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3 Yhn C1

3 Yhn 1 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V12 V13 V14 V15

OET interlinear 3 YHN (3 JHN) 1:11

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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. Ἀγαπητέ
    2. agapētos
    3. Beloved
    4. -
    5. 270
    6. S····VMS
    7. beloved
    8. beloved
    9. PS
    10. Y90; F154642; F154679; F154717
    11. 154640
    1. μή
    2. mē
    3. not
    4. don't
    5. 33610
    6. C·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154641
    1. μιμοῦ
    2. mimeomai
    3. be imitating
    4. -
    5. 34010
    6. VMPM2··S
    7. ˓be˒ imitating
    8. ˓be˒ imitating
    9. -
    10. Y90; R154640
    11. 154642
    1. τό
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····ANS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154643
    1. κακόν
    2. kakos
    3. evil
    4. -
    5. 25560
    6. S····ANS
    7. evil
    8. evil
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154644
    1. ἀλλά
    2. alla
    3. but
    4. -
    5. 2350
    6. C·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154645
    1. τό
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····ANS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154646
    1. ἀγαθόν
    2. agathos
    3. good
    4. -
    5. 180
    6. S····ANS
    7. good
    8. good
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154647
    1. Ὁ
    2. ho
    3. The one
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. R····NMS
    7. the ‹one›
    8. the ‹one›
    9. S
    10. Y90
    11. 154648
    1. ἀγαθοποιῶν
    2. agathopoieō
    3. doing good
    4. -
    5. 150
    6. VPPA·NMS
    7. doing_good
    8. doing_good
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154649
    1. ἐκ
    2. ek
    3. of
    4. -
    5. 15370
    6. P·······
    7. of
    8. of
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154650
    1. τοῦ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GMS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154651
    1. Θεοῦ
    2. theos
    3. god
    4. -
    5. 23160
    6. N····GMS
    7. god
    8. God
    9. GN
    10. Y90; Person=God
    11. 154652
    1. ἐστίν
    2. eimi
    3. is
    4. -
    5. 15100
    6. VIPA3··S
    7. is
    8. is
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154653
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. the one
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. R····NMS
    7. the ‹one›
    8. the ‹one›
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154654
    1. δέ
    2. de
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 11610
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 154655
    1. κακοποιῶν
    2. kakopoieō
    3. doing evil
    4. -
    5. 25540
    6. VPPA·NMS
    7. doing_evil
    8. doing_evil
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154656
    1. οὐχ
    2. ou
    3. not
    4. -
    5. 37560
    6. D·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154657
    1. ἑώρακεν
    2. horaō
    3. has seen
    4. seen
    5. 37080
    6. VIEA3··S
    7. ˓has˒ seen
    8. ˓has˒ seen
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154658
    1. τόν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AMS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154659
    1. Θεόν
    2. theos
    3. god
    4. -
    5. 23160
    6. N····AMS
    7. god
    8. God
    9. GN
    10. Y90; Person=God
    11. 154660

OET (OET-LV) Beloved, not be_imitating the evil, but the good.
The one doing_good of the god is, the one doing_evil not has_seen the god.

OET (OET-RV) My dear friend, don’t copy the evil things that others do, just the good things. Anyone who does what is good belongs to God—anyone who does evil things has not seen God.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5–12: It is good to help those who teach the truth

Read 5–12 carefully.

Section Theme: This section contains the main points John is writing to Gaius about. He praises Gaius for helping the traveling Christian preachers and encourages him to follow the good example of Demetrius rather than the bad example of Diotrephes.

Paragraph 9–12

Read 9–12 in both BSB and GNT. Compare the two versions.

Paragraph Theme: John uses a negative example and a positive example to reinforce what he has said about helping the traveling preachers. He describes Diotrephes, who opposes their work and rejects John’s instructions. Then he describes Demetrius, who is respected by all the Christians.

11a

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil,

do not imitate what is evil: (Meaning) Although John is probably thinking of Diotrephes’ evil deeds, he is giving this as a general instruction to Gaius, telling him not to copy any evil people or anything they do.

11b

but what is good.

but what is good: (Ellipsis) This is a short way of making the positive command, “Imitate what is good.”

11c

The one who does good is of God;

The one who does good is of God: (Meaning) John does not mean that if a person does good he becomes a child of God. He is talking about what our deeds show, not what they make us become. He is saying here the same thing as in 1 John 3:10, that our good or bad deeds show whether we belong to God or Satan.

11d

the one who does evil has not seen God.

seen: (Metaphor) This is the same metaphor as in 1 John 3:6. It refers to recognizing or knowing God.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

μὴ μιμοῦ τὸ κακὸν, ἀλλὰ τὸ ἀγαθόν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀγαπητέ μή μιμοῦ τό κακόν ἀλλά τό ἀγαθόν Ὁ ἀγαθοποιῶν ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστίν ὁ κακοποιῶν οὐχ ἑώρακεν τόν Θεόν)

John is using the adjectives evil and good as nouns in a general sense. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate these words with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [do not imitate evil things that people do, but imitate good things]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἀλλὰ τὸ ἀγαθόν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀγαπητέ μή μιμοῦ τό κακόν ἀλλά τό ἀγαθόν Ὁ ἀγαθοποιῶν ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστίν ὁ κακοποιῶν οὐχ ἑώρακεν τόν Θεόν)

John is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [but imitate the good things that people do]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οὐχ ἑώρακεν τὸν Θεόν

not ˓has˒_seen (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀγαπητέ μή μιμοῦ τό κακόν ἀλλά τό ἀγαθόν Ὁ ἀγαθοποιῶν ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστίν ὁ κακοποιῶν οὐχ ἑώρακεν τόν Θεόν)

John is using the word seen to mean “believed in” or “experienced.” If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [has not experienced God] or [has not believed in God]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

1:11 those who do evil: Diotrephes was condemned for his failure to live by the Christian rule of love (1 Jn 3:10-14). This was how Gaius could be sure that Diotrephes was not living according to the truth. This applies to all who refuse to accept the apostolic teaching about Jesus Christ and refuse to live in fellowship with others who do.

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. Beloved
    2. -
    3. 270
    4. PS
    5. agapētos
    6. S-····VMS
    7. beloved
    8. beloved
    9. PS
    10. Y90; F154642; F154679; F154717
    11. 154640
    1. not
    2. don't
    3. 33610
    5. mē
    6. C-·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154641
    1. be imitating
    2. -
    3. 34010
    5. mimeomai
    6. V-MPM2··S
    7. ˓be˒ imitating
    8. ˓be˒ imitating
    9. -
    10. Y90; R154640
    11. 154642
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····ANS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154643
    1. evil
    2. -
    3. 25560
    5. kakos
    6. S-····ANS
    7. evil
    8. evil
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154644
    1. but
    2. -
    3. 2350
    5. alla
    6. C-·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154645
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····ANS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154646
    1. good
    2. -
    3. 180
    5. agathos
    6. S-····ANS
    7. good
    8. good
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154647
    1. The one
    2. -
    3. 35880
    4. S
    5. ho
    6. R-····NMS
    7. the ‹one›
    8. the ‹one›
    9. S
    10. Y90
    11. 154648
    1. doing good
    2. -
    3. 150
    5. agathopoieō
    6. V-PPA·NMS
    7. doing_good
    8. doing_good
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154649
    1. of
    2. -
    3. 15370
    5. ek
    6. P-·······
    7. of
    8. of
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154650
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GMS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154651
    1. god
    2. -
    3. 23160
    4. GN
    5. theos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. god
    8. God
    9. GN
    10. Y90; Person=God
    11. 154652
    1. is
    2. -
    3. 15100
    5. eimi
    6. V-IPA3··S
    7. is
    8. is
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154653
    1. the one
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. R-····NMS
    7. the ‹one›
    8. the ‹one›
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154654
    1. doing evil
    2. -
    3. 25540
    5. kakopoieō
    6. V-PPA·NMS
    7. doing_evil
    8. doing_evil
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154656
    1. not
    2. -
    3. 37560
    5. ou
    6. D-·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154657
    1. has seen
    2. seen
    3. 37080
    5. horaō
    6. V-IEA3··S
    7. ˓has˒ seen
    8. ˓has˒ seen
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154658
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AMS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y90
    11. 154659
    1. god
    2. -
    3. 23160
    4. GN
    5. theos
    6. N-····AMS
    7. god
    8. God
    9. GN
    10. Y90; Person=God
    11. 154660

OET (OET-LV) Beloved, not be_imitating the evil, but the good.
The one doing_good of the god is, the one doing_evil not has_seen the god.

OET (OET-RV) My dear friend, don’t copy the evil things that others do, just the good things. Anyone who does what is good belongs to God—anyone who does evil things has not seen God.

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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