MAT 6:17 Parallel View

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UST In contrast, when you do not eat in order to please God, you should keep yourselves neat and clean.

BSB But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

BLB But you fasting, anoint your head and wash your face,

AICNT But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

OEB But, when one of you fasts, they should anoint their head and wash their face,

WEB But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

NET When you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,

LSV But you, fasting, anoint your head, and wash your face,

FBV Instead, when you fast, wash your face and look smart,

TCNT But when yoʋ fast, anoint yoʋr head and wash yoʋr face,

T4T Instead, each of you, when you abstain from food, should comb your hair and wash your face as usual,

LEB But when you are fasting,put olive oil on your head and wash your face

BBE But when you go without food, put oil on your head and make your face clean;

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ASV But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

DRA But thou, when thou fastest anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

YLT 'But thou, fasting, anoint thy head, and wash thy face,

DBY But thou, [when] fasting, anoint thy head and wash thy face,

RV But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

WBS But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

KJB But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
( But thou, when thou/you fastest, anoint thine/your head, and wash thy/your face;)

BB But thou, when thou fastest, annoynt thyne head, and washe thy face:
(But thou, when thou/you fastest, anoint thine/your head, and wash thy/your face:)

GNV But when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face,
(But when thou/you fastest, anoint thine/your head, and wash thy/your face,)

CB But thou, whe thou fastest, annoynte thyne heed, and wash thy face,
(But thou, whe thou/you fastest, anointe thine/your heed, and wash thy/your face,)

TNT But thou when thou fastest annoynte thyne heed and washe thy face
(But thou/you when thou/you fastest anointe thine/your heed and wash thy/your face)

WYC But whanne thou fastist, anoynte thin heed, and waische thi face,
(But when thou/you fastist, anoint thin heed, and waische thy/your face,)

LUT Wenn du aber fastest, so salbe dein Haupt und wasche dein Angesicht,
(Wenn you but fastest, so salbe your Haupt and wasche your Angesicht,)

CLV Tu autem, cum jejunas, unge caput tuum, et faciem tuam lava,
(Tu autem, cum yeyunas, unge caput tuum, and faciem tuam lava,)

UGNT σὺ δὲ νηστεύων, ἄλειψαί σου τὴν κεφαλὴν καὶ τὸ πρόσωπόν σου νίψαι,
(su de naʸsteuōn, aleipsai sou taʸn kefalaʸn kai to prosōpon sou nipsai,)

SBL-GNT σὺ δὲ νηστεύων ἄλειψαί σου τὴν κεφαλὴν καὶ τὸ πρόσωπόν σου νίψαι,
(su de naʸsteuōn aleipsai sou taʸn kefalaʸn kai to prosōpon sou nipsai,)

TC-GNT Σὺ δὲ νηστεύων ἄλειψαί σου τὴν κεφαλήν, καὶ τὸ πρόσωπόν σου νίψαι,
(Su de naʸsteuōn aleipsai sou taʸn kefalaʸn, kai to prosōpon sou nipsai,)

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

σὺ δὲ

you but

Here, the phrase But you introduces what Jesus wants each of his disciples to do in contrast to what the “hypocrites” do, which he described in the previous verse (6:16). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of contrast. Alternate translation: “As for you, however”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / youcrowd

σὺ & σου & σου

you & ˱of˲_you & ˱of˲_you

Even though Jesus is speaking to many disciples, he is addressing an individual situation, so you and your are singular throughout this verse. But if the singular form would not be natural in your language for someone who is speaking to a group of people, you could use the plural forms of you and your in your translation.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἄλειψαί σου τὴν κεφαλὴν καὶ τὸ πρόσωπόν σου νίψαι

anoint ˱of˲_you the head and the face ˱of˲_you wash

Here, to anoint the head and to wash the face is to take normal care of one’s self. Doing this gives the appearance that you are living life as normal. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use similar phrases that refer to normal bodily care, or you could use a general statement. Alternate translation: “comb your hair and wash your face as you normally do” or “take care of yourself as you usually do”

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