1 YHN 5:7 Interlinear View

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. Ὅτι
2. hoti
3. Because
4. -
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. because
8. because
9. S
10. Y90
11. 153810
1. οἱ
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NMP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. -
11. 153811
1. τρεῖς
2. treis
3. three
4. three
5. 51400
6. S····NMP
7. three
8. three
9. -
10. Y90
11. 153812
1. εἰσίν
2. eimi
3. are
4. -
5. 15100
6. VIPA3··P
7. are
8. are
9. -
10. Y90
11. 153813
1. οἱ
2. ho
3. the ones
4. -
5. 35880
6. R····NMP
7. the ‹ones›
8. the ‹ones›
9. -
10. Y90
11. 153814
1. μαρτυροῦντες
2. martureō
3. testifying
4. testify
5. 31400
6. VPPA·NMP
7. testifying
8. testifying
9. -
10. Y90
11. 153815
1. ἐν
2. en
3. -
4. -
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y90
11. 153816
1. τῷ
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····DMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y90
11. 153817
1. οὐρανῷ
2. ouranos
3. -
4. -
5. 37720
6. N····DMS
7. heaven
8. heaven
9. -
10. Y90
11. 153818
1. ὁ
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y90
11. 153819
1. Πατήρ
2. patēr
3. -
4. -
5. 39620
6. N····NMS
7. father
8. Father
9. G
10. Y90; Person=God
11. 153820
1. ὁ
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y90
11. 153821
1. Λόγος
2. logos
3. -
4. -
5. 30560
6. N····NMS
7. word
8. Word
9. G
10. Y90
11. 153822
1. καί
2. kai
3. -
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y90
11. 153823
1. τό
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NNS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y90
11. 153824
1. Ἅγιον
2. hagios
3. -
4. -
5. 400
6. A····NNS
7. holy
8. Holy
9. G
10. Y90; Person=Holy_Spirit
11. 153825
1. Πνεῦμα
2. pneuma
3. -
4. -
5. 41510
6. N····NNS
7. spirit
8. Spirit
9. GN
10. Y90; Person=Holy_Spirit
11. 153826
1. καί
2. kai
3. -
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y90
11. 153827
1. οὗτοι
2. houtos
3. -
4. -
5. 37780
6. E····NMP
7. these
8. these
9. -
10. Y90
11. 153828
1. οἱ
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NMP
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y90
11. 153829
1. τρεῖς
2. treis
3. -
4. -
5. 51400
6. S····NMP
7. three
8. three
9. -
10. Y90
11. 153830
1. ἕν
2. heis
3. -
4. -
5. 15200
6. S····NNS
7. one
8. one
9. -
10. Y90
11. 153831
1. εἰσί
2. eimi
3. -
4. -
5. 15100
6. VIPA3··P
7. are
8. are
9. -
10. Y90
11. 153832

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:7–5:12: We should love one another because of what God has done for us

Read 4:7–5:12 carefully.

Section Theme: In this section John gives two reasons why we should love one another:

4:7–12	God has shown us what true love is by sending his Son to die for us.
4:13–21	God has loved us so much that we have a duty to love others.

At the end of the section, in 5:1–12, he shows how it is believing in Jesus that enables us to both love and obey God.

Paragraph 5:6–9

Read 5:6–9 in both BSB and GNT. Compare the two versions.

Paragraph Theme: In 5:5 John has talked about believing that Jesus is the Son of God. In 5:6–9 he explains why we should believe in Jesus as the son of God.

5:7

For there are three that testify:

So there are in fact three signs/ways by which we know the truth about Jesus.

three that testify: (Lexical Problem) John means that there are three things which show us the truth about Jesus. However, in your language it may not be possible to refer to the Holy Spirit and Jesus’ baptism and his death with one general term like “things.” See the Display for 5:7–8 for a suggested solution to this problem.5.7 The rest of this verse and the beginning of 5:8 in KJV is not found in any reliable Greek manuscript and is therefore omitted from all other English translations.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὅτι τρεῖς εἰσιν οἱ μαρτυροῦντες

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὅτι τρεῖς εἰσίν οἱ μαρτυροῦντες)

In this statement, John reaffirms that the three things that he mentions in verse 6 give us confidence that Jesus is the Son of God and came from him. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate this explicitly. Alternate translation: [So there are three who testify that Jesus is God’s Son and came from him]

Note 2 topic: translate-textvariants

ὅτι τρεῖς εἰσιν οἱ μαρτυροῦντες

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὅτι τρεῖς εἰσίν οἱ μαρτυροῦντες)

See the discussion of textual issues at the end of the General Notes to this chapter to decide whether to follow the reading of ULT or to follow the reading of some late manuscripts and say in your translation, “For there are three who testify in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. And there are three who testify on earth.” As the General Notes recommend, if you decide to use the longer reading, put it inside square brackets (`[ ]`) to indicate that it was most likely not in the original version of 1 John.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

οἱ μαρτυροῦντες

the_‹ones› testifying

Here John speaks of water and blood as though they were people who could testify, or speak about what they saw. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [ways that God has given us to know that he sent Jesus]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

5:7-8 three witnesses: The Spirit descended on Christ at his baptism (see John 1:32-34). The water is the water in which Christ was baptized (see Matt 3:13-15; Mark 1:9-11). The blood is the blood that Christ shed at his crucifixion (see Mark 15:37-39). All three proclaim Jesus as God’s Son (1 Jn 5:6).
• After the phrase three witnesses, a few very late manuscripts add in heaven—the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. And we have three witnesses on earth. The longer version was written in Latin several centuries after John to explain the three elements (water, blood, and Spirit) as symbols of the Trinity. This explanation found its way into some Latin editions of 1 John, including later copies of the Latin Vulgate. Eventually, Erasmus translated it into Greek and included it in what became the Textus Receptus, the “received text,” which is why it was included in the King James Version. The longer version cannot be found in any Greek manuscript prior to the 1700s and was never cited by any of the early fathers of the church. For these reasons, few modern English translations recognize the longer version as part of the authentic text.

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
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6. Role/Morphology
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12. OET word #
1. Because
2. -
3. 37540
4. S
5. hoti
6. C-·······
7. because
8. because
9. S
10. Y90
11. 153810
1. the ones
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. R-····NMP
7. the ‹ones›
8. the ‹ones›
9. -
10. Y90
11. 153814
1. testifying
2. testify
3. 31400
5. martureō
6. V-PPA·NMP
7. testifying
8. testifying
9. -
10. Y90
11. 153815
1. are
2. -
3. 15100
5. eimi
6. V-IPA3··P
7. are
8. are
9. -
10. Y90
11. 153813
1. three
2. three
3. 51400
5. treis
6. S-····NMP
7. three
8. three
9. -
10. Y90
11. 153812

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.

OET interlinear 1 YHN (1 JHN) 5:7

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 4:7–5:12: We should love one another because of what God has done for us

Paragraph 5:6–9

5:7

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

OET interlinear 1 YHN (1 JHN) 5:7

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 4:7–5:12: We should love one another because of what God has done for us

Paragraph 5:6–9

5:7

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

OET interlinear 1 YHN (1 JHN) 5:7