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OET interlinear MAT 6:18

◄ ← MAT 6:18 ↓ → ► ║ ≡ ©

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. ἵνα
    2. hina
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 24430
    6. C·······
    7. in_order_that
    8. in_order_that
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 3163
    1. ὅπως
    2. hopōs
    3. so that
    4. so
    5. 37040
    6. C·······
    7. so_that
    8. so_that
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3164
    1. μή
    2. mē
    3. not
    4. not
    5. 33610
    6. C·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3165
    1. φανῇς
    2. fainō
    3. you may be seen
    4. -
    5. 53160
    6. VSAP2··S
    7. ˱you˲ ˓may_be˒ seen
    8. ˱you˲ ˓may_be˒ seen
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; R1857
    11. 3166
    1. νηστεύων
    2. nēsteuō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 35220
    6. VPPA·NMS
    7. fasting
    8. fasting
    9. -
    10. R1857
    11. 3167
    1. τοῖς
    2. ho
    3. by the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····DMP
    7. ˱by˲ the
    8. ˱by˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3168
    1. ἀνθρώποις
    2. anthrōpos
    3. people
    4. -
    5. 4440
    6. N····DMP
    7. people
    8. people
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3169
    1. νηστεύων
    2. nēsteuō
    3. fasting
    4. fasting
    5. 35220
    6. VPPA·NMS
    7. fasting
    8. fasting
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3170
    1. ἀλλά
    2. alla
    3. but
    4. -
    5. 2350
    6. C·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3171
    1. τῷ
    2. ho
    3. to the
    4. to
    5. 35880
    6. E····DMS
    7. ˱to˲ the
    8. ˱to˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3172
    1. Πατρί
    2. patēr
    3. father
    4. -
    5. 39620
    6. N····DMS
    7. father
    8. Father
    9. G
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; Person=God
    11. 3173
    1. σοῦ
    2. su
    3. of you
    4. -
    5. 47710
    6. R···2G·S
    7. ˱of˲ you
    8. ˱of˲ you
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3174
    1. τῷ
    2. ho
    3. who is
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. R····DMS
    7. who ‹is›
    8. who ‹is›
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3175
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3176
    1. τῷ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····DNS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3177
    1. κρυφαίῳ
    2. krufaios
    3. secret
    4. -
    5. 29305
    6. S····DNS
    7. secret
    8. secret
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3178
    1. κρυπτῷ
    2. kruptos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 29270
    6. S····DNS
    7. secret
    8. secret
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 3179
    1. κρυφίᾳ
    2. krufia
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 29317
    6. N····DFS
    7. secret
    8. secret
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 3180
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3181
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3182
    1. Πατήρ
    2. patēr
    3. father
    4. -
    5. 39620
    6. N····NMS
    7. father
    8. Father
    9. G
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; Person=God
    11. 3183
    1. σοῦ
    2. su
    3. of you
    4. -
    5. 47710
    6. R···2G·S
    7. ˱of˲ you
    8. ˱of˲ you
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3184
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. the one
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. R····NMS
    7. the ‹one›
    8. the ‹one›
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3185
    1. βλέπων
    2. blepō
    3. seeing
    4. -
    5. 9910
    6. VPPA·NMS
    7. seeing
    8. seeing
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3186
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3187
    1. τῷ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····DNS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3188
    1. κρυφαίῳ
    2. krufaios
    3. secret
    4. -
    5. 29305
    6. S····DNS
    7. secret
    8. secret
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3189
    1. κρυπτῷ
    2. kruptos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 29270
    6. S····DNS
    7. secret
    8. secret
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 3190
    1. αὐτός
    2. autos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3NMS
    7. he
    8. he
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 3191
    1. ἀποδώσει
    2. apodidōmi
    3. will be giving back
    4. -
    5. 5910
    6. VIFA3··S
    7. ˓will_be˒ giving_back
    8. ˓will_be˒ giving_back
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3192
    1. σοί
    2. su
    3. to you
    4. -
    5. 47710
    6. R···2D·S
    7. ˱to˲ you
    8. ˱to˲ you
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3193
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 3194
    1. τῷ
    2. ho
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····DNS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 3195
    1. φανερῷ
    2. faneros
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 53180
    6. S····DNS
    7. open
    8. open
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 3196

OET (OET-LV) so_that you_may_ not _be_seen by_the people fasting, but to_the father of_you who is in the secret, and the father of_you, the one seeing in the secret, will_be_giving_back to_you.

OET (OET-RV) so that no one will realise that you’re fasting, other than your father who’s not visible to you. Then your father who sees everything will reward you.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:1–7:29: Jesus preached a sermon on a mountain

For many years, English versions and Christians have commonly referred to Matthew 5–7 as “The Sermon on the Mount.” In some translations, it may be helpful to include a heading for chapters 5–7 that is on a level above the section heading for 5:1–12.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The Sermon on the Mountain

The sermon that Jesus preached on a mountain

Jesus taught people on the side of a mountain/hill

Paragraph 6:16–18

This paragraph contains the third example of how to apply the command (in 6:1) not to do good works before people. This third example is about fasting.

6:18a

so that your fasting will not be obvious to men,

so that: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as so that introduces the purpose for washing one’s face. Jesus asked his followers to 17wash their face and comb their hair 18ain order that it is not obvious to people that they are fasting.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

in order that

for the purpose that

Yet another way to introduce this clause is as a result. For example:

Then no one will notice that you are fasting (NLT)

your fasting will not be obvious to men: This clause is similar to 6:16c, except that it is negative. People who fast should look clean and neat as usual so that other people will not see that they are fasting.

The verb will not be obvious is passive.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

6:18b

but only to your Father, who is unseen.

but only: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as but indicates a contrast. The contrast is between the people who will not know that you are fasting and God, who will know.

You should wash 18aso that your fasting will not be obvious to other people, 18bbut it will be obvious to God.

to your Father: The verb phrase “be obvious” from 6:18a is implied here. It will be obvious to your Father. He alone will know that you are fasting.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

your Father: As in 6:15b, the phrase your Father refers to God. You should translate it here as you did there.

who is unseen: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as who is unseen also occurs in 6:6b. It refers to the fact that God is everywhere and sees everything. In the context of fasting, it is probably implied that the fasting should also be done in a place where no one will see. But God is there in that secret place.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

who is in that secret place

who is with you in private (GW)

6:18c

And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you: This clause is identical to the clause in 6:4b. Translate it here as you did there.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

ὅπως

so_that

Here, the phrase so that introduces the purpose for which the disciples should anoint their heads and wash their faces ([6:17](../06/17.md)). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that introduces a purpose. Alternate translation: [in order that]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / youcrowd

μὴ φανῇς & σου & σου & σοι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅπως μή φανῇς τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύων ἀλλά τῷ Πατρί σοῦ τῷ ἐν τῷ κρυφαίῳ καί ὁ Πατήρ σοῦ ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυφαίῳ ἀποδώσει σοί)

Even though Jesus is speaking to many disciples, he is addressing an individual situation, so you and your are singular throughout this verse. But if the singular form would not be natural in your language for someone who is speaking to a group of people, you could use the plural forms of you and your in your translation.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

μὴ φανῇς τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύων, ἀλλὰ τῷ Πατρί σου

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅπως μή φανῇς τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύων ἀλλά τῷ Πατρί σοῦ τῷ ἐν τῷ κρυφαίῳ καί ὁ Πατήρ σοῦ ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυφαίῳ ἀποδώσει σοί)

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [men may not see you as fasting, but only your Father]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῷ Πατρί σου & ἐν τῷ κρυφαίῳ

˱to˲_the Father who_‹is› ¬the ¬the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅπως μή φανῇς τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύων ἀλλά τῷ Πατρί σοῦ τῷ ἐν τῷ κρυφαίῳ καί ὁ Πατήρ σοῦ ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυφαίῳ ἀποδώσει σοί)

Here, much as in [6:6](../06/06.md), the phrase your Father in secret could mean that: (1) the Father is present even when a person fasts in secret. Alternate translation: [by your Father who is with you in secret]; (2) the Father himself is in secret, which means that no one can see or observe him. Alternate translation: [by your Father, whom no one can see]; (3) the disciple should fast in secret. Alternate translation: [in secret by your Father]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τῷ Πατρί σου & ὁ Πατήρ σου

˱to˲_the Father who_‹is› ¬the ¬the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅπως μή φανῇς τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύων ἀλλά τῷ Πατρί σοῦ τῷ ἐν τῷ κρυφαίῳ καί ὁ Πατήρ σοῦ ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυφαίῳ ἀποδώσει σοί)

This is a figurative expression. God is not the Father of humans in the same actual way that he is the Father of Jesus. Even so, it would probably be best to translate Father with the same word that your language would naturally use to refer to a human father. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that this means God. Alternate translation: [by God, who is your Father … God, who is your Father]

Note 6 topic: translate-textvariants

ἀποδώσει σοι

˓will_be˒_giving_back (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅπως μή φανῇς τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύων ἀλλά τῷ Πατρί σοῦ τῷ ἐν τῷ κρυφαίῳ καί ὁ Πατήρ σοῦ ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυφαίῳ ἀποδώσει σοί)

Many ancient manuscripts read will reward you. The ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts read “will reward you in the open.” If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of the ULT.

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. so that
    2. so
    3. 37040
    5. hopōs
    6. C-·······
    7. so_that
    8. so_that
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3164
    1. you may
    2. -
    3. 53160
    5. fainō
    6. V-SAP2··S
    7. ˱you˲ ˓may_be˒ seen
    8. ˱you˲ ˓may_be˒ seen
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; R1857
    11. 3166
    1. not
    2. not
    3. 33610
    5. mē
    6. C-·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3165
    1. be seen
    2. -
    3. 53160
    5. fainō
    6. V-SAP2··S
    7. ˱you˲ ˓may_be˒ seen
    8. ˱you˲ ˓may_be˒ seen
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; R1857
    11. 3166
    1. by the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····DMP
    7. ˱by˲ the
    8. ˱by˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3168
    1. people
    2. -
    3. 4440
    5. anthrōpos
    6. N-····DMP
    7. people
    8. people
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3169
    1. fasting
    2. fasting
    3. 35220
    5. nēsteuō
    6. V-PPA·NMS
    7. fasting
    8. fasting
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3170
    1. but
    2. -
    3. 2350
    5. alla
    6. C-·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3171
    1. to the
    2. to
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····DMS
    7. ˱to˲ the
    8. ˱to˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3172
    1. father
    2. -
    3. 39620
    4. G
    5. patēr
    6. N-····DMS
    7. father
    8. Father
    9. G
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; Person=God
    11. 3173
    1. of you
    2. -
    3. 47710
    5. su
    6. R-···2G·S
    7. ˱of˲ you
    8. ˱of˲ you
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3174
    1. who is
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. R-····DMS
    7. who ‹is›
    8. who ‹is›
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3175
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3176
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····DNS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3177
    1. secret
    2. -
    3. 29305
    5. krufaios
    6. S-····DNS
    7. secret
    8. secret
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3178
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3181
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3182
    1. father
    2. -
    3. 39620
    4. G
    5. patēr
    6. N-····NMS
    7. father
    8. Father
    9. G
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; Person=God
    11. 3183
    1. of you
    2. -
    3. 47710
    5. su
    6. R-···2G·S
    7. ˱of˲ you
    8. ˱of˲ you
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3184
    1. the one
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. R-····NMS
    7. the ‹one›
    8. the ‹one›
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3185
    1. seeing
    2. -
    3. 9910
    5. blepō
    6. V-PPA·NMS
    7. seeing
    8. seeing
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3186
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3187
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····DNS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3188
    1. secret
    2. -
    3. 29305
    5. krufaios
    6. S-····DNS
    7. secret
    8. secret
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3189
    1. will be giving back
    2. -
    3. 5910
    5. apodidōmi
    6. V-IFA3··S
    7. ˓will_be˒ giving_back
    8. ˓will_be˒ giving_back
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3192
    1. to you
    2. -
    3. 47710
    5. su
    6. R-···2D·S
    7. ˱to˲ you
    8. ˱to˲ you
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3193

OET (OET-LV) so_that you_may_ not _be_seen by_the people fasting, but to_the father of_you who is in the secret, and the father of_you, the one seeing in the secret, will_be_giving_back to_you.

OET (OET-RV) so that no one will realise that you’re fasting, other than your father who’s not visible to you. Then your father who sees everything will reward you.

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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