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OET interlinear TIT 1:4

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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. Τίτῳ
    2. titos
    3. to Titos
    4. Titos
    5. 51030
    6. N····DMS
    7. ˱to˲ Titos
    8. ˱to˲ Titus
    9. U
    10. Person=Titus; Y65; F139927; F139949; F139962; F139965; F140091; F140212; F140218; F140244; F140274; F140295; F140307; F140312; F140325; F140334; F140353; F140355; F140362; F140396; F140399; F140400; F140410; F140412; F140413; F140424; F140435; F140463; F140465; F140472; F140514; F140544; F140545; F140561; F140571; F140600
    11. 139929
    1. γνησίῳ
    2. gnēsios
    3. ^my genuine
    4. -
    5. 11030
    6. A····DNS
    7. ˓my˒ genuine
    8. ˓my˒ genuine
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139930
    1. τέκνῳ
    2. teknon
    3. child
    4. -
    5. 50430
    6. N····DNS
    7. child
    8. child
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139931
    1. κατά
    2. kata
    3. according to
    4. -
    5. 25960
    6. P·······
    7. according_to
    8. according_to
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139932
    1. κοινήν
    2. koinos
    3. ^our common
    4. common
    5. 28390
    6. A····AFS
    7. ˓our˒ common
    8. ˓our˒ common
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139933
    1. πίστιν
    2. pistis
    3. faith
    4. faith
    5. 41020
    6. N····AFS
    7. faith
    8. faith
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139934
    1. χάρις
    2. χaris
    3. grace
    4. grace
    5. 54850
    6. N····NFS
    7. grace
    8. grace
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139935
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139936
    1. ἔλεος
    2. eleos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 16560
    6. N····NMS
    7. mercy
    8. mercy
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 139937
    1. εἰρήνη
    2. eirēnē
    3. peace
    4. peace
    5. 15150
    6. N····NFS
    7. peace
    8. peace
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139938
    1. ἀπό
    2. apo
    3. from
    4. -
    5. 5750
    6. P·······
    7. from
    8. from
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139939
    1. Θεοῦ
    2. theos
    3. god
    4. God
    5. 23160
    6. N····GMS
    7. god
    8. God
    9. GN
    10. Y65; Person=God
    11. 139940
    1. Πατρός
    2. patēr
    3. +the father
    4. father
    5. 39620
    6. N····GMS
    7. ˓the˒ father
    8. ˓the˒ Father
    9. G
    10. Y65; Person=God
    11. 139941
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139942
    1. Κυρίου
    2. kurios
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 29620
    6. N····GMS
    7. ˓the˒ master
    8. ˓the˒ Lord
    9. GN
    10. -
    11. 139943
    1. Χριστοῦ
    2. χristos
    3. chosen one messiah
    4. messiah
    5. 55470
    6. N····GMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y65; Person=Jesus
    11. 139944
    1. Ἰησοῦ
    2. iēsous
    3. Yaʸsous
    4. -
    5. 24240
    6. N····GMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y65
    11. 139945
    1. Χριστοῦ
    2. χristos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 55470
    6. N····GMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Person=Jesus
    11. 139946
    1. τοῦ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139947
    1. Σωτῆρος
    2. sōtēr
    3. saviour
    4. saviour
    5. 49900
    6. N····GMS
    7. saviour
    8. Savior
    9. G
    10. Y65
    11. 139948
    1. ἡμῶν
    2. egō
    3. of us
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1G·P
    7. ˱of˲ us
    8. ˱of˲ us
    9. -
    10. Y65; R139881; Person=Paul; R139929; Person=Titus
    11. 139949

OET (OET-LV) to_Titos, ^my_genuine child, according_to ^our_common faith:
grace and peace from god the_father and chosen_one/messiah Yaʸsous, the saviour of_us.

OET (OET-RV) To Titos, my true son due to our common faith. May God the father and our saviour Yeshua the messiah give you grace and peace.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:1–4: Greetings

In New Testament times, when a Christian wrote a letter, he usually began with three things. He wrote his own name and the name of anyone else who was sending the letter. Then he wrote the name of the person or people to whom he was sending the letter. And then he would give a Christian greeting. Paul included all three of these elements in his letter to Titus:

When people in your area write letters, they may use a different order. Perhaps they put the name of the writer at the end, as we do in English. However, when you translate Titus, you should keep the name of the writer, the name of the one receiving the letter, and the greeting in the opening section. Once you have decided on the best and most natural way to do this in your language, follow that way in all of Paul’s letters.

In Greek this section is one long sentence. Some English versions also translate it as just one sentence. However, you will probably want to break it up into several sentences as you try to express all the different ideas that Paul mentioned.

1:4a

To Titus, my true child in our common faith:

To Titus, my true child: Paul now indicated to whom he was writing, that is, to whom his letter was addressed. Paul probably called Titus his true child because Paul had been responsible for him becoming a believer. The phrase also implies that Paul loved Titus as though he were his son.1:4 Some commentators say that the word true means that Titus was a loyal, faithful believer and Paul knew that he could depend on Titus. Only the NRSV has “my loyal child.”

Titus was not actually Paul’s child in the physical sense. In some languages it may be necessary to make this explicit in order to avoid a wrong meaning. For example:

you are like my true son

it is as if you are my own son

you are like a son to me (CEV)

in our common faith: The Greek words that the BSB translates as our common faith mean “the faith that we have in common” or “the faith that we share.” Paul and Titus both believed in Jesus and in his gospel.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

the faith that we have in common (GNT)

the faith that we share (NLT)

because you believe the same teachings about God that I do (SSA)

1:4b

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior: In the early days of Christianity, these words were a common Christian greeting. They form a blessing or prayer. Paul was asking God to bless Titus by giving him Grace and peace.

In some languages it may be natural to supply a verb or verbs in this blessing. For example:

May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace and peace. (GNT)

May you know/experience grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

May you receive grace from God the Father and live in peace through Christ Jesus our Savior.

In other languages it may be natural to translate one or both of the abstract nouns Grace or peace as verbs. For example:

I pray that God our Father and Christ Jesus our Savior will be kind to you and will bless you with peace! (CEV)

This greeting is similar to the greetings Paul used in other letters. See, for example, Romans 1:7d, Ephesians 1:2, and Philippians 1:2.

Grace: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Grace means “kindness” or “favor.” Paul wanted God to show kindness and favor to Titus. See “grace", sense A1, in KBT.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

kindness/goodness

favor

peace: The Greek word that the BSB translates as peace in this context refers to inner well-being. This sort of peace comes from being in relationship with God.

Even if you normally translate “grace” or peace as a long phrase, you may want to use something shorter in this greeting. Here Paul was not teaching about “grace” and peace. So it may not be necessary to include all the elements normally associated with these terms.

God the Father: In some languages, it may be more natural to translate this phrase as “God our(incl) Father.” For example:

God our Father (CEV)

Christ Jesus: The phrase Christ Jesus has the same meaning as “Jesus Christ” (1:1b). If the people who read your translation will be confused by the different order of the words, you may use the more familiar order “Jesus Christ.”

Savior: This is the same word that Paul used in 1:3b. In 1:3b he called God “our Savior.” Here in 1:4b he uses the same title for Jesus. You should use the same term in both verses.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

γνησίῳ τέκνῳ

˓my˒_genuine child

Though Titus was not Paul’s biological son, they share a common faith in Christ. Paul considers relationship to Christ through faith to be more important than biological relationship. Thus, because of their relative ages and shared faith in Christ, Paul considers Titus as his own son. It may also be that Paul led Titus to faith in Christ, and so Titus is like a son in this spiritual sense. Alternate translation: [like a son to me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

κατὰ κοινὴν πίστιν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Τίτῳ γνησίῳ τέκνῳ κατά κοινήν πίστιν χάρις καί εἰρήνη ἀπό Θεοῦ Πατρός καί Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν)

Paul and Titus both share the same faith in Christ. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of faith, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [because we both trust in Jesus Christ]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

χάρις καὶ εἰρήνη

grace (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Τίτῳ γνησίῳ τέκνῳ κατά κοινήν πίστιν χάρις καί εἰρήνη ἀπό Θεοῦ Πατρός καί Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν)

This was a common greeting Paul used. He is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [May you experience grace and peace]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

χάρις καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ Θεοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν

grace (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Τίτῳ γνησίῳ τέκνῳ κατά κοινήν πίστιν χάρις καί εἰρήνη ἀπό Θεοῦ Πατρός καί Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν)

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of Grace and peace, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: [May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior be gracious to you and give you a peaceful spirit]

Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν

Christ Jesus the Savior ˱of˲_us

Alternate translation: [Christ Jesus who is our Savior]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἡμῶν

˱of˲_us

Here, our includes Paul, Titus, and all believers.

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

1:4 Titus was Paul’s delegate in dealing with the church in Crete.
• my true son: The wording authorizes the delegate (as in 1 Tim 1:2).

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. to Titos
    2. Titos
    3. 51030
    4. U
    5. titos
    6. N-····DMS
    7. ˱to˲ Titos
    8. ˱to˲ Titus
    9. U
    10. Person=Titus; Y65; F139927; F139949; F139962; F139965; F140091; F140212; F140218; F140244; F140274; F140295; F140307; F140312; F140325; F140334; F140353; F140355; F140362; F140396; F140399; F140400; F140410; F140412; F140413; F140424; F140435; F140463; F140465; F140472; F140514; F140544; F140545; F140561; F140571; F140600
    11. 139929
    1. ^my genuine
    2. -
    3. 11030
    5. gnēsios
    6. A-····DNS
    7. ˓my˒ genuine
    8. ˓my˒ genuine
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139930
    1. child
    2. -
    3. 50430
    5. teknon
    6. N-····DNS
    7. child
    8. child
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139931
    1. according to
    2. -
    3. 25960
    5. kata
    6. P-·······
    7. according_to
    8. according_to
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139932
    1. ^our common
    2. common
    3. 28390
    5. koinos
    6. A-····AFS
    7. ˓our˒ common
    8. ˓our˒ common
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139933
    1. faith
    2. faith
    3. 41020
    5. pistis
    6. N-····AFS
    7. faith
    8. faith
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139934
    1. grace
    2. grace
    3. 54850
    5. χaris
    6. N-····NFS
    7. grace
    8. grace
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139935
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139936
    1. peace
    2. peace
    3. 15150
    5. eirēnē
    6. N-····NFS
    7. peace
    8. peace
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139938
    1. from
    2. -
    3. 5750
    5. apo
    6. P-·······
    7. from
    8. from
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139939
    1. god
    2. God
    3. 23160
    4. GN
    5. theos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. god
    8. God
    9. GN
    10. Y65; Person=God
    11. 139940
    1. +the father
    2. father
    3. 39620
    4. G
    5. patēr
    6. N-····GMS
    7. ˓the˒ father
    8. ˓the˒ Father
    9. G
    10. Y65; Person=God
    11. 139941
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139942
    1. chosen one messiah
    2. messiah
    3. 55470
    4. WN
    5. χristos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y65; Person=Jesus
    11. 139944
    1. Yaʸsous
    2. -
    3. 24240
    4. UN
    5. iēsous
    6. N-····GMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y65
    11. 139945
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y65
    11. 139947
    1. saviour
    2. saviour
    3. 49900
    4. G
    5. sōtēr
    6. N-····GMS
    7. saviour
    8. Savior
    9. G
    10. Y65
    11. 139948
    1. of us
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1G·P
    7. ˱of˲ us
    8. ˱of˲ us
    9. -
    10. Y65; R139881; Person=Paul; R139929; Person=Titus
    11. 139949

OET (OET-LV) to_Titos, ^my_genuine child, according_to ^our_common faith:
grace and peace from god the_father and chosen_one/messiah Yaʸsous, the saviour of_us.

OET (OET-RV) To Titos, my true son due to our common faith. May God the father and our saviour Yeshua the messiah give you grace and peace.

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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