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OET interlinear LUKE 12:25

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SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

    1. Greek word
    2. Greek lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. τίς
    2. tis
    3. which
    4. Which
    5. 51010
    6. R····NMS
    7. which
    8. which
    9. -
    10. Y33; F50704; F50710; F50711
    11. 50700
    1. Δέ
    2. de
    3. And
    4. -
    5. 11610
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y33
    11. 50701
    1. ἐξ
    2. ek
    3. of
    4. of your
    5. 15370
    6. P·······
    7. of
    8. of
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 50702
    1. ὑμῶν
    2. su
    3. you all
    4. you
    5. 47710
    6. R···2G·P
    7. you_all
    8. you_all
    9. -
    10. Y33; R50631
    11. 50703
    1. μεριμνῶν
    2. merimnaō
    3. worrying
    4. worrying
    5. 33090
    6. VPPA·NMS
    7. worrying
    8. worrying
    9. -
    10. Y33; R50700
    11. 50704
    1. δύναται
    2. dunamai
    3. is able
    4. -
    5. 14100
    6. VIPM3··S
    7. ˓is˒ able
    8. ˓is˒ able
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 50705
    1. προσθεῖναι
    2. prostithēmi
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 43690
    6. VNAA····
    7. ˓to˒ add
    8. ˓to˒ add
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 50706
    1. ἐπί
    2. epi
    3. to
    4. to
    5. 19090
    6. P·······
    7. to
    8. to
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 50707
    1. τήν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 50708
    1. ἡλικίαν
    2. hēlikia
    3. lifespan
    4. -
    5. 22440
    6. N····AFS
    7. lifespan
    8. lifespan
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 50709
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. autos
    3. of him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y33; R50700
    11. 50710
    1. προσθεῖναι
    2. prostithēmi
    3. to add
    4. add
    5. 43690
    6. VNAA····
    7. ˓to˒ add
    8. ˓to˒ add
    9. -
    10. Y33; R50700
    11. 50711
    1. πῆχυν
    2. pēχus
    3. +an hour
    4. an hour time
    5. 40830
    6. N····AMS
    7. ˓an˒ hour
    8. ˓an˒ hour
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 50712
    1. ἕνα
    2. heis
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 15200
    6. E····AMS
    7. one
    8. one
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 50713

OET (OET-LV) And which of you_all worrying, is_able to_add an_hour to the lifespan of_him?

OET (OET-RV) Which of you can add even an hour to your life by spending more time worrying?

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 12:22–34: Jesus encouraged his disciples to trust God to care for them

In the previous section Jesus told the crowd a parable to teach them not to be greedy. In this section he turned again to his disciples and taught them not to worry about the things they needed. Instead, they should think about the things that were important to God and share their possessions with the poor. God would provide what they needed.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

God’s Care For Those Who Trust In Him

Trust in God (GNT)

Do not Worry (NIV)

There is a parallel passage for this section in Matthew 6:25–34.

12:25

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

In Greek, this verse begins with a conjunction that many English versions translate as “and.” This conjunction introduces a third reason why the disciples should not worry. The reason is that worry does not accomplish anything. Some ways to introduce this third reason are:

Besides that (TRT)

As for worrying

You also should not worry because…

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?: This is a rhetorical question. It emphasizes that no one can add a single hour to the length of his life by worrying about it.

Some ways to translate this emphasis are:

Translate this emphasis in a way that is natural in your language.

a single hour: The Greek word that the BSB translates as a single hour literally means “a cubit.” Many English versions translate it that way. The cubit was a measure of length, about eighteen inches. Here it probably refers to a short time. Use an expression in your language that is commonly used for a short period of time. For example:

a day (REB)

a single moment (NLT)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

τίς & ἐξ ὑμῶν μεριμνῶν, δύναται ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ προσθεῖναι πῆχυν

which & of you_all worrying ˓is˒_able (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τίς Δέ ἐξ ὑμῶν μεριμνῶν δύναται ἐπί τήν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ προσθεῖναι πῆχυν)

Jesus is using the question form to teach his disciples. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate his words as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: [no one can make his life any longer by being anxious!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ προσθεῖναι πῆχυν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τίς Δέ ἐξ ὑμῶν μεριμνῶν δύναται ἐπί τήν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ προσθεῖναι πῆχυν)

Jesus is speaking of the lifespan as if it were measured in length rather than in time. Alternate translation: [make his life any longer]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

πῆχυν

˓an˒_hour

A cubit is a measure of length equal to about half a meter or about a foot and a half. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express this length using the measure that is customary your culture.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πῆχυν

˓an˒_hour

The implication may be that since a cubit is a relatively short distance, it represents only a short time. Alternate translation: [even a little bit] or [even a short time]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Greek word
    5. Greek lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. And
    2. -
    3. 11610
    4. S
    5. de
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y33
    11. 50701
    1. which
    2. Which
    3. 51010
    5. tis
    6. R-····NMS
    7. which
    8. which
    9. -
    10. Y33; F50704; F50710; F50711
    11. 50700
    1. of
    2. of your
    3. 15370
    5. ek
    6. P-·······
    7. of
    8. of
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 50702
    1. you all
    2. you
    3. 47710
    5. su
    6. R-···2G·P
    7. you_all
    8. you_all
    9. -
    10. Y33; R50631
    11. 50703
    1. worrying
    2. worrying
    3. 33090
    5. merimnaō
    6. V-PPA·NMS
    7. worrying
    8. worrying
    9. -
    10. Y33; R50700
    11. 50704
    1. is able
    2. -
    3. 14100
    5. dunamai
    6. V-IPM3··S
    7. ˓is˒ able
    8. ˓is˒ able
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 50705
    1. to add
    2. add
    3. 43690
    5. prostithēmi
    6. V-NAA····
    7. ˓to˒ add
    8. ˓to˒ add
    9. -
    10. Y33; R50700
    11. 50711
    1. +an hour
    2. an hour time
    3. 40830
    5. pēχus
    6. N-····AMS
    7. ˓an˒ hour
    8. ˓an˒ hour
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 50712
    1. to
    2. to
    3. 19090
    5. epi
    6. P-·······
    7. to
    8. to
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 50707
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 50708
    1. lifespan
    2. -
    3. 22440
    5. hēlikia
    6. N-····AFS
    7. lifespan
    8. lifespan
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 50709
    1. of him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y33; R50700
    11. 50710

OET (OET-LV) And which of you_all worrying, is_able to_add an_hour to the lifespan of_him?

OET (OET-RV) Which of you can add even an hour to your life by spending more time worrying?

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

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