OET interlinear ACTs 20:35

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

πάντα ὑπέδειξα ὑμῖν, ὅτι & δεῖ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: παντᾶ ὑπέδειξα ὑμῖν ὅτι οὕτως κοπιῶντας δεῖ ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι τῶν ἀσθενούντων μνημονεύειν τέ τῶν λόγων τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ ὅτι αὐτός εἶπεν Μακάριον ἐστίν μᾶλλον διδόναι ἤ λαμβάνειν)

Paul is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [I showed you all things in order to demonstrate that it is necessary]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

πάντα & ὅτι & δεῖ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: παντᾶ ὑπέδειξα ὑμῖν ὅτι οὕτως κοπιῶντας δεῖ ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι τῶν ἀσθενούντων μνημονεύειν τέ τῶν λόγων τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ ὅτι αὐτός εἶπεν Μακάριον ἐστίν μᾶλλον διδόναι ἤ λαμβάνειν)

Paul says all here as a generalization for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [consistently, that it is necessary]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

πάντα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: παντᾶ ὑπέδειξα ὑμῖν ὅτι οὕτως κοπιῶντας δεῖ ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι τῶν ἀσθενούντων μνημονεύειν τέ τῶν λόγων τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ ὅτι αὐτός εἶπεν Μακάριον ἐστίν μᾶλλον διδόναι ἤ λαμβάνειν)

Paul is using the adjective all as a noun. ULT adds the word things to show that. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [all kinds of things]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι τῶν ἀσθενούντων

˓to_be˒_taking_care ˱of˲_the_‹ones› faltering

Paul is referring to helping people by association with the way that someone might take hold of a person who was weak to keep him from falling. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to help those who are weak]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rpronouns

τῶν λόγων τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ, ὅτι αὐτὸς εἶπεν

˱of˲_the_‹ones› ˱about˲_the words ˱of˲_the Lord Jesus that (Some words not found in SR-GNT: παντᾶ ὑπέδειξα ὑμῖν ὅτι οὕτως κοπιῶντας δεῖ ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι τῶν ἀσθενούντων μνημονεύειν τέ τῶν λόγων τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ ὅτι αὐτός εἶπεν Μακάριον ἐστίν μᾶλλον διδόναι ἤ λαμβάνειν)

Paul is adding the word himself for emphasis. Use a way that is natural in your language to indicate this emphasis. Alternate translation: [the words that none other than our Lord Jesus spoke]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τῶν λόγων τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ

˱of˲_the_‹ones› ˱about˲_the words ˱of˲_the Lord Jesus

Paul is using the term words to mean a statement that Jesus made by using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the statement of the Lord Jesus]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

εἶπεν, μακάριόν ἐστιν μᾶλλον, διδόναι ἢ λαμβάνειν

said (Some words not found in SR-GNT: παντᾶ ὑπέδειξα ὑμῖν ὅτι οὕτως κοπιῶντας δεῖ ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι τῶν ἀσθενούντων μνημονεύειν τέ τῶν λόγων τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ ὅτι αὐτός εἶπεν Μακάριον ἐστίν μᾶλλον διδόναι ἤ λαμβάνειν)

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [said that it is more blessed to give than to receive]