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OET interlinear PHP 1:16

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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. Οἱ
    2. ho
    3. The ones
    4. The
    5. 35880
    6. R····NMP
    7. the ‹ones›
    8. the ‹ones›
    9. S
    10. Y64; R130973
    11. 131000
    1. μέν
    2. men
    3. indeed
    4. -
    5. 33030
    6. D·······
    7. indeed
    8. indeed
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 131001
    1. δέ
    2. de
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 11610
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 131002
    1. ἐξ
    2. ek
    3. from
    4. -
    5. 15370
    6. P·······
    7. from
    8. from
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 131003
    1. ἀγάπης
    2. agapē
    3. love
    4. love
    5. 260
    6. N····GFS
    7. love
    8. love
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 131004
    1. εἰδότες
    2. eidō
    3. having known
    4. know
    5. 14920
    6. VPEA·NMP
    7. ˓having˒ known
    8. ˓having˒ known
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 131005
    1. ὅτι
    2. hoti
    3. that
    4. that
    5. 37540
    6. C·······
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 131006
    1. εἰς
    2. eis
    3. for
    4. -
    5. 15190
    6. P·······
    7. for
    8. for
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 131007
    1. ἀπολογίαν
    2. apologia
    3. defense
    4. defend
    5. 6270
    6. N····AFS
    7. defense
    8. defense
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 131008
    1. τοῦ
    2. ho
    3. of the
    4. the
    5. 35880
    6. E····GNS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 131009
    1. εὐαγγελίου
    2. euaŋgelion
    3. good message
    4. good message
    5. 20980
    6. N····GNS
    7. good_message
    8. gospel
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 131010
    1. κεῖμαι
    2. keimai
    3. I am appointing
    4. I was appointed
    5. 27490
    6. VIPM1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ appointing
    8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ appointing
    9. -
    10. Y64; R130717; Person=Paul
    11. 131011

OET-LV (PHP 1:17) The ones indeed from love having_known that for defense of_the good_message I_am_appointing,

OET (OET-RV) The ones who do it out of love, know that I was appointed to defend the good message.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:12–18d: Paul rejoiced that people continued to preach the gospel even though he was in prison

Paul explained in 1:12–18d the way the fact that he was in prison had affected other people. Paul believed that God was working in everything that happened to him. He saw something good happening when people preached about Christ, even when they preached for the wrong reasons. Some of the Christians apparently taught about Christ because they were jealous of Paul’s reputation as a teacher. But Paul was still happy because people were telling the good news about Christ.

Paragraph 1:15–18d

Some Christians were jealous of Paul, but this caused them to proclaim the good news more, and so he was rejoicing.

1:15–17 contains a figure of speech called a “chiasmus.” A chiasmus is the ordering of information in a mirror image, like the pattern a-b-b-a. The chiasmus in 1:15–17 refers to two groups of people. The first part of the passage refers to the same people as the fourth part does, and the second part refers to the same people as the third part does. Here is an example using summary statements:

See “General Comment” on 1:15–17 regarding the possible need to reorder this section in your translation.

1:16

The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.

The latter: This refers to the same group of people Paul was talking about in 1:15b, that is, those who preached about Christ because of their goodwill toward Paul.

in: This is a different Greek word from that translated by the BSB as “out of” in 1:15a–b. However, it has a similar meaning (“out of, from”) and gives the cause of the actions.

love: The main meaning of love here is that these believers loved Paul, and if you need to supply an object you should supply “me.” This does not mean that they did not also love Christ and the gospel.

I am appointed: There are two ways to understand the Greek phrase that the BSB translates as I am appointed:

  1. God placed Paul where he was—in prison. He wanted him to be a witness there. (NIV, RSV, REB, GW, NLT, CEV, NET)

  2. God appointed Paul to the ministry of preaching and defending the gospel, wherever he went. (BSB, GNT, NJB, NASB)

The first interpretation seems to fit the context best, so it is recommended that you follow it (1).

defense: For ideas on translating defense see the note on 1:7b–c about “defending the gospel.”

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐξ ἀγάπης

from love

The object of the word love is not specified. You can leave the object of love unspecified or, if it is needed in your language, you may specify the object of love. Here, the word love could refer to: (1) love for Paul. Alternate translation: [because of their love for me]; (2) love for Christ. Alternate translation: [The ones who proclaim the good news because they love Christ]; (3) love for multiple objects, such as Paul and Christ and those who have not yet heard or believed in the gospel. Alternate translation: [The ones who proclaim the good news because of their love for me, and Jesus, and those who do not believe]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

κεῖμαι

˱I˲_˓am˒_appointing

You could state the phrase I am appointed in active form. Alternate translation: [God appointed me]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

εἰς ἀπολογίαν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου

for defense ˱of˲_the gospel

Paul is speaking of the gospel as though it were a place or person that could be attacked. If this is confusing in your language, you can use plain language. See how you translated “defense and confirmation of the gospel” in [1:7](../01/07.md). Alternate translation: [to prove that the message about Jesus is true]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εἰς ἀπολογίαν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου κεῖμαι

for defense ˱of˲_the gospel ˱I˲_˓am˒_appointing

The phrase I am appointed could refer to: (1) God appointing Paul’s current situation of being in prison. Alternate translation: [I am assigned to be here for the defense of the gospel]; (2) God appointing Paul to the ministry of defending the gospel. Alternate translation: [God has delegated me to the ministry of publicly defending the truth of the good news]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ἀπολογίαν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου

defense ˱of˲_the gospel

See how you translated the phrase “defense and confirmation of the gospel” in [1:7](../01/07.md).

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. The ones
    2. The
    3. 35880
    4. S
    5. ho
    6. R-····NMP
    7. the ‹ones›
    8. the ‹ones›
    9. S
    10. Y64; R130973
    11. 131000
    1. indeed
    2. -
    3. 33030
    5. men
    6. D-·······
    7. indeed
    8. indeed
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 131001
    1. from
    2. -
    3. 15370
    5. ek
    6. P-·······
    7. from
    8. from
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 131003
    1. love
    2. love
    3. 260
    5. agapē
    6. N-····GFS
    7. love
    8. love
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 131004
    1. having known
    2. know
    3. 14920
    5. eidō
    6. V-PEA·NMP
    7. ˓having˒ known
    8. ˓having˒ known
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 131005
    1. that
    2. that
    3. 37540
    5. hoti
    6. C-·······
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 131006
    1. for
    2. -
    3. 15190
    5. eis
    6. P-·······
    7. for
    8. for
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 131007
    1. defense
    2. defend
    3. 6270
    5. apologia
    6. N-····AFS
    7. defense
    8. defense
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 131008
    1. of the
    2. the
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GNS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 131009
    1. good message
    2. good message
    3. 20980
    5. euaŋgelion
    6. N-····GNS
    7. good_message
    8. gospel
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 131010
    1. I am appointing
    2. I was appointed
    3. 27490
    5. keimai
    6. V-IPM1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ appointing
    8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ appointing
    9. -
    10. Y64; R130717; Person=Paul
    11. 131011

OET-LV (PHP 1:17) The ones indeed from love having_known that for defense of_the good_message I_am_appointing,

OET (OET-RV) The ones who do it out of love, know that I was appointed to defend the good message.

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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