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OET interlinear MAT 16:25

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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. ὅς
    2. hos
    3. whoever
    4. -
    5. 37390
    6. R····NMS
    7. whoever
    8. whoever
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11211
    1. Γάρ
    2. gar
    3. For/Because
    4. Because
    5. 10630
    6. C·······
    7. for
    8. for
    9. S
    10. Y32
    11. 11212
    1. ἐάν
    2. ean
    3. if
    4. -
    5. 14370
    6. T·······
    7. ¬if
    8. ¬if
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11213
    1. ἄν
    2. an
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 3020
    6. T·······
    7. ¬wishfully
    8. ¬wishfully
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 11214
    1. θέλῃ
    2. thelō
    3. may be wanting
    4. -
    5. 23090
    6. VSPA3··S
    7. ˓may_be˒ wanting
    8. ˓may_be˒ wanting
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11215
    1. τήν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11216
    1. ψυχήν
    2. psuχē
    3. life
    4. -
    5. 55900
    6. N····AFS
    7. life
    8. life
    9. -
    10. Y32; F11221
    11. 11217
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. autos
    3. of him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11218
    1. σῶσαι
    2. sōzō
    3. to save
    4. -
    5. 49820
    6. VNAA····
    7. ˓to˒ save
    8. ˓to˒ save
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11219
    1. ἀπολέσει
    2. apolluō
    3. will be losing
    4. -
    5. 6220
    6. VIFA3··S
    7. ˓will_be˒ losing
    8. ˓will_be˒ losing
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11220
    1. αὐτήν
    2. autos
    3. it
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3AFS
    7. it
    8. it
    9. -
    10. Y32; R11217
    11. 11221
    1. ὅς
    2. hos
    3. whoever
    4. -
    5. 37390
    6. R····NMS
    7. whoever
    8. whoever
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11222
    1. δʼ
    2. de
    3. but
    4. -
    5. 11610
    6. C·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11223
    1. ἄν
    2. an
    3. wishfully
    4. -
    5. 3020
    6. T·······
    7. ¬wishfully
    8. ¬wishfully
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11224
    1. ἀπολέσῃ
    2. apolluō
    3. may lose
    4. -
    5. 6220
    6. VSAA3··S
    7. ˓may˒ lose
    8. ˓may˒ lose
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11225
    1. ἀπολέσει
    2. apolluō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 6220
    6. VIFA3··S
    7. ˓will_be˒ losing
    8. ˓will_be˒ losing
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 11226
    1. τήν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11227
    1. ψυχήν
    2. psuχē
    3. life
    4. -
    5. 55900
    6. N····AFS
    7. life
    8. life
    9. -
    10. Y32; F11233
    11. 11228
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. autos
    3. of him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11229
    1. ἕνεκεν
    2. heneken
    3. on account
    4. account
    5. 17520
    6. P·······
    7. on_account
    8. on_account
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11230
    1. ἐμοῦ
    2. egō
    3. me
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1G·S
    7. me
    8. me
    9. -
    10. Y32; R11189; Person=Jesus
    11. 11231
    1. εὑρήσει
    2. euriskō
    3. will be finding
    4. finding
    5. 21470
    6. VIFA3··S
    7. ˓will_be˒ finding
    8. ˓will_be˒ finding
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11232
    1. αὐτήν
    2. autos
    3. it
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3AFS
    7. it
    8. it
    9. -
    10. Y32; R11228
    11. 11233

OET (OET-LV) For/Because whoever if may_be_wanting to_save the life of_him will_be_losing it, but whoever wishfully may_lose the life of_him on_account me, will_be_finding it.

OET (OET-RV) Because anyone who wants to save their life will lose it, but anyone who loses their life on my account, will be finding it.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 16:21–28: Jesus said that he would suffer and be killed

In the previous section, Peter declared that Jesus was the Christ (or Messiah). But Peter and the other disciples did not fully understand what it meant that Jesus was the Messiah. They probably had the same ideas as many other Jews at that time. They thought that the Messiah would be a fighting hero. He would defeat the enemies of Israel and establish a political kingdom.

In this section, Jesus began to try and teach them about the real work of Messiah. He did not come to lead armies and set up a kingdom like other countries. His work was to suffer and die and then be raised back to life again. He also told them that all those who want to follow him should prepare to suffer in the same way. He also promised that the true kingdom was coming very soon.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Jesus foretold/predicted his death and resurrection

Jesus Speaks about His Suffering and Death (CEV)

Jesus Says that He Must Die (NCV)

There are parallel passages for this section in Mark 8:31–9:1 and Luke 9:22–27.

Paragraph 16:24–28

In this paragraph Jesus spoke to all the disciples, including Peter. He is also speaking to all of us. He wanted to teach about how to understand things from God’s perspective. He also hinted how the lives of those who follow him will change.

16:25

This verse is similar to Luke 9:24, Luke 17:33, and Matthew 10:39. If you have already translated any of these verses, you may want to look there for ideas in translating this verse.

This verse is a paradox. A paradox is something that seems to disagree with itself. It is not usually possible to save something by losing it.

In this verse Jesus talked about two different types of “life.” One type is “physical life.” It is our life on earth that is filled with our wants and desires. This life ends with the death of the physical body. The other type of life is “spiritual life.” It is eternal life that God gives to his people. Jesus said that if we want to keep our physical life, we will lose our chance for eternal life. But the opposite is true if we are willing to risk our physical life in order to follow him. If we are willing to do that, we will have the chance to receive eternal life.

16:25a

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it,

For: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as For introduces the basis for what Jesus said in 16:24.

Here are some other ways to translate this conjunction:

Because

The reason I say this is

Some English versions do not translate this conjunction. In some languages, it will not be necessary to translate this conjunction either.

whoever wants to save his life: This clause refers to a person who wants to keep his life on earth. He wants to avoid physical death. He is not willing to deny himself and suffer for Jesus (16:24). Instead, he wants to save or preserve his own way of life.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

Those who want to save their lives (NCV)

if you want to save your own life (GNT)

In some languages it may be necessary to translate life as a verb. For example:

whoever tries/seeks to continue living

whoever: Jesus was speaking to the disciples who were with him. But he talked about people everywhere at any time. Translate this in a way to include any person.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

a person who

people/anyone who

if you

will lose it: This phrase refers to losing true life, that is, life with God that lasts forever. The person will not experience that life either here on earth or in heaven after he dies. He will finally lose his physical life because no one can live forever. He will also lose the chance to gain true life with God.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

will not get true life

will not receive eternal life

In some languages, a literal translation of lose may imply that a person misplaces something and cannot find it. It may also imply that a person who already has eternal life will lose it. Be careful that you do not imply either of those things.

16:25b

but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

whoever loses his life for My sake: This clause refers to the person who is willing to suffer and die because of Jesus. This person gives up his right to follow his own desires in order to follow Jesus. Some of these people will even die because they believe in Jesus.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

whoever lets go of his life for me

if a person dies because of me

a person who does not love his own life because he follows me

will find it: The pronoun it refers to a person’s eternal life with God. The person who gives up his earthly life for Jesus will not experience spiritual death. He will gain true life with God in this world and in heaven.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

will find true life (NLT96)

will gain/experience eternal life

will have true life (NCV)

Here, the word find does not imply that something was lost. In this context it means to get or receive something.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γὰρ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅς Γάρ ἐάν θέλῃ τήν ψυχήν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι ἀπολέσει αὐτήν ὅς δʼ ἄν ἀπολέσῃ τήν ψυχήν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ εὑρήσει αὐτήν)

Here, the word For introduces a basis for what Jesus said in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason or basis for a claim, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: [I say that because] or [In fact,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὃς & ἐὰν θέλῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι, ἀπολέσει αὐτήν; ὃς δ’ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ, εὑρήσει αὐτήν.

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅς Γάρ ἐάν θέλῃ τήν ψυχήν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι ἀπολέσει αὐτήν ὅς δʼ ἄν ἀπολέσῃ τήν ψυχήν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ εὑρήσει αὐτήν)

Here Jesus speaks of how people’s attitudes toward their current lives affects their eternal lives after they resurrect. He means that those who want to save their current lives will lose their eternal, resurrection lives, and that those who have lost their current lives will find their eternal, resurrection lives. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. See how you translated the similar ideas in [10:39](../10/39.md). Alternate translation: [whoever wants to save his current life will lose it forever, but whoever loses his current life for my sake will find it forever]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

θέλῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι, ἀπολέσει αὐτήν

˓may_be˒_wanting (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅς Γάρ ἐάν θέλῃ τήν ψυχήν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι ἀπολέσει αὐτήν ὅς δʼ ἄν ἀπολέσῃ τήν ψυχήν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ εὑρήσει αὐτήν)

Here Jesus speaks of trying to preserve one’s life as if that effort were saving it. He speaks of dying as if it were losing one’s life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar clause in [10:39](../10/39.md). Alternate translation: [wants to preserve his life will die]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

(Occurrence -1) αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅς Γάρ ἐάν θέλῃ τήν ψυχήν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι ἀπολέσει αὐτήν ὅς δʼ ἄν ἀπολέσῃ τήν ψυχήν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ εὑρήσει αὐτήν)

Although the term his is masculine, Jesus is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: [his or her … his or her]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὃς δ’ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ, εὑρήσει αὐτήν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅς Γάρ ἐάν θέλῃ τήν ψυχήν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι ἀπολέσει αὐτήν ὅς δʼ ἄν ἀπολέσῃ τήν ψυχήν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ εὑρήσει αὐτήν)

Here Jesus speaks of dying or being willing to die as losing one’s life. He speaks of experiencing eternal life as if it were finding one’s life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar clause in [10:39](../10/39.md). Alternate translation: [but whoever has died for my sake will have eternal life]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ

on_account me

When Jesus says for my sake, he means that some people will lose their lives because they are his disciples. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [because he is my disciple] or [because he believes in me]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

16:25 Jesus’ disciples must relinquish control of their lives, even to the point of being willing to suffer and die for Christ. Jesus promised that those who follow him with such radical abandon, though they may suffer now, will be vindicated at the final judgment (see 1 Pet 2:23).

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. For/Because
    2. Because
    3. 10630
    4. S
    5. gar
    6. C-·······
    7. for
    8. for
    9. S
    10. Y32
    11. 11212
    1. whoever
    2. -
    3. 37390
    5. hos
    6. R-····NMS
    7. whoever
    8. whoever
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11211
    1. if
    2. -
    3. 14370
    5. ean
    6. T-·······
    7. ¬if
    8. ¬if
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11213
    1. may be wanting
    2. -
    3. 23090
    5. thelō
    6. V-SPA3··S
    7. ˓may_be˒ wanting
    8. ˓may_be˒ wanting
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11215
    1. to save
    2. -
    3. 49820
    5. sōzō
    6. V-NAA····
    7. ˓to˒ save
    8. ˓to˒ save
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11219
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11216
    1. life
    2. -
    3. 55900
    5. psuχē
    6. N-····AFS
    7. life
    8. life
    9. -
    10. Y32; F11221
    11. 11217
    1. of him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11218
    1. will be losing
    2. -
    3. 6220
    5. apolluō
    6. V-IFA3··S
    7. ˓will_be˒ losing
    8. ˓will_be˒ losing
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11220
    1. it
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3AFS
    7. it
    8. it
    9. -
    10. Y32; R11217
    11. 11221
    1. but
    2. -
    3. 11610
    5. de
    6. C-·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11223
    1. whoever
    2. -
    3. 37390
    5. hos
    6. R-····NMS
    7. whoever
    8. whoever
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11222
    1. wishfully
    2. -
    3. 3020
    5. an
    6. T-·······
    7. ¬wishfully
    8. ¬wishfully
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11224
    1. may lose
    2. -
    3. 6220
    5. apolluō
    6. V-SAA3··S
    7. ˓may˒ lose
    8. ˓may˒ lose
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11225
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11227
    1. life
    2. -
    3. 55900
    5. psuχē
    6. N-····AFS
    7. life
    8. life
    9. -
    10. Y32; F11233
    11. 11228
    1. of him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11229
    1. on account
    2. account
    3. 17520
    5. heneken
    6. P-·······
    7. on_account
    8. on_account
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11230
    1. me
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1G·S
    7. me
    8. me
    9. -
    10. Y32; R11189; Person=Jesus
    11. 11231
    1. will be finding
    2. finding
    3. 21470
    5. euriskō
    6. V-IFA3··S
    7. ˓will_be˒ finding
    8. ˓will_be˒ finding
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11232
    1. it
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3AFS
    7. it
    8. it
    9. -
    10. Y32; R11228
    11. 11233

OET (OET-LV) For/Because whoever if may_be_wanting to_save the life of_him will_be_losing it, but whoever wishfully may_lose the life of_him on_account me, will_be_finding it.

OET (OET-RV) Because anyone who wants to save their life will lose it, but anyone who loses their life on my account, will be finding it.

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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