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OET interlinear 2 TH 2:17

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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. παρακαλέσαι
    2. parakaleō
    3. might comfort
    4. comfort
    5. 38700
    6. VOAA3··S
    7. ˓might˒ comfort
    8. ˓might˒ comfort
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136521
    1. ὑμῶν
    2. su
    3. of you all
    4. your
    5. 47710
    6. R···2G·P
    7. ˱of˲ you_all
    8. ˱of˲ you_all
    9. -
    10. Y54; R136478
    11. 136522
    1. τάς
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AFP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136523
    1. καρδίας
    2. kardia
    3. hearts
    4. -
    5. 25880
    6. N····AFP
    7. hearts
    8. hearts
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136524
    1. ὑμῶν
    2. su
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 47710
    6. R···2G·P
    7. ˱of˲ you_all
    8. ˱of˲ you_all
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 136525
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136526
    1. στηρίξαι
    2. stērizō
    3. might strengthen you all
    4. strengthen
    5. 47410
    6. VOAA3··S
    7. ˓might˒ strengthen ‹you_all›
    8. ˓might˒ strengthen ‹you_all›
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136527
    1. ὑμᾶς
    2. su
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 47710
    6. R···2A·P
    7. you_all
    8. you_all
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 136528
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136529
    1. παντί
    2. pas
    3. every
    4. -
    5. 39560
    6. E····DNS
    7. every
    8. every
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136530
    1. λόγῳ
    2. logos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 30560
    6. N····DMS
    7. message
    8. word
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 136531
    1. ἔργῳ
    2. ergon
    3. work
    4. -
    5. 20410
    6. N····DNS
    7. work
    8. work
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136532
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136533
    1. λόγῳ
    2. logos
    3. message
    4. message
    5. 30560
    6. N····DMS
    7. message
    8. word
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136534
    1. ἔργῳ
    2. ergon
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 20410
    6. N····DNS
    7. work
    8. work
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 136535
    1. ἀγαθῷ
    2. agathos
    3. good
    4. good
    5. 180
    6. A····DMS
    7. good
    8. good
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136536

OET (OET-LV) might_comfort the hearts, of_you_all and might_strengthen you_all in every work and message good.

OET (OET-RV) comfort your minds and strengthen you all in everything you do and every good message you share.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:13–17: The Thessalonian believers should continue to believe the gospel firmly

Paul was reminding the Thessalonians that God had chosen to save them and to honor them in his kingdom. He therefore encouraged them to believe firmly in what he had taught them. He prayed that God and Christ would encourage and strengthen them so that they would continue behaving in a way that would please God.

Paragraph 2:16–17

Paul prayed for the Thessalonians, that the Lord Jesus and God the Father would encourage and strengthen them to continue behaving and speaking in a way that would please God.

2:17a

encourage your hearts

encourage your hearts: While some older English versions use the word “comfort,” this is actually a prayer that the Lord Jesus and God the Father will actively encourage the Thessalonian believers to continue believing in Jesus.

your hearts: The expression your hearts refers to the inner being, a person’s thoughts, feelings, and purposes (see the note on 1 Thessalonians 2:4c). Paul was therefore asking the Lord Jesus and God to encourage the Thessalonians inwardly.

2:17b

and strengthen you in every good word and deed.

in every good word and deed: The phrase every good relates to both word and deed. In your translation it may be natural to change word and deed to verbs, for example, “in everything you do and everything you say.” See the Meaning Line in the Display for 2:17b.

word and deed: There is a textual problem with this part of the verse.

  1. Some Greek manuscripts say “word and deed.” (BSB, KJV).

  2. Other Greek manuscripts say “deed and word.” (CEV, ESV, GNT, GW, NCV, NET, NIV, NLT, NRSV)

There is no great difference in meaning between the two possibilities. Express the meaning in a natural way in your language. For example:

always to do and say the right thing (CEV)

General Comment on 2:16–17

Because of the long relative clauses in 2:16b–c, it may be necessary in some languages to treat these clauses as separate sentences. Two possible ways to do this are:

If you need to reorder these verses in one of these ways, you should choose the order that makes it clear that Paul’s prayer is the main part of the verse and the descriptive sentences are extra information.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

παρακαλέσαι ὑμῶν τὰς καρδίας, καὶ στηρίξαι

˓might˒_comfort ˱of˲_you_all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: παρακαλέσαι ὑμῶν τάς καρδίας καί στηρίξαι ἐν παντί ἔργῳ καί λόγῳ ἀγαθῷ)

Here, the word hearts represents both the emotion and will of a person. If hearts does not mean this in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [may he give comfort and strength to your livers] or [may he comfort you and strengthen you]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

ἐν παντὶ ἔργῳ καὶ λόγῳ ἀγαθῷ

in (Some words not found in SR-GNT: παρακαλέσαι ὑμῶν τάς καρδίας καί στηρίξαι ἐν παντί ἔργῳ καί λόγῳ ἀγαθῷ)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the phrase work and word with verbs. Alternate translation: [in every good thing that you do and say] or [so that you could do and say everything that is good.]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

2:17 Paul’s prayer echoes the purpose of Timothy’s visit to the church—to strengthen and encourage the Thessalonian believers in their faith (1 Thes 3:2).
• To comfort you does not merely mean to console, but to exhort or encourage them because of their fears and doubts (2 Thes 2:1-12; 1 Thes 4:18; 5:11).

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. might comfort
    2. comfort
    3. 38700
    5. parakaleō
    6. V-OAA3··S
    7. ˓might˒ comfort
    8. ˓might˒ comfort
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136521
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AFP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136523
    1. hearts
    2. -
    3. 25880
    5. kardia
    6. N-····AFP
    7. hearts
    8. hearts
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136524
    1. of you all
    2. your
    3. 47710
    5. su
    6. R-···2G·P
    7. ˱of˲ you_all
    8. ˱of˲ you_all
    9. -
    10. Y54; R136478
    11. 136522
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136526
    1. might strengthen you all
    2. strengthen
    3. 47410
    5. stērizō
    6. V-OAA3··S
    7. ˓might˒ strengthen ‹you_all›
    8. ˓might˒ strengthen ‹you_all›
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136527
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136529
    1. every
    2. -
    3. 39560
    5. pas
    6. E-····DNS
    7. every
    8. every
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136530
    1. work
    2. -
    3. 20410
    5. ergon
    6. N-····DNS
    7. work
    8. work
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136532
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136533
    1. message
    2. message
    3. 30560
    5. logos
    6. N-····DMS
    7. message
    8. word
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136534
    1. good
    2. good
    3. 180
    5. agathos
    6. A-····DMS
    7. good
    8. good
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136536

OET (OET-LV) might_comfort the hearts, of_you_all and might_strengthen you_all in every work and message good.

OET (OET-RV) comfort your minds and strengthen you all in everything you do and every good message you share.

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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