LUKE 14:20 Interlinear View

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. Καί
2. kai
3. And
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y33
11. 52719
1. ἄλλος
2. allos
3. -
4. -
5. 2430
6. R····NMS
7. another
8. another
9. -
10. -
11. 52720
1. ἕτερος
2. heteros
3. another
4. another
5. 20870
6. R····NMS
7. another
8. another
9. -
10. Y33; F52725; F52732; F52733
11. 52721
1. εἶπεν
2. legō
3. said
4. said
5. 30040
6. VIAA3··S
7. said
8. said
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52722
1. γυναῖκα
2. gunē
3. +a wife
4. -
5. 11350
6. N····AFS
7. ˓a˒ wife
8. ˓a˒ wife
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52723
1. Ἔλαβον
2. lambanō
3. -
4. -
5. 29830
6. VIAA1··S
7. ˱I˲ took
8. ˱I˲ took
9. D
10. -
11. 52724
1. ἔγημα
2. gameō
3. I married
4. married
5. 10600
6. VIAA1··S
7. ˱I˲ married
8. ˱I˲ married
9. -
10. Y33; R52721; F52730
11. 52725
1. ἐγάμηκα
2. gameō
3. -
4. -
5. 10600
6. VIEA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ married
8. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ married
9. -
10. -
11. 52726
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52727
1. διά
2. dia
3. because of
4. -
5. 12230
6. P·······
7. because_of
8. because_of
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52728
1. διό
2. dio
3. -
4. -
5. 13520
6. C·······
7. therefore
8. therefore
9. -
10. -
11. 52729
1. τοῦτο
2. houtos
3. this
4. -
5. 37780
6. R····ANS
7. this
8. this
9. -
10. Y33; R52725
11. 52730
1. οὒ
2. ou
3. not
4. can't
5. 37560
6. D·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52731
1. δύναμαι
2. dunamai
3. I am being able
4. -
5. 14100
6. VIPM1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ being_able
8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ being_able
9. -
10. Y33; R52721
11. 52732
1. ἐλθεῖν
2. erχomai
3. to come
4. come
5. 20640
6. VNAA····
7. ˓to˒ come
8. ˓to˒ come
9. -
10. Y33; R52721
11. 52733

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 14:15–24: Jesus told a parable about a great feast

Jesus next told a parable about a feast that a man invited many people to attend. When they refused to come, he invited other people instead. This parable teaches that it is very important to accept God’s invitation to be a part of his kingdom. The people who refused the invitation represent people who are not interested in being part of God’s kingdom. Those who accepted the invitation represent people who are glad to be part of God’s kingdom.

Luke 14:16–24 is all one speech by Jesus. Check to be sure that this is clear in your translation.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

The parable of the excuses

The guests who refused the invitation to attend a banquet

There is a similar parable in Matthew 22:1–10. However, many details are different, so be careful not to translate both parables in the same way.

14:20

Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’

And another man said, ‘I have just married a wife/woman, and so I cannot come/go to the feast.’
Still another person also said, ‘It is not possible for me to attend the feast, because it has not been long since I took a wife.’

I have married a wife, so I cannot come: The man did not say exactly why he could not go to the feast. He may have implied that he wished to spend the time alone with his new wife.

I have married a wife: The clause that the BSB translates as I have married a wife is literally “a woman I married.” This probably implies that he had gotten married fairly recently. Other ways to translate this clause are:

I recently got married (GW)

I now have a wife (NLT)

Use an expression that is natural in your language.

so I cannot come: In the context of coming or going to the feast, it may be more natural in some languages to say “I cannot go.” Use whatever term is more natural in your language.

General Comment on 14:17–20

These verses contain several short speeches. These speeches occur within the story that Jesus was telling. In some languages it is more natural to use indirect quotations here. For example:

¹⁷When all was ready, he sent his servant around to notify the guests that it was time for them to come. ¹⁸But they all began making excuses. One said he had just bought a field and wanted to inspect it, so he asked to be excused. ¹⁹Another said he had just bought five pair of oxen and wanted to try them out. ²⁰Another had just been married, so he said he couldn’t come. (NLT96)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἕτερος εἶπεν

another said

See how you translated this phrase in [14:18](../14/18.md). Alternate translation: [Another guest told the servant to give this message to his master]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

γυναῖκα ἔγημα καὶ διὰ τοῦτο οὐ δύναμαι ἐλθεῖν

˓a˒_wife ˱I˲_married (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἕτερος εἶπεν γυναῖκα ἔγημα καί διά τοῦτο οὒ δύναμαι ἐλθεῖν)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [that he had just gotten married and so he could not come]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

γυναῖκα ἔγημα

˓a˒_wife ˱I˲_married

In your language, it might seem that this phrase expresses unnecessary extra information. If so, you could abbreviate it. Use the expression that is most natural in your language. Alternate translation: [I have just gotten married]

οὐ δύναμαι ἐλθεῖν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἕτερος εἶπεν γυναῖκα ἔγημα καί διά τοῦτο οὒ δύναμαι ἐλθεῖν)

This is not the same polite formula that the previous two people used. This man feels he has solid grounds to decline the invitation, and he says so directly. Reflect this difference in the way your language naturally would. Alternate translation: [I will not be coming]

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. 25320
4. S
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y33
11. 52719
1. another
2. another
3. 20870
5. heteros
6. R-····NMS
7. another
8. another
9. -
10. Y33; F52725; F52732; F52733
11. 52721
1. said
2. said
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-IAA3··S
7. said
8. said
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52722
1. I married
2. married
3. 10600
5. gameō
6. V-IAA1··S
7. ˱I˲ married
8. ˱I˲ married
9. -
10. Y33; R52721; F52730
11. 52725
1. +a wife
2. -
3. 11350
5. gunē
6. N-····AFS
7. ˓a˒ wife
8. ˓a˒ wife
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52723
1. and
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52727
1. because of
2. -
3. 12230
5. dia
6. P-·······
7. because_of
8. because_of
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52728
1. this
2. -
3. 37780
5. houtos
6. R-····ANS
7. this
8. this
9. -
10. Y33; R52725
11. 52730
1. I am
2. -
3. 14100
5. dunamai
6. V-IPM1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ being_able
8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ being_able
9. -
10. Y33; R52721
11. 52732
1. not
2. can't
3. 37560
5. ou
6. D-·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52731
1. being able
2. -
3. 14100
5. dunamai
6. V-IPM1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ being_able
8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ being_able
9. -
10. Y33; R52721
11. 52732
1. to come
2. come
3. 20640
5. erχomai
6. V-NAA····
7. ˓to˒ come
8. ˓to˒ come
9. -
10. Y33; R52721
11. 52733

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.

OET interlinear LUKE 14:20

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

Section 14:15–24: Jesus told a parable about a great feast

14:20

General Comment on 14:17–20

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