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OET interlinear MAT 16:28

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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. Ἀμήν
    2. amēn
    3. Truly
    4. -
    5. 2810
    6. I·······
    7. truly
    8. truly
    9. S
    10. Y32
    11. 11288
    1. λέγω
    2. legō
    3. I am saying
    4. -
    5. 30040
    6. VIPA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ saying
    8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ saying
    9. -
    10. Y32; R11189; Person=Jesus
    11. 11289
    1. ὑμῖν
    2. su
    3. to you all
    4. you
    5. 47710
    6. R···2D·P
    7. ˱to˲ you_all
    8. ˱to˲ you_all
    9. -
    10. Y32; R11192
    11. 11290
    1. ὅτι
    2. hoti
    3. that
    4. -
    5. 37540
    6. C·······
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11291
    1. εἰσίν
    2. eimi
    3. are
    4. -
    5. 15100
    6. VIPA3··P
    7. are
    8. are
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11292
    1. τινές
    2. tis
    3. some
    4. -
    5. 51000
    6. R····NMP
    7. some
    8. some
    9. -
    10. Y32; F11298; F11305
    11. 11293
    1. τῶν
    2. ho
    3. of the ones
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. R····GMP
    7. ˱of˲ the ‹ones›
    8. ˱of˲ the ‹ones›
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11294
    1. ὧδε
    2. hōde
    3. here
    4. -
    5. 56020
    6. D·······
    7. here
    8. here
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11295
    1. ἑστῶτες
    2. istaō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 24760
    6. VPEA·NMP
    7. ˓having˒ stood
    8. ˓having˒ stood
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 11296
    1. ἑστώτων
    2. istaō
    3. having stood
    4. standing
    5. 24760
    6. VPEA·GMP
    7. ˓having˒ stood
    8. ˓having˒ stood
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11297
    1. οἵτινες
    2. hostis
    3. who
    4. -
    5. 37480
    6. R····NMP
    7. who
    8. who
    9. -
    10. Y32; R11293
    11. 11298
    1. οὒ
    2. ou
    3. by no means
    4. -
    5. 37560
    6. D·······
    7. by_no_means
    8. by_no_means
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11299
    1. μή
    2. mē
    3. not
    4. won't
    5. 33610
    6. D·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11300
    1. γεύσωνται
    2. geuō
    3. may taste
    4. -
    5. 10890
    6. VSAM3··P
    7. ˓may˒ taste
    8. ˓may˒ taste
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11301
    1. θανάτου
    2. thanatos
    3. of death
    4. death
    5. 22880
    6. N····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ death
    8. ˱of˲ death
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11302
    1. ἕως
    2. heōs
    3. until
    4. until
    5. 21930
    6. C·······
    7. until
    8. until
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11303
    1. ἄν
    2. an
    3. wishfully
    4. -
    5. 3020
    6. T·······
    7. ¬wishfully
    8. ¬wishfully
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11304
    1. ἴδωσιν
    2. horaō
    3. they may see
    4. they see
    5. 37080
    6. VSAA3··P
    7. ˱they˲ ˓may˒ see
    8. ˱they˲ ˓may˒ see
    9. -
    10. Y32; R11293
    11. 11305
    1. τόν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11306
    1. Υἱόν
    2. huios
    3. son
    4. son
    5. 52070
    6. N····AMS
    7. son
    8. Son
    9. G
    10. Y32; Person=Jesus
    11. 11307
    1. τοῦ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GMS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11308
    1. Ἀνθρώπου
    2. anthrōpos
    3. of man
    4. -
    5. 4440
    6. N····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ Man
    8. ˱of˲ Man
    9. G
    10. Y32
    11. 11309
    1. ἐρχόμενον
    2. erχomai
    3. coming
    4. coming
    5. 20640
    6. VPPM·AMS
    7. coming
    8. coming
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11310
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11311
    1. τῇ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····DFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11312
    1. βασιλείᾳ
    2. basileia
    3. kingdom
    4. king
    5. 9320
    6. N····DFS
    7. kingdom
    8. kingdom
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11313
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. autos
    3. of him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11314

OET (OET-LV) Truly, I_am_saying to_you_all that are some of_the ones having_stood here who by_no_means may_ not _taste of_death, until wishfully they_may_see the son of_ the _man coming in the kingdom of_him.

OET (OET-RV) I can assure you that some people standing here won’t experience death until they first see the son of humanity coming as king.”

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.

16:28a

Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death

Truly I tell you: Jesus often used these words. They first occur in 5:18a. They last occur in 13:17a. You should translate these words here as you did there.

Jesus used these words introduce a statement that he wanted to emphasize. These words indicated that the following statement was important and totally reliable, and people should listen carefully to it. Sometimes they introduced a serious warning or prediction.

Here are some other ways to translate these words:

Your language may have another way to emphasize a statement or to tell people to listen with special attention. If so, think about using it here.

some who are standing here: This clause refers to the disciples who were near Jesus. It does not mean that some disciples were sitting and others standing.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

there are some here (GNT)

some of you standing with me here

will not taste death: This phrase is an idiom that means “will not die.” It means that some disciples “will not die until they have seen the Son of Man come as King” (GNT).

Here are some other ways to translate this idiom:

will not die (GNT)

before they die (NCV)

16:28b

before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”

coming in His kingdom: This phrase was a way to describe a king who was moving in a procession, displaying his splendor and majesty.

Scholars have many ideas about what time or event Jesus was referring to, but they do not agree much. If possible, translate this phrase just as written.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

coming with his kingdom (NJB)

coming as king (JBP)

coming to rule/reign

General Comment on 16:28

The clauses in this verse are not in chronological order. In some languages, it may be more natural to put the clauses in chronological order. Here is an example is:

I tell you the truth, some people standing here will see the Son of Man coming with his kingdom before they die. (NCV)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οὐ μὴ γεύσωνται θανάτου

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι εἰσίν τινές τῶν ὧδε ἑστώτων οἵτινες οὒ μή γεύσωνται θανάτου ἕως ἄν ἴδωσιν τόν Υἱόν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ)

Here Jesus speaks as if death were food that people could taste. Those who taste death truly experience death as much as a person who eats food truly experiences that food. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [will certainly not experience death] or [will certainly not participate in death]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

οὐ μὴ γεύσωνται θανάτου

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι εἰσίν τινές τῶν ὧδε ἑστώτων οἵτινες οὒ μή γεύσωνται θανάτου ἕως ἄν ἴδωσιν τόν Υἱόν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of death, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [will certainly not die]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

οὐ μὴ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι εἰσίν τινές τῶν ὧδε ἑστώτων οἵτινες οὒ μή γεύσωνται θανάτου ἕως ἄν ἴδωσιν τόν Υἱόν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ)

The words translated as certainly not are two negative words. In this construction, the second negative does not cancel the first to create a positive meaning. Instead, it gives greater emphasis to the negative. If your language can use two negatives that do not cancel one another to create a positive meaning, you could use a double negative here. If your language does not use two negatives in that way, you could translate with one strong negative, as the ULT does. Alternate translation: [by no means]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι εἰσίν τινές τῶν ὧδε ἑστώτων οἵτινες οὒ μή γεύσωνται θανάτου ἕως ἄν ἴδωσιν τόν Υἱόν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ)

Here Jesus speaks about himself in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the first person. Alternate translation: [me, the one who is the Son of Man, coming in my kingdom]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

ἐρχόμενον ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ

coming in the kingdom ˱of˲_him

Christians debate what the phrase coming in his kingdom means. It could refer to one or several of the following events: Jesus’ transfiguration (see [17:1–8](../17/01.md)), Jesus’ resurrection and enthronement in heaven, the empowerment and growth of the church, the destruction of Jerusalem, and Jesus’ final return. If possible, express the idea in such a way that most or all of these interpretations are possible. Alternate translation: [acting as king in his kingdom] or [taking charge of his kingdom]

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. Truly
    2. -
    3. 2810
    4. S
    5. amēn
    6. I-·······
    7. truly
    8. truly
    9. S
    10. Y32
    11. 11288
    1. I am saying
    2. -
    3. 30040
    5. legō
    6. V-IPA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ saying
    8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ saying
    9. -
    10. Y32; R11189; Person=Jesus
    11. 11289
    1. to you all
    2. you
    3. 47710
    5. su
    6. R-···2D·P
    7. ˱to˲ you_all
    8. ˱to˲ you_all
    9. -
    10. Y32; R11192
    11. 11290
    1. that
    2. -
    3. 37540
    5. hoti
    6. C-·······
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11291
    1. are
    2. -
    3. 15100
    5. eimi
    6. V-IPA3··P
    7. are
    8. are
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11292
    1. some
    2. -
    3. 51000
    5. tis
    6. R-····NMP
    7. some
    8. some
    9. -
    10. Y32; F11298; F11305
    11. 11293
    1. of the ones
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. R-····GMP
    7. ˱of˲ the ‹ones›
    8. ˱of˲ the ‹ones›
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11294
    1. having stood
    2. standing
    3. 24760
    5. istaō
    6. V-PEA·GMP
    7. ˓having˒ stood
    8. ˓having˒ stood
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11297
    1. here
    2. -
    3. 56020
    5. hōde
    6. D-·······
    7. here
    8. here
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11295
    1. who
    2. -
    3. 37480
    5. hostis
    6. R-····NMP
    7. who
    8. who
    9. -
    10. Y32; R11293
    11. 11298
    1. by no means
    2. -
    3. 37560
    5. ou
    6. D-·······
    7. by_no_means
    8. by_no_means
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11299
    1. may
    2. -
    3. 10890
    5. geuō
    6. V-SAM3··P
    7. ˓may˒ taste
    8. ˓may˒ taste
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11301
    1. not
    2. won't
    3. 33610
    5. mē
    6. D-·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11300
    1. taste
    2. -
    3. 10890
    5. geuō
    6. V-SAM3··P
    7. ˓may˒ taste
    8. ˓may˒ taste
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11301
    1. of death
    2. death
    3. 22880
    5. thanatos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ death
    8. ˱of˲ death
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11302
    1. until
    2. until
    3. 21930
    5. heōs
    6. C-·······
    7. until
    8. until
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11303
    1. wishfully
    2. -
    3. 3020
    5. an
    6. T-·······
    7. ¬wishfully
    8. ¬wishfully
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11304
    1. they may see
    2. they see
    3. 37080
    5. horaō
    6. V-SAA3··P
    7. ˱they˲ ˓may˒ see
    8. ˱they˲ ˓may˒ see
    9. -
    10. Y32; R11293
    11. 11305
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11306
    1. son
    2. son
    3. 52070
    4. G
    5. huios
    6. N-····AMS
    7. son
    8. Son
    9. G
    10. Y32; Person=Jesus
    11. 11307
    1. of
    2. -
    3. 4440
    4. G
    5. anthrōpos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ Man
    8. ˱of˲ Man
    9. G
    10. Y32
    11. 11309
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GMS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11308
    1. man
    2. -
    3. 4440
    4. G
    5. anthrōpos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ Man
    8. ˱of˲ Man
    9. G
    10. Y32
    11. 11309
    1. coming
    2. coming
    3. 20640
    5. erχomai
    6. V-PPM·AMS
    7. coming
    8. coming
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11310
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11311
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····DFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11312
    1. kingdom
    2. king
    3. 9320
    5. basileia
    6. N-····DFS
    7. kingdom
    8. kingdom
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11313
    1. of him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 11314

OET (OET-LV) Truly, I_am_saying to_you_all that are some of_the ones having_stood here who by_no_means may_ not _taste of_death, until wishfully they_may_see the son of_ the _man coming in the kingdom of_him.

OET (OET-RV) I can assure you that some people standing here won’t experience death until they first see the son of humanity coming as king.”

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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