OET interlinear MARK 8:36

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γὰρ

for

Here, the word For introduces another basis for what Jesus said in 8:34. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason or basis for a claim, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: “Another reason I say that is because” or “Even further,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

τί & ὠφελεῖ ἄνθρωπον, κερδήσῃ τὸν κόσμον ὅλον καὶ ζημιωθῆναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ?

what & ˱it˲_/is/_benefiting /a/_person ˱he˲_/may/_gain the world whole and /to_be/_lost the soul ˱of˲_him

Jesus is using the question form to teach his disciples. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “a man benefits nothing if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life.” or “a man never benefits anything if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life!”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

τί & ὠφελεῖ ἄνθρωπον, κερδήσῃ τὸν κόσμον ὅλον καὶ ζημιωθῆναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ

what & ˱it˲_/is/_benefiting /a/_person ˱he˲_/may/_gain the world whole and /to_be/_lost the soul ˱of˲_him

Here Jesus uses an imaginary situation to show that forfeiting one’s life is bad enough that gaining anything else cannot make up for it. Use a natural method in your language for introducing an imaginary situation. Alternate translation: “image a man who gained the whole world but forfeited his life. What does that man benefit”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἄνθρωπον & αὐτοῦ

/a/_person & ˱of˲_him

Although the terms man and his are masculine, Jesus is using the words in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use phrases that make this clear. Alternate translation: “a person … his or her”

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

καὶ

and

Here, the word and introduces something bad that happens in contrast to gaining the whole world. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of contrast. Alternate translation: “but”

τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ

the soul ˱of˲_him

Alternate translation: “his soul”