LUKE 3:12 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. ἦλθον
2. erχomai
3. came
4. came
5. 20640
6. VIAA3··P
7. came
8. came
9. -
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry
11. 39922
1. Τέ
2. te
3. -
4. -
5. 50370
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. -
11. 39923
1. Δέ
2. de
3. And
4. -
5. 11610
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry
11. 39924
1. καί
2. kai
3. also
4. -
5. 25320
6. D·······
7. also
8. also
9. -
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry
11. 39925
1. τελῶναι
2. telōnēs
3. tax collectors
4. -
5. 50570
6. N····NMP
7. tax_collectors
8. tax_collectors
9. -
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry; F39928; F39937; F39945; F39953; F39949
11. 39926
1. ὁμοίως
2. homoiōs
3. -
4. -
5. 36680
6. D·······
7. likewise
8. likewise
9. -
10. -
11. 39927
1. βαπτισθῆναι
2. baptizō
3. to be immersed
4. immersed
5. 9070
6. VNAP····
7. ˓to_be˒ immersed
8. ˓to_be˒ baptized
9. -
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry; R39926
11. 39928
1. ὑπʼ
2. hupo
3. -
4. -
5. 52590
6. P·······
7. by
8. by
9. -
10. -
11. 39929
1. αὐτοῦ
2. autos
3. -
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3GMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. -
11. 39930
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. and
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry
11. 39931
1. εἶπον
2. legō
3. they said
4. they
5. 30040
6. VIAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ said
8. ˱they˲ said
9. -
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry
11. 39932
1. πρός
2. pros
3. to
4. -
5. 43140
6. P·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry
11. 39933
1. αὐτόν
2. autos
3. him
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3AMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry; R39726; Person=John
11. 39934
1. Διδάσκαλε
2. didaskalos
3. Teacher
4. “Teacher
5. 13200
6. N····VMS
7. Teacher
8. Teacher
9. VD
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry
11. 39935
1. τί
2. tis
3. what
4. -
5. 51010
6. R····ANS
7. what
8. what
9. -
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry
11. 39936
1. ποιήσωμεν
2. poieō
3. may we do
4. we do
5. 41600
6. VSAA1··P
7. ˱we˲ ˓may˒ do
8. ˱we˲ ˓may˒ do
9. -
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry; R39926
11. 39937
1. ποιήσομεν
2. poieō
3. -
4. -
5. 41600
6. VIFA1··P
7. ˱we˲ ˓will_be˒ doing
8. ˱we˲ ˓will_be˒ doing
9. -
10. -
11. 39938
1. ἵνα
2. hina
3. -
4. -
5. 24430
6. C·······
7. in_order_that
8. in_order_that
9. -
10. -
11. 39939
1. σωθῶμεν
2. sōzō
3. -
4. -
5. 49820
6. VSAP1··P
7. ˓may_be˒ saved
8. ˓may_be˒ saved
9. -
10. -
11. 39940

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:1–20: John the Baptizer prepared the way for Jesus

The last event in Luke 2 describes Jesus’ trip to Jerusalem when he was twelve years old. This section begins about eighteen years later. At the beginning of chapter 3, both Jesus and John the Baptizer were about thirty years old. Both men were ready to begin public ministry.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it. Some other possible headings for this section are:

The Preaching of John (NCV)

John the Baptist and Jesus (REB)

John the Baptizer tells people to prepare themselves for the Messiah

Parts of Luke 3:1–20 are basically the same as verses in Matthew 3:1–12. But Luke 3:1–2, 10–14, and 19–20 are not in Matthew.

Paragraph Group 3:10–14

In 3:10–14, three groups of people asked John the same question. They asked him what they should do. The three groups are:

the crowd (3:10);
tax collectors (3:12);
soldiers (3:14).

3:12a

Even tax collectors came to be baptized.

¶ Some tax collectors also came for John to baptize them.
¶ Some men who collected money for the government also came to John in order for him to baptize them.

Even tax collectors: The Greek word that the BSB translates as tax collectors refers to Jewish men who collected tax money from people for the government. Most people hated tax collectors because:

the tax collectors worked for a government that oppressed the people;
tax collectors often collected more money than the law required, and they kept the extra for themselves.

If you do not have a word in your language for “tax collectors,” you could describe them as:

men who collected tax money for the government

came to be baptized: This indicates the purpose of these tax collectors for coming to where John was. They came out to John in order to be baptized.

This is similar to what Luke said about the crowds in 3:7a. There he said that the crowds came “to be baptized by him.” Here in 3:12a, “by him” is only implied. The phrase to be baptized is passive. If it is more natural in your language to use an active verb here, you may indicate that they came for John to baptize them, as it says in 3:7a. For example:

in order for John to baptize them

for him to baptize them

The Greek word that the BSB translates as to be baptized is a verb form of the Greek noun the BSB translates as “baptism” in 3:3c. See the note there.

3:12b

“Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”

They asked him, “Teacher, what kinds of things must we^(excl) do?”
They said, “Teacher/Sir, what should/must we^(excl) do to show that we have repented?”

Teacher: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Teacher was a polite title for a Jewish religious leader. It was a title of respect for a Jewish man who had authority to teach the things about God. Use a title that is an appropriate way to address a religious teacher in your culture. It should not refer only to a school teacher. Some possible titles are:

Sir

Master

they asked: The BSB has placed the words they asked in the middle of what the tax collectors said. Place these words where it is natural in your language.

what should we do?: This is the same question as in 3:10. However, here it does not include the Greek word that the BSB translates in 3:10 as “then.”

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. 11610
4. S
5. de
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry
11. 39924
1. tax collectors
2. -
3. 50570
5. telōnēs
6. N-····NMP
7. tax_collectors
8. tax_collectors
9. -
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry; F39928; F39937; F39945; F39953; F39949
11. 39926
1. also
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. D-·······
7. also
8. also
9. -
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry
11. 39925
1. came
2. came
3. 20640
5. erχomai
6. V-IAA3··P
7. came
8. came
9. -
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry
11. 39922
1. to be immersed
2. immersed
3. 9070
5. baptizō
6. V-NAP····
7. ˓to_be˒ immersed
8. ˓to_be˒ baptized
9. -
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry; R39926
11. 39928
1. and
2. and
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry
11. 39931
1. they said
2. they
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-IAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ said
8. ˱they˲ said
9. -
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry
11. 39932
1. to
2. -
3. 43140
5. pros
6. P-·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry
11. 39933
1. him
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3AMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry; R39726; Person=John
11. 39934
1. Teacher
2. “Teacher
3. 13200
4. VD
5. didaskalos
6. N-····VMS
7. Teacher
8. Teacher
9. VD
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry
11. 39935
1. what
2. -
3. 51010
5. tis
6. R-····ANS
7. what
8. what
9. -
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry
11. 39936
1. may we do
2. we do
3. 41600
5. poieō
6. V-SAA1··P
7. ˱we˲ ˓may˒ do
8. ˱we˲ ˓may˒ do
9. -
10. Y26; TJohn_the_Baptist_Begins_Ministry; R39926
11. 39937

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 LUKE 3:12

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

Section 3:1–20: John the Baptizer prepared the way for Jesus

Paragraph Group 3:10–14

3:12a

3:12b

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