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OET interlinear MAT 7:23

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SR Greek word order

    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. Then
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3953
    1. τότε
    2. tote
    3. then
    4. -
    5. 51190
    6. D·······
    7. then
    8. then
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3954
    1. ὁμολογήσω
    2. homologeō
    3. I will be confessing
    4. I'll
    5. 36700
    6. VIFA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓will_be˒ confessing
    8. ˱I˲ ˓will_be˒ confessing
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; R1642; Person=Jesus
    11. 3955
    1. αὐτοῖς
    2. autos
    3. to them
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3DMP
    7. ˱to˲ them
    8. ˱to˲ them
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; R3943
    11. 3956
    1. ὅτι
    2. hoti
    3. that
    4. -
    5. 37540
    6. C·······
    7. ¬that
    8. ¬that
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3957
    1. Οὐδέποτε
    2. oudepote
    3. never
    4. -
    5. 37630
    6. D·······
    7. never
    8. never
    9. D
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3958
    1. ἔγνων
    2. ginōskō
    3. I knew
    4. -
    5. 10970
    6. VIAA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ knew
    8. ˱I˲ knew
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; R1642; Person=Jesus
    11. 3959
    1. ὑμᾶς
    2. su
    3. you all
    4. -
    5. 47710
    6. R···2A·P
    7. you_all
    8. you_all
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; R3943
    11. 3960
    1. Ἀποχωρεῖτε
    2. apoχōreō
    3. be going away
    4. -
    5. 6720
    6. VMPA2··P
    7. ˓be˒ going_away
    8. ˓be˒ going_away
    9. b
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3961
    1. ἀπʼ
    2. apo
    3. from
    4. -
    5. 5750
    6. P·······
    7. from
    8. from
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3962
    1. ἐμοῦ
    2. egō
    3. me
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1G·S
    7. me
    8. me
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; R1642; Person=Jesus
    11. 3963
    1. οἱ
    2. ho
    3. you all
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. R···2VMP
    7. you_all
    8. you_all
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3964
    1. ἐργαζόμενοι
    2. ergazomai
    3. working
    4. -
    5. 20380
    6. VPPM·VMP
    7. working
    8. working
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; R3943
    11. 3965
    1. τήν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AFS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3966
    1. ἀνομίαν
    2. anomia
    3. lawlessness
    4. -
    5. 4580
    6. N····AFS
    7. lawlessness
    8. lawlessness
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3967

OET (OET-LV) And then I_will_be_confessing to_them, that I_ never _knew you_all:
be_going_away from me, you_all working the lawlessness.

OET (OET-RV) Then I’ll have to tell them, ‘I don’t even know you. Go away from me, all of you whose behaviour is against God’s laws.’

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

7:23a

Then I will tell them plainly,

In the Greek, 7:23a begins with a conjunction that is often translated as “and” or “but.” There is contrast between what the people of 7:22 wanted and what Jesus said here. The BSB does not translate this conjunction but leaves the contrast implicit. In some languages, it will be more natural to make the contrast more explicit. For example:

But (CEV)

Nevertheless

However

I: The pronoun I refers to Jesus.

will tell them plainly: This phrase refers to openly saying something to the people of 7:22.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

will tell them clearly (NCV)

will say to them directly/frankly

will answer them

7:23b

‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’

I never knew you: The clause I never knew you indicates that Jesus did not consider these people to be his followers. All people will stand before Jesus at the final judgment, and Jesus will know their names and what they did. But the people of 7:22 never belonged to God’s kingdom.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

I do not consider you to be my people

You are not my people

I do not recognize you

depart from Me: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as depart from Me also means:

leave me

go away from me

you workers of lawlessness: The phrase workers of lawlessness refers to people who do deeds that are against the law. This phrase implies that they did these things as a habit, even though they claimed to do good.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

you who do evil (NCV)

you who break God’s laws (NLT)

Some other issues to consider when you translate this phrase are:

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

οὐδέποτε ἔγνων ὑμᾶς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τότε ὁμολογήσω αὐτοῖς ὅτι Οὐδέποτε ἔγνων ὑμᾶς Ἀποχωρεῖτε ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ οἱ ἐργαζόμενοι τήν ἀνομίαν)

Here Jesus speaks of his disciples as those whom he knows. When he says I never knew you, he means that the person addressed was never one of his disciples. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [You have never been my disciples]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οἱ ἐργαζόμενοι τὴν ἀνομίαν

you_all working (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τότε ὁμολογήσω αὐτοῖς ὅτι Οὐδέποτε ἔγνων ὑμᾶς Ἀποχωρεῖτε ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ οἱ ἐργαζόμενοι τήν ἀνομίαν)

Here Jesus directly addresses those to whom he is speaking as ones practicing lawlessness. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make the direct address more explicit. Alternate translation: [you who practice lawlessness]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν ἀνομίαν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τότε ὁμολογήσω αὐτοῖς ὅτι Οὐδέποτε ἔγνων ὑμᾶς Ἀποχωρεῖτε ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ οἱ ἐργαζόμενοι τήν ἀνομίαν)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of lawlessness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [what is lawless]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

7:23 I never knew you: These people were never converted, even though they did great things in God’s name. They break God’s laws through rejection of the Father’s will as taught by Jesus. Having never known Christ, they never learned to do what he commanded.

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. Then
    3. 25320
    4. S
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3953
    1. then
    2. -
    3. 51190
    5. tote
    6. D-·······
    7. then
    8. then
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3954
    1. I will be confessing
    2. I'll
    3. 36700
    5. homologeō
    6. V-IFA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓will_be˒ confessing
    8. ˱I˲ ˓will_be˒ confessing
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; R1642; Person=Jesus
    11. 3955
    1. to them
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3DMP
    7. ˱to˲ them
    8. ˱to˲ them
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; R3943
    11. 3956
    1. that
    2. -
    3. 37540
    5. hoti
    6. C-·······
    7. ¬that
    8. ¬that
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3957
    1. I
    2. -
    3. 10970
    5. ginōskō
    6. V-IAA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ knew
    8. ˱I˲ knew
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; R1642; Person=Jesus
    11. 3959
    1. never
    2. -
    3. 37630
    4. D
    5. oudepote
    6. D-·······
    7. never
    8. never
    9. D
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3958
    1. knew
    2. -
    3. 10970
    5. ginōskō
    6. V-IAA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ knew
    8. ˱I˲ knew
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; R1642; Person=Jesus
    11. 3959
    1. you all
    2. -
    3. 47710
    5. su
    6. R-···2A·P
    7. you_all
    8. you_all
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; R3943
    11. 3960
    1. be going away
    2. -
    3. 6720
    4. b
    5. apoχōreō
    6. V-MPA2··P
    7. ˓be˒ going_away
    8. ˓be˒ going_away
    9. b
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3961
    1. from
    2. -
    3. 5750
    5. apo
    6. P-·······
    7. from
    8. from
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3962
    1. me
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1G·S
    7. me
    8. me
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; R1642; Person=Jesus
    11. 3963
    1. you all
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. R-···2VMP
    7. you_all
    8. you_all
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3964
    1. working
    2. -
    3. 20380
    5. ergazomai
    6. V-PPM·VMP
    7. working
    8. working
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; R3943
    11. 3965
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AFS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3966
    1. lawlessness
    2. -
    3. 4580
    5. anomia
    6. N-····AFS
    7. lawlessness
    8. lawlessness
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 3967

OET (OET-LV) And then I_will_be_confessing to_them, that I_ never _knew you_all:
be_going_away from me, you_all working the lawlessness.

OET (OET-RV) Then I’ll have to tell them, ‘I don’t even know you. Go away from me, all of you whose behaviour is against God’s laws.’

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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