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OET interlinear 2 TIM 1:1

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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. Παῦλος
    2. paulos
    3. Paulos
    4. -
    5. 39720
    6. N····NMS
    7. Paulos
    8. Paul
    9. UPS
    10. Person=Paul; Y66; F138572; F138587; F138578; F138587; F138599; F138601; F138602; F138608; F138630; F138640; F138662; F138680; F138704; F138713; F138729; F138761; F138764; F138765; F138768; F138770; F138788; F138809; F138892; F138950; F138975; F138990; F139011; F139013; F139015; F139017; F139020; F139026; F139424; F139518; F139634; F139637; F139640; F139701; F139716; F139722; F139761; F139790; F139801; F139846
    11. 138540
    1. ἀπόστολος
    2. apostolos
    3. +an ambassador
    4. -
    5. 6520
    6. N····NMS
    7. ˓an˒ ambassador
    8. ˓an˒ ambassador
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 138541
    1. Χριστοῦ
    2. χristos
    3. of chosen one messiah
    4. -
    5. 55470
    6. N····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ chosen_one/messiah
    8. ˱of˲ Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y66; Person=Jesus
    11. 138542
    1. Ἰησοῦ
    2. iēsous
    3. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    4. -
    5. 24240
    6. N····GMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y66
    11. 138543
    1. Χριστοῦ
    2. χristos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 55470
    6. N····GMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Person=Jesus
    11. 138544
    1. διά
    2. dia
    3. by
    4. -
    5. 12230
    6. P·······
    7. by
    8. by
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 138545
    1. θελήματος
    2. thelēma
    3. +the will
    4. -
    5. 23070
    6. N····GNS
    7. ˓the˒ will
    8. ˓the˒ will
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 138546
    1. Θεοῦ
    2. theos
    3. of god
    4. -
    5. 23160
    6. N····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ god
    8. ˱of˲ God
    9. GN
    10. Y66; Person=God
    11. 138547
    1. κατʼ
    2. kata
    3. according to
    4. according
    5. 25960
    6. P·······
    7. according_to
    8. according_to
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 138548
    1. ἐπαγγελίαν
    2. epaŋgelia
    3. promise
    4. promise
    5. 18600
    6. N····AFS
    7. promise
    8. promise
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 138549
    1. ἐπαγγελίας
    2. epaŋgelia
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 18600
    6. N····AFP
    7. ˓the˒ promises
    8. ˓the˒ promises
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 138550
    1. ζωῆς
    2. zōē
    3. of life
    4. life
    5. 22220
    6. N····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ life
    8. ˱of˲ life
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 138551
    1. τῆς
    2. ho
    3. which
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. R····GFS
    7. ¬which
    8. ¬which
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 138552
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 138553
    1. Χριστῷ
    2. χristos
    3. chosen one messiah
    4. -
    5. 55470
    6. N····DMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y66; Person=Jesus
    11. 138554
    1. Ἰησοῦ
    2. iēsous
    3. Yaʸsous
    4. -
    5. 24240
    6. N····DMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y66
    11. 138555

OET (OET-LV) Paulos, an_ambassador of_chosen_one/messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), by the_will of_god, according_to promise of_life which in chosen_one/messiah Yaʸsous,

OET (OET-RV) This letter is from Paul, a missionary of Yeshua the messiah according to God’s will and with the promise of life in Yeshua the messiah.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:1–2: Paul sent greetings to Timothy

The people who wrote letters during the time when Paul lived began the letters that they wrote in a certain way. The author of a letter wrote his name first, and then he wrote the name of the person to whom he was writing the letter. After that, he wrote a greeting to the person or group to whom he was writing.

1:1a

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus: Paul began this letter to Timothy by stating his own name first. Then he said something about himself. In some languages, it is not natural or possible for a person to talk about himself using the third person. You may not be able to say, “This letter is from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus.” If this is the case in your language, you can say something like:

This letter is from me, Paul. I am an apostle of Christ Jesus.

I, Paul, am writing this letter. I am an apostle of Christ Jesus.

an apostle of Christ Jesus: The word apostle means “a person whom someone has sent to do a specific job on behalf of that sender.” In 1:1, Paul said that Christ Jesus personally chose and sent him to be his ambassador or messenger of the gospel to other people. Paul was to represent Christ Jesus to others. See apostle in the Glossary.

Christ Jesus: The word Christ is used two ways in the New Testament. In the Gospels, Christ is a title for Jesus. It means “the anointed one.” But later when Paul and the other apostles and disciples wrote the letters to individuals and churches, the word Christ was used as another name for Jesus rather than as a title.

Notice that in this verse Paul referred to Jesus as Christ Jesus instead of “Jesus Christ.” The names Christ Jesus and “Jesus Christ” mean the same thing. In most English translations and other national language translations, “Jesus Christ” and “Christ Jesus” are translated literally and in the same order as they occur in the Greek manuscripts. It is recommended that you do the same thing. However, if you think that the people who will be reading your translation might be confused when they see two different word orders of the names, you may decide to translate Christ Jesus as “Jesus Christ,” which is the more familiar word order. See also Christ in the Glossary.

by the will of God: The phrase by the will of God means that “God wanted Paul to be an apostle.” Paul himself did not decide to become an apostle. Another way of describing the will of God is to say that “God choose Paul to be an apostle.”

1:1b

according to the promise of life

according to: The BSB translates the Greek preposition kata as according to. This word introduces God’s purpose for calling Paul to be an apostle. Some ways to translate this idea are:

the promise of life: In the Greek text, the word that the BSB translates as life here refers to spiritual and eternal life, not physical life. God appointed Paul and sent him to many different places to preach the gospel. Paul told the people in these places that God had promised to give them eternal life if they would trust in the Lord Jesus Christ.

1:1c

in Christ Jesus,

in Christ Jesus: The phrase “in Christ Jesus” or “in Christ” occurs many times in Paul’s letters. The BSB, NIV, and RSV always translate it literally. GNT usually translates it as “in union with Christ.” Because this phrase can mean different things in different contexts, you should always decide the best way to translate it in each context. In this verse, the context is life in Christ Jesus. Some ways of translating the entire phrase are:

God has promised life that has its source in Christ Jesus

God has promised life that is possible because of what Christ Jesus has done

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

Παῦλος, ἀπόστολος

Paul ˓an˒_ambassador

In this culture, letter writers would give their own names first, referring to themselves in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the first person here. Or if your language has a particular way of introducing the author of a letter, and if it would be helpful to your readers, you could use it here. Alternate translation: [From Paul. I am an apostle]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

διὰ θελήματος Θεοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Παῦλος ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ διά θελήματος Θεοῦ κατʼ ἐπαγγελίαν ζωῆς τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of will, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [because that is what God wanted] or [because of what God decided]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

κατ’

according_to

Here the phrase according to could indicate: (1) that the purpose for which Paul is an apostle is to tell others about the promise of life. Alternate translation: [for the purpose of declaring] (2) that the reason why Paul is an apostle is the promise of life. Alternate translation: [because of] (3) that God’s will contains or includes the promise of life. Alternate translation: [which will contains]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἐπαγγελίαν ζωῆς

promise ˱of˲_life

Here Paul is using the possessive form to describe a promise that promises life. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the promise that guarantees life]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ζωῆς τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ

˱of˲_life ¬which in Christ Jesus

Here Paul uses the spatial metaphor in Christ Jesus to describe life that can only be experienced when someone is in union with Christ Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that indicates that this life can only be experienced when people are united to Christ Jesus. Alternate translation: [of life that is received in union with Christ Jesus] or [of life that is gained when people are united to Christ Jesus]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ζωῆς τῆς

˱of˲_life ¬which

Here Paul is referring to new, eternal life with God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [of eternal life that is] or [of new life with God that is]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ζωῆς τῆς

˱of˲_life ¬which

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of life, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [about living forever, which people do]

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. Paulos
    2. -
    3. 39720
    4. UPS
    5. paulos
    6. N-····NMS
    7. Paulos
    8. Paul
    9. UPS
    10. Person=Paul; Y66; F138572; F138587; F138578; F138587; F138599; F138601; F138602; F138608; F138630; F138640; F138662; F138680; F138704; F138713; F138729; F138761; F138764; F138765; F138768; F138770; F138788; F138809; F138892; F138950; F138975; F138990; F139011; F139013; F139015; F139017; F139020; F139026; F139424; F139518; F139634; F139637; F139640; F139701; F139716; F139722; F139761; F139790; F139801; F139846
    11. 138540
    1. +an ambassador
    2. -
    3. 6520
    5. apostolos
    6. N-····NMS
    7. ˓an˒ ambassador
    8. ˓an˒ ambassador
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 138541
    1. of chosen one messiah
    2. -
    3. 55470
    4. WN
    5. χristos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ chosen_one/messiah
    8. ˱of˲ Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y66; Person=Jesus
    11. 138542
    1. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    2. -
    3. 24240
    4. UN
    5. iēsous
    6. N-····GMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y66
    11. 138543
    1. by
    2. -
    3. 12230
    5. dia
    6. P-·······
    7. by
    8. by
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 138545
    1. +the will
    2. -
    3. 23070
    5. thelēma
    6. N-····GNS
    7. ˓the˒ will
    8. ˓the˒ will
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 138546
    1. of god
    2. -
    3. 23160
    4. GN
    5. theos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ god
    8. ˱of˲ God
    9. GN
    10. Y66; Person=God
    11. 138547
    1. according to
    2. according
    3. 25960
    5. kata
    6. P-·······
    7. according_to
    8. according_to
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 138548
    1. promise
    2. promise
    3. 18600
    5. epaŋgelia
    6. N-····AFS
    7. promise
    8. promise
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 138549
    1. of life
    2. life
    3. 22220
    5. zōē
    6. N-····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ life
    8. ˱of˲ life
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 138551
    1. which
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. R-····GFS
    7. ¬which
    8. ¬which
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 138552
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y66
    11. 138553
    1. chosen one messiah
    2. -
    3. 55470
    4. WN
    5. χristos
    6. N-····DMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y66; Person=Jesus
    11. 138554
    1. Yaʸsous
    2. -
    3. 24240
    4. UN
    5. iēsous
    6. N-····DMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y66
    11. 138555

OET (OET-LV) Paulos, an_ambassador of_chosen_one/messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), by the_will of_god, according_to promise of_life which in chosen_one/messiah Yaʸsous,

OET (OET-RV) This letter is from Paul, a missionary of Yeshua the messiah according to God’s will and with the promise of life in Yeshua the messiah.

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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