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Disclaimer: I wrote this book. When I was done with my Reverse Interlinear, I thought that would be the end of interlinear work for me. But Zondervan asked if I would also do a standard interlinear, one that followed the order of the Greek words and not the English. At first I declined, primarily because I don't like what traditional interlinears do to the English. But I had wanted to do a work with my father, and he is a superb translator. (We were both on the ESV translation team.) Dad wanted to do a new translation, so we agreed to do the book together.

You can download a sample in pdf format.

You can read a blog interview by Bill and Bob at New Testament Perspectives.

The interlinear text runs down the middle of the page. The NIV runs down the left side of the page, and in this volume the NASB runs down the right. There is another volume that has the KJV down the right.

1. As with traditional interlinears, it follows the word order of the Greek text. You can scan along the Greek line, and at any point drop down and see how that word is translated.

2. The second line of each staff is a brand new translation done by my father. Our goal was to have a translation that would make good sense while at the same time illustrate how translation work should be done. This is unique in the history of traditional interlinears.

3. The third line contains the GK number for the word. Ed Goodrick and John Kohlenberger developed this numbering system as an improvement over the more familiar Strong’s numbering system. This means that without any knowledge of Greek you can find the English word you want to study, drop down and get its number, and then use that number to look up the meaning of the Greek word (not the English word) in a reference book.

4. The fourth line of each staff “parses” each word. In other words, it tells you the case, number, and gender of the noun, or the person, number, tense, voice, mood of the verb. For someone who has had a little Greek, this line may be your favorite.

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Publisher's description

Biblical linguist William Mounce and skilled expositor and Bible translator Robert Mounce offer an interlinear translation of particular accuracy and beauty.Greek words are grammatically explained and linked to Goodrick/Kohlenberger numbers * Greek text depicts variations reflected in modern translations * Comprehensive dictionary of Greek words * Size: 7.5" x 9.25"