OET interlinear LUKE 12:53

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

διαμερισθήσονται

˓will_be_being˒_divided

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form. Alternate translation: [Family members will oppose one another]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

πατὴρ ἐπὶ υἱῷ, καὶ υἱὸς ἐπὶ πατρί

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: διαμερισθήσονται Πατήρ ἐπί υἱῷ καί υἱός ἐπί πατρί μήτηρ ἐπί θυγατέρα καί θυγάτηρ ἐπί τήν μητέρα πενθερά ἐπί τήν νύμφην αὐτῆς καί νύμφη ἐπί τήν πενθεράν)

These two phrases mean the same thing. Jesus is likely using repetition for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine these phrases and make them a sentence of their own. Alternate translation: [Fathers and sons will oppose one another]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

μήτηρ ἐπὶ τὴν θυγατέρα, καὶ θυγάτηρ ἐπὶ τὴν μητέρα

mother (Some words not found in SR-GNT: διαμερισθήσονται Πατήρ ἐπί υἱῷ καί υἱός ἐπί πατρί μήτηρ ἐπί θυγατέρα καί θυγάτηρ ἐπί τήν μητέρα πενθερά ἐπί τήν νύμφην αὐτῆς καί νύμφη ἐπί τήν πενθεράν)

These two phrases mean the same thing. Jesus is likely using repetition for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine these phrases and make them a sentence of their own. Alternate translation: [Mothers and daughters will oppose one another]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

πενθερὰ ἐπὶ τὴν νύμφην αὐτῆς, καὶ νύμφη ἐπὶ τὴν πενθεράν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: διαμερισθήσονται Πατήρ ἐπί υἱῷ καί υἱός ἐπί πατρί μήτηρ ἐπί θυγατέρα καί θυγάτηρ ἐπί τήν μητέρα πενθερά ἐπί τήν νύμφην αὐτῆς καί νύμφη ἐπί τήν πενθεράν)

These two phrases mean the same thing. Jesus is likely using repetition for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine these phrases and make them a sentence of their own. Alternate translation: [Mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law will oppose one another]