the one keeping the commands of_him, is_remaining in him, and he in him.
And by this we_are_knowing that he_is_remaining in us, by the spirit whom he_gave to_us.

OET (OET-RV) Anyone who follows his commands is living in him, and he is living in them and we have confirmation that he is living in us, because we have the spirit that he 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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