OET interlinear LUKE 12:50

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

δὲ

but

Jesus uses the word But to indicate that he cannot do what the previous sentence describes until after he does what this sentence describes. Alternate translation: “But first”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

βάπτισμα & ἔχω βαπτισθῆναι

baptism & ˱I˲_/am/_having /to_be/_baptized

Jesus speaks of baptism to describe how he must suffer. Just as water covers a person during baptism, suffering will overwhelm Jesus. Alternate translation: “I must be overwhelmed by suffering”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

βάπτισμα & ἔχω βαπτισθῆναι

baptism & ˱I˲_/am/_having /to_be/_baptized

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form. Alternate translation: “suffering must overwhelm me”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

πῶς συνέχομαι ἕως ὅτου τελεσθῇ

how ˱I˲_/am_being/_pressed until ˱of˲_which ˱it˲_/may_be/_accomplished

This exclamation emphasizes how distressed Jesus is. Alternate translation: “I am terribly distressed and will continue to be distressed until my suffering is completed”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

πῶς συνέχομαι

how ˱I˲_/am_being/_pressed

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could state what is doing the action. Alternate translation: “this suffering will continue to distress me terribly”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἕως ὅτου τελεσθῇ

until ˱of˲_which ˱it˲_/may_be/_accomplished

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could state who will do the action. Alternate translation: “until I have endured all of it”