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OET interlinear ROM 12:4

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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. καθάπερ
    2. kathaper
    3. just as
    4. Just
    5. 25090
    6. D·······
    7. just_as
    8. just_as
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110802
    1. Γάρ
    2. gar
    3. For/Because
    4. -
    5. 10630
    6. C·······
    7. for
    8. for
    9. S
    10. Y60
    11. 110803
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110804
    1. ἑνί
    2. heis
    3. one
    4. one
    5. 15200
    6. E····DNS
    7. one
    8. one
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110805
    1. σώματι
    2. sōma
    3. body
    4. body
    5. 49830
    6. N····DNS
    7. body
    8. body
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110806
    1. μέλη
    2. melos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 31960
    6. N····ANP
    7. members
    8. members
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 110807
    1. πολλά
    2. pollos
    3. many
    4. many
    5. 41830
    6. A····ANP
    7. many
    8. many
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110808
    1. μέλη
    2. melos
    3. members
    4. -
    5. 31960
    6. N····ANP
    7. members
    8. members
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110809
    1. ἔχομεν
    2. eχō
    3. we are having
    4. -
    5. 21920
    6. VIPA1··P
    7. ˱we˲ ˓are˒ having
    8. ˱we˲ ˓are˒ having
    9. -
    10. Y60; R105120; Person=Paul; R110716; R109746
    11. 110810
    1. τά
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NNP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110811
    1. δέ
    2. de
    3. and
    4. and
    5. 11610
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110812
    1. μέλη
    2. melos
    3. +the members
    4. -
    5. 31960
    6. N····NNP
    7. ˓the˒ members
    8. ˓the˒ members
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110813
    1. παντᾶ
    2. pas
    3. all
    4. -
    5. 39560
    6. E····NNP
    7. all
    8. all
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110814
    1. οὒ
    2. ou
    3. not
    4. -
    5. 37560
    6. D·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110815
    1. τήν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110816
    1. αὐτήν
    2. autos
    3. same
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R····AFS
    7. same
    8. same
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110817
    1. ἔχει
    2. eχō
    3. is having
    4. -
    5. 21920
    6. VIPA3··S
    7. ˓is˒ having
    8. ˓is˒ having
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110818
    1. πρᾶξιν
    2. praxis
    3. practicing
    4. -
    5. 42340
    6. N····AFS
    7. practicing
    8. practicing
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110819
    1. ἔχει
    2. eχō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 21920
    6. VIPA3··S
    7. ˓is˒ having
    8. ˓is˒ having
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 110820

OET (OET-LV) For/Because just_as in one body, many members we_are_having, and the the_members all not the same is_having practicing,

OET (OET-RV) Just like one body has many components, and each individual component works differently,

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 12:1–21: Paul taught about our body, love, and revenge

In this section, Paul taught that believers should use their bodies in ways that are holy and acceptable to God. Our thinking must change so that it follows the will of God and not the thinking of the people of this world.

Paul also taught that believers should not be more proud of themselves than what is right before God. We all have different gifts from the Holy Spirit, and we should use them.

Believers should love in a genuine way, avoid evil deeds, honor others, be full of eagerness to serve the Lord. They should rejoice, be patient, pray, help others, and show hospitality.

Believers should bless the people who persecute them, and live in sympathy and harmony with other believers. They are not to be proud such that they avoid people with no status in society. They are not to think of themselves as wise.

Believers are not to take revenge, but leave that for God to do something about the evil done to them. They are to do things that are honorable and live at peace with others, if they can. They are to bless their enemies by doing good to them.

Here are other possible headings for this section:

The New Life in Christ (NRSV)

Our bodies, thinking, and deeds must be holy and good

12:4a

Just as each of us has one body with many members,

Just as: Here these words introduce an explanation of the individual measures of faith (12:3e). Together with the word “so” in 12:5a, they indicate that 12:5 is being compared to 12:4. Another way to show a comparison in English is to just use a single phrase between the two verses. For example:

4Each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function. 5In the same way, we who are many are one body and each member belongs to another in Christ. (GNT)

each of us has one body with many members: Paul used the phrase each of us to refer to believers in general. We all have the same kind of body. In some languages a literal translation would indicate or imply that we all share a single body in some way. If that is true in your language, indicate that Paul spoke in general of the human body. For example:

in our bodies we each have many members/parts

members: Here this word refers to the various parts of the body, like the head and arms and so forth.

12:4b

and not all members have the same function,

not all members have the same function: Here the word function refers to what each part of the body does. Each part does something different. The eyes see, the hand holds, and the legs walk and kick. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

the members/parts do not all have the same work

each part has a different duty/purpose

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γὰρ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καθάπερ Γάρ ἐν ἑνί σώματι πολλά μέλη ἔχομεν τά δέ μέλη παντᾶ οὒ τήν αὐτήν ἔχει πρᾶξιν)

For indicates that what follows this word explains what came before it. Here, For indicates that what follows is the reason why Paul’s readers should “think with a sound mind,” as stated in the previous verse. Use a natural way in your language for indicating a reason. Alternate translation: [You must do this because]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

καθάπερ

just_as

Here, just as indicates that what follows in this verse is a simile. Paul uses this simile to compare all believers in Christ to the parts of a human body. Since Paul explains the comparison in the next verse, you do not need to express the meaning plainly here.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν αὐτὴν ἔχει πρᾶξιν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καθάπερ Γάρ ἐν ἑνί σώματι πολλά μέλη ἔχομεν τά δέ μέλη παντᾶ οὒ τήν αὐτήν ἔχει πρᾶξιν)

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

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. For/Because
    2. -
    3. 10630
    4. S
    5. gar
    6. C-·······
    7. for
    8. for
    9. S
    10. Y60
    11. 110803
    1. just as
    2. Just
    3. 25090
    5. kathaper
    6. D-·······
    7. just_as
    8. just_as
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110802
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110804
    1. one
    2. one
    3. 15200
    5. heis
    6. E-····DNS
    7. one
    8. one
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110805
    1. body
    2. body
    3. 49830
    5. sōma
    6. N-····DNS
    7. body
    8. body
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110806
    1. many
    2. many
    3. 41830
    5. pollos
    6. A-····ANP
    7. many
    8. many
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110808
    1. members
    2. -
    3. 31960
    5. melos
    6. N-····ANP
    7. members
    8. members
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110809
    1. we are having
    2. -
    3. 21920
    5. eχō
    6. V-IPA1··P
    7. ˱we˲ ˓are˒ having
    8. ˱we˲ ˓are˒ having
    9. -
    10. Y60; R105120; Person=Paul; R110716; R109746
    11. 110810
    1. and
    2. and
    3. 11610
    5. de
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110812
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NNP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110811
    1. +the members
    2. -
    3. 31960
    5. melos
    6. N-····NNP
    7. ˓the˒ members
    8. ˓the˒ members
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110813
    1. all
    2. -
    3. 39560
    5. pas
    6. E-····NNP
    7. all
    8. all
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110814
    1. not
    2. -
    3. 37560
    5. ou
    6. D-·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110815
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110816
    1. same
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-····AFS
    7. same
    8. same
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110817
    1. is having
    2. -
    3. 21920
    5. eχō
    6. V-IPA3··S
    7. ˓is˒ having
    8. ˓is˒ having
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110818
    1. practicing
    2. -
    3. 42340
    5. praxis
    6. N-····AFS
    7. practicing
    8. practicing
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 110819

OET (OET-LV) For/Because just_as in one body, many members we_are_having, and the the_members all not the same is_having practicing,

OET (OET-RV) Just like one body has many components, and each individual component works differently,

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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