1 PET 2:3 Interlinear View

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. εἰ
2. ei
3. if
4. -
5. 14870
6. C·······
7. if
8. if
9. -
10. Y60
11. 148951
1. εἴπερ
2. eiper
3. -
4. -
5. 15120
6. C·······
7. if_indeed
8. if_indeed
9. -
10. -
11. 148952
1. ἐγεύσασθε
2. geuō
3. you all tasted
4. tasted
5. 10890
6. VIAM2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ tasted
8. ˱you_all˲ tasted
9. -
10. Y60; R148810
11. 148953
1. ἐπιστεύσατε
2. pisteuō
3. -
4. -
5. 41000
6. VIAA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ believed
8. ˱you_all˲ believed
9. -
10. -
11. 148954
1. ὅτι
2. hoti
3. that
4. -
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y60
11. 148955
1. Χριστός
2. χristos
3. -
4. -
5. 55470
6. N····NMS
7. chosen_one/messiah ‹is›
8. Christ ‹is›
9. WN
10. Person=Jesus
11. 148956
1. χρηστός
2. χrēstos
3. is good
4. good
5. 55430
6. S····NMS
7. good ‹is›
8. good ‹is›
9. -
10. Y60
11. 148957
1. ὁ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y60
11. 148958
1. Κύριος
2. kurios
3. master
4. Yahweh
5. 29620
6. N····NMS
7. master
8. Lord
9. GN
10. Y60
11. 148959

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:1–12: Christ is the cornerstone and believers are his holy people

In this section Peter used illustrations from the Old Testament to describe how important Christ was and how holy Christians should be. Christ was like the most important stone in a building. Christians belong to him and so should live holy lives.

Some other headings for this section are:

Live as God’s Chosen People (GW)

A Living Stone and a Holy People (CEV)

2:3

now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

For you have tasted/experienced the Lord’s kindness towards you.
For you have already seen/experienced how kind/good the Lord is to us^(incl).
Do this because you know that the Lord Jesus Christ is good. You know this because he has been kind to you.

Here in 2:3, Peter gave his readers a reason why they should continue to desire the spiritual milk of God’s word. They had already experienced that the Lord is kind.

Peter used words from Psalm 34:8. His readers would recognize these words, even though Peter modified the words in order to apply them directly to these believers. Because Peter modified these words, most English versions do not introduce this verse as an Old Testament quotation.

Some ways to show that 2:3 is a quote from the Psalms are:

Say in a footnote that Peter was referring to Psalm 34:8.
Introduce it in the text as a quotation. For example:
As the scripture says, “You have found out for yourselves how kind the Lord is.” (GNT)

now that: The Greek word that the BSB translates as now that is literally “if.” In this context this word introduces a condition that had been fulfilled. Peter believed that his readers had already experienced that the Lord is kind. He was assuming that this was true. Different ways to translate this include:

for (RSV)

because (NCV)

since

you have tasted: The Greek word that the BSB translates as you have tasted continues the metaphor of babies drinking milk. Peter is using the word tasted as a figure of speech here to mean “experienced.” It is possible to translate this figure of speech in two ways:

Continuing with the “milk” metaphor of 2:2. For example:
you have already tasted (NASB)
you have had a taste (NLT)
Translating the meaning of the metaphor. For example:
You have found out for yourselves (GNT)
you have experienced (NET)

Whether or not you choose a verb that continues the “milk” metaphor will depend on which way communicates best in your language.

that the Lord is good: Peter has already explained in chapter 1 how kind the Lord had been to these Christians. Peter’s readers were able to know this because they knew what Christ had done to save them from sin and death.

the Lord: In the verse in the Psalms from which Peter was quoting, the Lord refers to God. Most scholars agree, however, that here in 1 Peter the Lord refers to Christ. The English versions do not make this explicit. It is recommended that you use a word for Lord that can refer to both God and Christ.

good: The Greek word that the BSB translates as good is an adjective that describes the Lord. It is also possible to translate it as:

kind (GNT)

General Comment on 2:3

In order to show the connection with 2:2, you may need to repeat Peter’s exhortation to his readers to desire God’s word. Also, you may need to make it explicit that they knew the Lord was good/kind because he had been good/kind to them. For example:

Do this because you know that the Lord Jesus Christ is good. You know this because he has been kind to you.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἰ ἐγεύσασθε

if ˱you_all˲_tasted

Peter is speaking as if this were a hypothetical possibility, but he means that it is actually true. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might think that what Peter is saying is not certain, then you could translate his words as an affirmative statement. Alternate translation: [since you have tasted]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

εἰ ἐγεύσασθε

if ˱you_all˲_tasted

Peter uses tasted to refer to personally experiencing something. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [if you have experienced]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

ἐγεύσασθε ὅτι χρηστὸς ὁ Κύριος

˱you_all˲_tasted that (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ ἐγεύσασθε ὅτι χρηστός ὁ Κύριος)

This clause is a paraphrase of [Psalm 34:8](../../psa/034/008.md). It may be helpful to your readers to indicate this by setting off all of this material with quotation marks or with whatever punctuation or convention your language uses to indicate a quotation.

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

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 1 PET 2:3

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

Section 2:1–12: Christ is the cornerstone and believers are his holy people

2:3

General Comment on 2:3

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

OET interlinear 1 PET 2:3

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

Section 2:1–12: Christ is the cornerstone and believers are his holy people

2:3

General Comment on 2:3

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

OET interlinear 1 PET 2:3