Yahweh, Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Trinity)

This page contains selected passages from the Open English Translation with the passage from the OET Readers’ Version on the left, and the OET Literal Version on the right. Minimal commentary is included (only some headings)—our aim is simply to conveniently list the passages in one place so that our readers can make up their own minds about what the writer of the passage was intending to communicate.

Readers’ Version

Literal Version

Yahweh, the one God

OET Deu 6:4-9

4 Listen Yisrael: Yahweh alone is our god[ref] 5 and you should love your god Yahweh with your whole mind, your entire being, and all your strength.[ref] 6 Always be considering these instructions that I’m giving you today,[ref] 7 and diligently teach them to your children, and talk about them when you’re sitting at home and when you’re out walking, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Your hands should always be applying them and your minds should always be evaluating them. 9 Carve them onto your doorposts at home, and on your city gates.

6:4: Mrk 12:29.

6:5: Mat 22:37; Mrk 12:30; Luk 10:27.

6:6-9: Deu 11:18-20.

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5 And_you _will _love DOM YHWH god _of_your in_all heart _of_your and_on/over_all being _of_your and_on/over_all strength _of_your.

6 And_they _will _be the_words/messages the_these which I am_commanding _of_you the_day on heart _of_your.

7 And_you_will _repeat _them to_children _of_your and_you _will _speak in_them when_sit_you in_house _of_your and_when_walk_you on_road and_when_you_lie _down and_when_you_rise _up.

8 And_you_will _tie _them for_a _sign on hand _of_your and_they _will _be for_marks between eyes _of_your.

9 And_you_will _write _them on the _doorposts _of your _house _of_your and_on_gates _of_your.

6:4 OSHB note: Large letter(s). Shown as large letters without a superscript note number.

OET Isa 45:18-23

18 Yahweh who created the skies, is God.

≈ He formed the earth and established it.

He didn’t create it as a wasteland,

^ but rather, he formed it to be lived in.

Yahweh says this:

19 I didn’t speak in secrecy in a place where it’s all dark.

It wasn’t in vain that I told Ya’akov’s (Jacob) descendants to search for me.

I am Yahweh who says what is right and declares what is proper.

45:20 Yahweh and false gods

20 Gather together and come.

≈ Assemble together you fugitives from the nations.

Those who carry their wooden idols don’t know what’s going on—

those who pray to a god that can’t help them.

21 Declare and approach. Let them also get advice together.

Who predicted that in the past and then declared it?

Wasn’t it me, Yahweh?

There’s no god other than me—

a god who does what is right and who rescues his people.

There’s no other rescuer except me.

22 Turn to me and be saved, all you at the ends of the earth,

because I’m God and there isn’t any other.

23 I’ve solemnly promised that—

I only say what’s right and I don’t change my mind,

because every knee will bow to me.

Every tongue will promise allegiance to me.[ref]

45:23: Rom 14:11; Php 2:10-11.

18 If/because thus YHWH who_created the_heavens he the_ʼElohīm who_formed the_earth/land and_who_made _of_it he he_established _it not a _wasteland he_created _it to_dwell _in he_formed _it he _says I am_YHWH and_there_is_not yet.

19 Not in_secrecy I _spoke in_a _place _of a _land _of darkness not I _said to_the _offspring _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) emptiness seek_me I YHWH am_speaking righteousness I_am_declaring uprightness(es).

20 Gather _together and_come draw _near together Oh _fugitives _of the_nations not those_who_carry DOM the _wood _of their _idol _of_their and_those _who_pray to a _god which_not it _will _save they _know.

21 Declare and_bring _near also let _them _take _counsel together who did _he _proclaim this from_east from_then did_he _declare _it am_not was _it_I YHWH and_there_is_not again a _god (from)_except_me a _god righteous and_a _deliverer there_is_not besides_me.

22 Turn to_me and_be _saved Oh _all _of the_ends _of the_earth if/because I am_god and_there_is_not yet.

23 By_myself I _swear it _goes _forth from_mouth _of_my righteousness a _message and_not it _will _return if/because _that to_me every _of knee it _will _bow _down every _of tongue it _will _swear.

The Father and the Son

OET Yhn (Jhn) 1:1-18

1:1 The arrival of the true light

1 In the beginning was the message,[fn][ref] and the message was with God, and the message was and is God. 2 He, the message, was with God even at the creation of the universe. 3 Everything came into existence through the messenger[fn]—there’s not even one thing that came into existence that wasn’t made by him.[ref] 4 He holds life, and that life is the light of humankind. 5 And that light is shining in the darkness, and darkness cannot overcome him.

6 A man arrived who had been sent by God. His name was Yohan (John; Grk. Yoannes).[ref] 7 He came as a testimony to tell about the light so that everyone would believe the light. 8 Yohan himself wasn’t the light—he was merely the announcer of the light. 9 The true light which enlightens every person was coming into the world.

10 He was in the world and he’s the creator of the world, and yet the world didn’t even know him. 11 He came to his own chosen people, but they wouldn’t accept him, 12 however anyone who would accept him and trusted in his authority, he gave them the right to become children of God—13 not physical children and not coming from human actions, but children of God.

14 And the message became a human and lived here among us and we saw his greatness[ref]—the greatness of an only child of the father—full of grace and truth.

15 Yohan (John; Grk. Yoannes) explained about him and loudly told everyone, “He’s the one I meant when I said, ‘There’s someone coming after me, yet who came before me, because he existed before I did!’ ”

16 Because he has so much, we all received grace and then even more grace. 17 The commands came to us through Mosheh (Moses), but grace and truth came to us through Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) the messiah. 18 No one has ever actually seen God, but the human son born from God the father and in close touch with him, he was the one to explain God to us.

1:1 TD: This passage is complex to translate because the message was also the messenger—that is, Yeshua came not only to teach about getting saved, but also to become the actual pathway to be saved!

1:3 Lit. him.

1:1: Gen 1:1.

1:3: Col 1:16.

1:6: Mat 3:1; Mrk 1:4; Luk 3:1-2.

1:14: Exo 40:34-35.

1 In the_beginning was the message, and the message was with the god, and god was the message.

2 This one was in the_beginning with the god.

3 All things became through him, and without him not _even one thing became that has _become.

4 In him was life, and the life was the light of_ the _mankind.

5 And the light is _shining in the darkness, and it not grasped the darkness.

6 A_man became having _been _sent _out from god, Yōannaʸs the_name to _him was.

7 This one came for a_testimony, in _order _that he _may _testify concerning the light, in _order _that all may _believe through him.

8 That one was not the light, but in _order _that he _may _testify concerning the light.

9 It _was the the true light, which is _enlightening every person, coming into the world.

10 He _was in the world, and the world became through him, and the world not knew him.

11 He _came to his own, and his own not received him.

12 But as _many _as received him, he _gave to _them the_right to _become children of_god, to _the ones believing in the name of _him,

13 who were _born neither of bloods, nor of will of _flesh, nor of will of _man, but of god.

14 And the message became flesh and sheltered among us, and we _saw the glory of _him, a_glory as of_an_only _begotten with a_father, full of _grace and truth.

15 Yōannaʸs is _testifying concerning him, and he _has _cried _out saying:
This one was whom I _said:
The one coming after me, has _become before of _me, because he _was before me.

16 Because of the fullness of _him, we all received and grace for grace.

17 Because the law was _given through Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh), the grace and the truth became through Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen _one /messiah.

18 No _one has_ ever _seen god, the_only _begotten god, the one being in the bosom of _the father, that one explained him.

OET Yhn (Jhn) 10:25-30

25 “I already told you all,” Yeshua answered, “but you didn’t believe me. The miracles that I do with the authority of my father testify about me, 26 but you don’t accept what the miracles point to because you aren’t part of my flock. 27 My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them and they follow after me. 28 I give them life which will never end so they won’t ever be destroyed, and no one will be able to snatch them away from me. 29 My father is the one who gave them to me, and he’s more powerful than any other, so no one can snatch them away from him. 30 The father and I are one.”

25 The Yaʸsous answered to _them:
I _told to _you _all and you _all _are_ not _believing.
The works that I am _doing in the name of _the father of _me, these things is _testifying concerning me,

26 but you _all are_ not _believing, because you _all _are not of the of _my the sheep.

27 The my the sheep are _hearing of _the voice of _me, and _I I _am _knowing them, and they _are _following after _me,

28 and _I am _giving eternal life to _them, and by _no _means they _may_ not _perish, because/for the age, and anyone will _be_ not _snatching them out _of the hand of _me.

29 The father of _me who has _given them to _me, is greater than all things, and no _one is _able to _be _snatching out _of the hand of _the father.

30 I and the father one are.

OET 1 Cor 8:4-6

4 Now back to eating food that’s been offered to idols, we know that there’s only one God and so worldly idols are really nothing at all. 5 Even though there are many so-called ‘gods’ and ‘masters’ said to live in the heavens or earth, 6 we know there’s only one God, who is the Father who created everything and we exist to honour him. And we only have one master, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) Messiah who created everything and is also the source of our existence.

4 Concerning the therefore food of _the idol _sacrificed things, we _have _known that nothing is an_idol in the_world, and that there _is not _one god except not/lest one.

5 For/Because even if _indeed there _are being _called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, as there _are gods many and masters many,

6 but to _us one god the father, of whom are the things all, and we in him, and one master, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen _one /messiah, by whom are the things all, and we through him.

The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit

OET Mat 3:13-17

3:13 Yeshua gets immersed in the river

(Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22)

13 Then Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) came down from Galil to Yohan (John; Grk. Yoannes) at the Yarden (Jordan) River to be immersed by him. 14 But Yohan refused, saying, “It’s me who needs to be immersed by you, and yet you’re coming to me?”

15 “Just allow it,” answered Yeshua, “because we need to do what righteousness requires.” So Yohan immersed him.

16 As Yeshua came up out of the water after being immersed, the sky was opened up and he saw God’s spirit coming down like a dove and landing on him. 17 Then, wow, a voice could be heard from the sky saying, “This is my son that I love and I’m pleased with.”[ref]

3:17: Gen 22:2; Psa 2:7; Isa 42:1; Mat 12:18; 17:5; Mrk 1:11; Luk 9:35.

13 Then the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) is _arriving from the Galilaia/(Gālīl) to the Yordanaʸs/(Yardēn) to the Yōannaʸs, which to _be _immersed by him.

14 But the was _forbidding him saying:
I am _having need to _be _immersed by you, and you are _coming to me?

15 But the Yaʸsous answering said to him:
Allow it now, because/for thus it _is befitting to _us to _fulfill all righteousness.
Then he _is _allowing him.

16 And having _been _immersed, the Yaʸsous immediately went _up from the water, and see, the heavens were _opened _up, and he _saw the spirit of_ the _god coming _down as _if a_dove and coming on him.

17 And see, a_voice out _of of _the heavens saying:
This is the son of _me, the beloved in whom I _took _pleasure.

OET Mat 28:16-20

28:16 Yeshua commissions his apprentices as missionaries

(Mark 16:14-18; Luke 24:36-49; Yhn 20:19-23; Acts 1:6-8)

16 The eleven apprentices travelled up to Galil to the hill that Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) had previously told them to go to,[ref] 17 and when they saw him there, they immediately bowed down to the ground, even though their minds weren’t sure that it was really him. 18 Then Yeshua came closer and told them, “I have been given authority over both heavenly and earthly affairs 19 so I want you to leave here and go and train followers in every country,[ref] immersing them in water with the authority of the father and the son and the holy spirit. 20 Then teach them to do everything just like I instructed all of you. And listen, I will be with you all every day right through until the end of this age.”

28:16: Mat 26:32; Mrk 14:28.

28:19: Acts 1:8.

16 But the the_eleven apprentices/followers were _gone into the Galilaia/(Gālīl), to the mountain where the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) determined for _them.

17 And having _seen him, they _prostrated, but they doubted.

18 And the Yaʸsous having _approached, spoke to _them saying:
All authority in heaven and on earth was _given to _me.

19 Therefore having _been _gone, train _followers all the nations, immersing them in the name of _the father, and of _the son, and of _the holy spirit,

20 teaching them to _be _keeping all things as _much _as I _commanded to _you _all.
And see, I am with you _all all the days, until the completion of _the age.

OET Yhn (Jhn) 14:15-26

14:15 The father will be sending a different advocate

15 “If you all love me, you will obey my commands. 16 Then I will ask the father, and he will give you a different assistant to be with you all for this age— 17 the spirit of truth. The world can’t accept him, because it doesn’t see or know him.

18 “And I won’t leave you all here as orphans, but I’ll come back to you. 19 It won’t be long now and the world won’t see me any more, but you will see me because I’ll be alive and you all will be alive also. 20 At that time you will know that I am in my father, and you all are in me, and I am in you all.

21 “Anyone who takes my commands and obeys them, that’s the person who loves me, and anyone who loves me will be loved by my father, and I too will be loving them and will be revealing myself to them.”

22 Yehudah (Judas; Grk. Yudas) (not Yehudah Iskariot) asked, “Master, what’s going on? Why would you reveal yourself to us and not to the whole world?”

23 Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) answered, “If anyone loves me, they’ll obey my teaching, and my father will love them and we will go to that person and live with them. 24 But anyone who doesn’t love me, won’t obey my teaching. The words that you hear from me are not my own, but come from the father who sent me.

25 “I told you all this while I have been here with you all. 26 But the holy spirit, the assistant who the father will be sending with my authority, he will be teaching you everything, and will be reminding you of everything that I told you all.

15 If you _all _are _loving me, you _all _will _be _keeping the my the commands.

16 And _I will _be _asking the father, and he _will _be _giving another advocate to _you _all, in _order _that he _may _be with you _all to the age

17 the spirit of_ the _truth, whom the world is_ not _able to _receive, because it _is_ not _observing nor is _knowing him.
You _all are _knowing him, because he _is _remaining with you _all, and is in you _all.

18 I_˓will˒_ not _be _leaving you _all orphans, I _am _coming to you _all.

19 Still a_little time and the world is_ no _longer _observing me, but you _all are _observing me, because I am _living, also you _all will _be _living.

20 In that the day will _be _knowing you _all that I in the father of _me, and you _all in me, and _I in you _all.

21 The one having the commands of _me and keeping them, that one is the one loving me, and the one loving me, will _be _being _loved by the father of _me, and _I will _be _loving him, and will _be _manifesting myself to _him.

22 Youdas/(Yəhūdāh) not to _him the Iskariōtaʸs is _saying:
master, what has _become, that you _are _going to _be _manifesting yourself to _us, and not to _the world?

23 Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) answered and said to _him:
If anyone may _be _loving me, he _will _be _keeping the message of _me, and the father of _me will _be _loving him, and we _will _be _coming to him, and we _will _be _making a_dwelling with him.

24 The one not loving me, is_ not _keeping the messages of _me, and the message that you _all _are _hearing, is not mine, but of _the father having _sent me.

25 I _have _spoken these things to _you _all remaining with you _all.

26 But the advocate, the the holy spirit, whom the father will _be _sending in the name of _me, that one will _be _teaching you _all all things, and will _be _reminding you _all all things which I _said to _you _all.

OET 2 Cor 13:11-13

13:11 Paulos’s final greetings and prayer

11 Finally, brothers and sisters, stay happy, be prepared and be comforted, be united with each other and at peace. May God who’s the source of love and peace be with all of you.

12 / 12 Greet each other with an innocent kiss.

The believers here send their greetings to all of you.[fn]

13 May the grace of the master Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) Messiah and God’s love and the holy spirit’s companionship be with all of you.

13:12 Some translations split this verse into two, so this sentence becomes v13 and our v13 becomes v14.

11 Finally brothers, be _rejoicing, be _being _prepared, be _being _comforted, the same be _thinking, be _being _at _peace, and the god of_ the _love and peace will _be with you _all.

12 / 12 Greet one _another with a_holy kiss.
Are _greeting you _all the holy ones all.

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