MARK 3:16 Interlinear View

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12. OET word #
1. Καί
2. kai
3. And
4. (but
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y31; TApostles_Chosen
11. 23737
1. ἐποίησεν
2. poieō
3. he established
4. -
5. 41600
6. VIAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ established
8. ˱he˲ established
9. -
10. Y31; TApostles_Chosen; R23532; Person=Jesus
11. 23738
1. τούς
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AMP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y31; TApostles_Chosen
11. 23739
1. δώδεκα
2. dōdeka
3. twelve
4. twelve
5. 14270
6. S····AMP
7. twelve
8. twelve
9. -
10. Y31; TApostles_Chosen; F23845
11. 23740
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y31; TApostles_Chosen
11. 23741
1. ἐπέθηκεν
2. epitithēmi
3. he added on
4. -
5. 20070
6. VIAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ added_on
8. ˱he˲ added_on
9. -
10. Y31; TApostles_Chosen; R23532; Person=Jesus
11. 23742
1. ὄνομα
2. onoma
3. +the name
4. name
5. 36860
6. N····ANS
7. ˓the˒ name
8. ˓the˒ name
9. -
10. Y31; TApostles_Chosen
11. 23743
1. τῷ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····DMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y31; TApostles_Chosen
11. 23744
1. Σίμωνι
2. simōn
3. to Simōn
4. Simon
5. 46130
6. N····DMS
7. ˱to˲ Simōn
8. ˱to˲ Simon
9. U
10. Person=Simon; Y31; TApostles_Chosen
11. 23745
1. ὄνομα
2. onoma
3. -
4. -
5. 36860
6. N····ANS
7. ˓the˒ name
8. ˓the˒ name
9. -
10. -
11. 23746
1. Πέτρον
2. petros
3. Petros
4. “Peter
5. 40740
6. N····AMS
7. Petros
8. Peter
9. W
10. Y31; TApostles_Chosen
11. 23747

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:13–19: Jesus chose twelve apostles

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Jesus chose twelve special men

Jesus appointed the apostles

Jesus named twelve men to be his apostles

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 10:1–4 and Luke 6:12–16.

3:16a

These are the twelve He appointed:

¶ These are the twelve disciples that Jesus appointed:
¶ Jesus made twelve of them to be his apostles. They were called:
¶ Here are the names of the twelve men he choose:

These are the twelve He appointed: There is a textual issue in this verse. Some Greek manuscripts include a clause that means “These are the twelve he appointed.”

Nearly every major English version follows the manuscripts that include this clause. For example, the REB says:
The Twelve he appointed were: (BSB, NIV, GNT, GW, NASB, NET, NCV, NJB, NLT, NRSV, REB)
The versions that follow the manuscripts that do not include this clause have one long sentence from 3:14–19. So the verb “appointed” in 3:14a goes with 3:16. For example, the RSV says:
^14aAnd he appointed twelve…: ¹⁶Simon whom he surnamed Peter… (RSV, KJV)

It is recommended that you follow option (1) since it has the best manuscript support. Also, the majority of English versions follow this option.

the twelve: The phrase the twelve refers to the twelve disciples that Jesus appointed as apostles. Mark often refers to the twelve disciples/apostles as simply “the twelve.”

He appointed: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as appointed is literally “made.” Here it indicates that Jesus “chose” or “selected” the twelve. For example, the NCV says:

These are the twelve men he chose (NCV)

This same verb occurs in 3:14a.

3:16b

Simon (whom He named Peter),

Simon whom he named Peter,
Simon whom he also called Peter,

Simon (whom He named Peter): Jesus added the name Peter to Simon’s name. After this, people sometimes called him Simon, sometimes Peter, and sometimes Simon Peter. Simon was first mentioned in 1:16.

Peter: The Greek word that the BSB transliterates as Peter means “stone” or “rock.” You may want to put this in a footnote. For example:

The name Peter means “rock” in Greek.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

καὶ ἐποίησεν τοὺς δώδεκα: καὶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐποίησεν τούς δώδεκα καί ἐπέθηκεν ὄνομα τῷ Σίμωνι Πέτρον)

Here Mark repeats a phrase that he already used in [3:14](../03/14.md). He does not mean that Jesus appointed the Twelve again. Rather, he is using this phrase to introduce who these Twelve were. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [Here are the names of the Twelve that he appointed:]

Note 2 topic: translate-textvariants

καὶ ἐποίησεν τοὺς δώδεκα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐποίησεν τούς δώδεκα καί ἐπέθηκεν ὄνομα τῷ Σίμωνι Πέτρον)

Many ancient manuscripts read And he appointed the Twelve. The ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts do not include these words. 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.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

τοὺς δώδεκα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐποίησεν τούς δώδεκα καί ἐπέθηκεν ὄνομα τῷ Σίμωνι Πέτρον)

Mark is using the adjective Twelve as a noun to refer to Jesus’ closest disciples. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [the 12 apostles] or [the 12 men whom Jesus had chosen to be apostles]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

καὶ ἐπέθηκεν ὄνομα τῷ Σίμωνι, Πέτρον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐποίησεν τούς δώδεκα καί ἐπέθηκεν ὄνομα τῷ Σίμωνι Πέτρον)

Here Mark introduces the first person in the list of the Twelve, and he clarifies that Jesus gave a new name to Simon: Peter. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that indicates both that Simon is the first in the list of twelve men and that Jesus named him Peter. Alternate translation: [and they were Simon, to whom he gave the name Peter]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
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6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. And
2. (but
3. 25320
4. S
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y31; TApostles_Chosen
11. 23737
1. he established
2. -
3. 41600
5. poieō
6. V-IAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ established
8. ˱he˲ established
9. -
10. Y31; TApostles_Chosen; R23532; Person=Jesus
11. 23738
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AMP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y31; TApostles_Chosen
11. 23739
1. twelve
2. twelve
3. 14270
5. dōdeka
6. S-····AMP
7. twelve
8. twelve
9. -
10. Y31; TApostles_Chosen; F23845
11. 23740
1. and
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y31; TApostles_Chosen
11. 23741
1. he added on
2. -
3. 20070
5. epitithēmi
6. V-IAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ added_on
8. ˱he˲ added_on
9. -
10. Y31; TApostles_Chosen; R23532; Person=Jesus
11. 23742
1. +the name
2. name
3. 36860
5. onoma
6. N-····ANS
7. ˓the˒ name
8. ˓the˒ name
9. -
10. Y31; TApostles_Chosen
11. 23743
1. Petros
2. “Peter
3. 40740
4. W
5. petros
6. N-····AMS
7. Petros
8. Peter
9. W
10. Y31; TApostles_Chosen
11. 23747
1. to
2. Simon
3. 46130
4. U
5. simōn
6. N-····DMS
7. ˱to˲ Simōn
8. ˱to˲ Simon
9. U
10. Person=Simon; Y31; TApostles_Chosen
11. 23745
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····DMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y31; TApostles_Chosen
11. 23744
1. Simōn
2. Simon
3. 46130
4. U
5. simōn
6. N-····DMS
7. ˱to˲ Simōn
8. ˱to˲ Simon
9. U
10. Person=Simon; Y31; TApostles_Chosen
11. 23745

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.

OET interlinear MARK 3:16

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 3:13–19: Jesus chose twelve apostles

3:16a

3:16b

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)