OET interlinear 1 YHN (1 JHN) 4:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

ἐάν τις εἴπῃ, ὅτι ἀγαπῶ τὸν Θεόν, καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ μισῇ, ψεύστης ἐστίν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐάν τὶς εἴπῃ ὅτι Ἀγαπῶ τόν Θεόν καί τόν ἀδελφόν αὐτοῦ μισῇ ψεύστης ἐστίν ὁ γάρ μή ἀγαπῶν τόν ἀδελφόν αὐτοῦ ὅν ἑώρακεν τόν Θεόν ὅν οὐχ ἑώρακεν οὒ δύναται ἀγαπᾶν)

John is using a hypothetical situation to help his readers recognize the importance of consistency between their words and their actions. Alternate translation: [Suppose someone says, “I love God,” but he hates his brother. Then he is a liar]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

καὶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐάν τὶς εἴπῃ ὅτι Ἀγαπῶ τόν Θεόν καί τόν ἀδελφόν αὐτοῦ μισῇ ψεύστης ἐστίν ὁ γάρ μή ἀγαπῶν τόν ἀδελφόν αὐτοῦ ὅν ἑώρακεν τόν Θεόν ὅν οὐχ ἑώρακεν οὒ δύναται ἀγαπᾶν)

John is using the word translated as and to introduce a contrast between what would be expected, that someone who loved God would also love his fellow believers, and what would actually be true of this hypothetical person. Alternate translation: [but]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐάν τὶς εἴπῃ ὅτι Ἀγαπῶ τόν Θεόν καί τόν ἀδελφόν αὐτοῦ μισῇ ψεύστης ἐστίν ὁ γάρ μή ἀγαπῶν τόν ἀδελφόν αὐτοῦ ὅν ἑώρακεν τόν Θεόν ὅν οὐχ ἑώρακεν οὒ δύναται ἀγαπᾶν)

See how you translated his brother in [2:9](../02/09.md). Alternate translation: [one of his fellow believers]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

ὁ & μὴ ἀγαπῶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ & τὸν Θεὸν & οὐ δύναται ἀγαπᾶν

the_‹one› & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐάν τὶς εἴπῃ ὅτι Ἀγαπῶ τόν Θεόν καί τόν ἀδελφόν αὐτοῦ μισῇ ψεύστης ἐστίν ὁ γάρ μή ἀγαπῶν τόν ἀδελφόν αὐτοῦ ὅν ἑώρακεν τόν Θεόν ὅν οὐχ ἑώρακεν οὒ δύναται ἀγαπᾶν)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this double negative by translating it as a positive statement. Alternate translation: [only the person who loves his fellow believers … is able to love God]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ γὰρ μὴ ἀγαπῶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, ὃν ἑώρακεν, τὸν Θεὸν, ὃν οὐχ ἑώρακεν, οὐ δύναται ἀγαπᾶν

the_‹one› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐάν τὶς εἴπῃ ὅτι Ἀγαπῶ τόν Θεόν καί τόν ἀδελφόν αὐτοῦ μισῇ ψεύστης ἐστίν ὁ γάρ μή ἀγαπῶν τόν ἀδελφόν αὐτοῦ ὅν ἑώρακεν τόν Θεόν ὅν οὐχ ἑώρακεν οὒ δύναται ἀγαπᾶν)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could state explicitly why this is true. Alternate translation: [This is true because it is much easier to love your fellow believer who is right in front of you than to love God, whom you could not even see.]