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OET interlinear MAT 20:27

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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. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. and
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13919
    1. ὅς
    2. hos
    3. whoever
    4. -
    5. 37390
    6. R····NMS
    7. whoever
    8. whoever
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13920
    1. ἄν
    2. an
    3. wishfully
    4. -
    5. 3020
    6. T·······
    7. ¬wishfully
    8. ¬wishfully
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13921
    1. ἐάν
    2. ean
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 14370
    6. T·······
    7. ¬if
    8. ¬if
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 13922
    1. θέλῃ
    2. thelō
    3. may be wanting
    4. -
    5. 23090
    6. VSPA3··S
    7. ˓may_be˒ wanting
    8. ˓may_be˒ wanting
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13923
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. among
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. among
    8. among
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13924
    1. ὑμῖν
    2. su
    3. you all
    4. -
    5. 47710
    6. R···2D·P
    7. you_all
    8. you_all
    9. -
    10. Y33; R13693
    11. 13925
    1. εἶναι
    2. eimi
    3. to be
    4. -
    5. 15100
    6. VNPA····
    7. to_be
    8. to_be
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13926
    1. ὑμῶν
    2. su
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 47710
    6. R···2G·P
    7. ˱of˲ you_all
    8. ˱of˲ you_all
    9. -
    10. R13693
    11. 13927
    1. πρῶτος
    2. prōtos
    3. first
    4. first
    5. 44130
    6. S····NMS
    7. first
    8. first
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13928
    1. εἶναι
    2. eimi
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 15100
    6. VNPA····
    7. to_be
    8. to_be
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 13929
    1. ἔσται
    2. eimi
    3. he will be
    4. -
    5. 15100
    6. VIFM3··S
    7. ˱he˲ will_be
    8. ˱he˲ will_be
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13930
    1. ἔστω
    2. eimi
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 15100
    6. VMPA3··S
    7. let_be
    8. let_be
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 13931
    1. ὑμῶν
    2. su
    3. of you all
    4. your
    5. 47710
    6. R···2G·P
    7. ˱of˲ you_all
    8. ˱of˲ you_all
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13932
    1. δοῦλος
    2. doulos
    3. slave
    4. slave
    5. 14010
    6. N····NMS
    7. slave
    8. slave
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13933

OET (OET-LV) and whoever wishfully among you_all may_be_wanting to_be first, he_will_be slave of_you_all,

OET (OET-RV) and anyone who wants to be first, should be your slave,

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 20:20–28: The mother of James and John asked Jesus for something

In this section, Jesus again dealt with the issue of who is important. In 18:1–4, the disciples had asked Jesus “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Jesus had answered them there. Here, the mother of James and John asked Jesus to give her two sons the most important positions in his kingdom. Jesus again responded to the disciples’ concern to become important people.

Jesus said that the most important person in his kingdom is the person who behaves like a servant rather than like someone in charge. He finished by saying that he himself came to help other people rather than to ask other to help him. He showed that the values in his kingdom are different than the values here on earth.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The Request of the Mother of James and John (NRSV)

The mother of James and John asks Jesus to make her sons the most people in his kingdom

Jesus Teaches about Serving Others (NLT)

There is a parallel passage for this section in Mark 10:35–45.

20:27a

and whoever wants to be first among you

whoever wants to be: As in 20:26b, the Greek verb that the BSB translates as wants to be is more literally “might want to be.”

Here are some other ways to translate this verb:

whoever would be (ESV)

if one of you desires/wishes

first among you: The Greek word that the BSB translates as first refers to the most important person in a group. This word is parallel to the word “great” in 20:26. But it is more intense. The word “great” refers to an important person. But the word first refers to the most important person.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

most important among you (GW)

the most important person among you

20:27b

must be your slave—

must be your slave: As in 20:26c, the tense of must be is future in Greek. But it functions as a command. Here the command is a bit unusual in that it is a third person command.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

he must become the slave of the rest of you

it is necessary that he become your slave

your slave: A slave was a person who was not free to do what he wanted. He had to follow the will of his owner. A slave was the lowest status and least important person in society. He was at the very bottom of the social order.

This word is parallel to the word “servant” in 20:26c. But it is more intense. The word “servant” refers to a person who had very low status in society. But the word slave refers to the person who was the lowest.

If your language does not have a separate word for slave, you should translate it in a similar way to “servant” but with a strengthening word. For example:

must serve all the rest of you in complete submission

must be like a common servant

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

πρῶτος

first

Jesus is speaking of being important or respected as if it were being first. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. See how you translated this word in [19:30](../19/30.md). Alternate translation: [respected] or [significant]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / declarative

ἔσται

˱he˲_will_be

Jesus is using the future form to give a command. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea using a form that expresses a command or obligation. Alternate translation: [should be] or [has to be]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

20:27 The word slave is a common metaphor for the submissive relationship of a disciple to his master (8:9; 10:24-25; 24:45-51; 25:14-30). Jesus’ disciples serve others, following Jesus’ example (e.g., John 13:1-17).

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. and
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13919
    1. whoever
    2. -
    3. 37390
    5. hos
    6. R-····NMS
    7. whoever
    8. whoever
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13920
    1. wishfully
    2. -
    3. 3020
    5. an
    6. T-·······
    7. ¬wishfully
    8. ¬wishfully
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13921
    1. among
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. among
    8. among
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13924
    1. you all
    2. -
    3. 47710
    5. su
    6. R-···2D·P
    7. you_all
    8. you_all
    9. -
    10. Y33; R13693
    11. 13925
    1. may be wanting
    2. -
    3. 23090
    5. thelō
    6. V-SPA3··S
    7. ˓may_be˒ wanting
    8. ˓may_be˒ wanting
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13923
    1. to be
    2. -
    3. 15100
    5. eimi
    6. V-NPA····
    7. to_be
    8. to_be
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13926
    1. first
    2. first
    3. 44130
    5. prōtos
    6. S-····NMS
    7. first
    8. first
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13928
    1. he will be
    2. -
    3. 15100
    5. eimi
    6. V-IFM3··S
    7. ˱he˲ will_be
    8. ˱he˲ will_be
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13930
    1. slave
    2. slave
    3. 14010
    5. doulos
    6. N-····NMS
    7. slave
    8. slave
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13933
    1. of you all
    2. your
    3. 47710
    5. su
    6. R-···2G·P
    7. ˱of˲ you_all
    8. ˱of˲ you_all
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13932

OET (OET-LV) and whoever wishfully among you_all may_be_wanting to_be first, he_will_be slave of_you_all,

OET (OET-RV) and anyone who wants to be first, should be your slave,

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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