LUKE 17:34 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. Λέγω
2. legō
3. I am saying
4. -
5. 30040
6. VIPA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ saying
8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ saying
9. S
10. Y33
11. 55181
1. ὑμῖν
2. su
3. to you all
4. you
5. 47710
6. R···2D·P
7. ˱to˲ you_all
8. ˱to˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y33; R54945
11. 55182
1. ταύτῃ
2. houtos
3. in this
4. -
5. 37780
6. E····DFS
7. ˱in˲ this
8. ˱in˲ this
9. -
10. Y33; R55121
11. 55183
1. αὐτῇ
2. autos
3. -
4. -
5. 8460
6. E····DFS
7. ˓the˒ same
8. ˓the˒ same
9. -
10. -
11. 55184
1. τῇ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····DFS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55185
1. νυκτί
2. nux
3. night
4. night
5. 35710
6. N····DFS
7. night
8. night
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55186
1. δύο
2. duo
3. -
4. -
5. 14170
6. S····NMP
7. two
8. two
9. -
10. -
11. 55187
1. ἔσονται
2. eimi
3. will be
4. -
5. 15100
6. VIFM3··P
7. will_be
8. will_be
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55188
1. δύο
2. duo
3. two
4. two
5. 14170
6. S····NMP
7. two
8. two
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55189
1. ἐπί
2. epi
3. on
4. -
5. 19090
6. P·······
7. on
8. on
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55190
1. κλίνης
2. klinē
3. bed
4. bed
5. 28250
6. N····GFS
7. bed
8. bed
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55191
1. μιᾶς
2. heis
3. one
4. -
5. 15200
6. E····GFS
7. one
8. one
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55192
1. δύο
2. duo
3. -
4. -
5. 14170
6. S····NMP
7. two
8. two
9. -
10. -
11. 55193
1. ὁ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55194
1. εἱς
2. heis
3. one
4. -
5. 15200
6. S····NMS
7. one
8. one
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55195
1. παραλημφθήσεται
2. paralambanō
3. will be being taken
4. taken
5. 38800
6. VIFP3··S
7. ˓will_be_being˒ taken
8. ˓will_be_being˒ taken
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55196
1. παραλαμβάνεται
2. paralambanō
3. -
4. -
5. 38800
6. VIPP3··S
7. ˓is_being˒ taken
8. ˓is_being˒ taken
9. -
10. -
11. 55197
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55198
1. ὁ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55199
1. ἕτερος
2. heteros
3. other
4. other
5. 20870
6. R····NMS
7. other
8. other
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55200
1. ἀφεθήσεται
2. afiēmi
3. will be being left
4. -
5. 8630
6. VIFP3··S
7. ˓will_be_being˒ left
8. ˓will_be_being˒ left
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55201
1. ἀφίεται
2. afiēmi
3. -
4. -
5. 8630
6. VIPP3··S
7. ˓is_being˒ left
8. ˓is_being˒ left
9. -
10. -
11. 55202
1. καί
2. kai
3. -
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. -
11. 55203
1. ἀποκριθέντες
2. apokrinō
3. -
4. -
5. 6110
6. VPAP·NMP
7. answering
8. answering
9. -
10. -
11. 55204
1. λέγουσιν
2. legō
3. -
4. -
5. 30040
6. VIPA3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓are˒ saying
8. ˱they˲ ˓are˒ saying
9. -
10. -
11. 55205

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 17:20–37: Jesus taught about the time when the kingdom of God will come

The Greek text does not indicate when Jesus said the words in this section. Scholars believe that he said them during the same time period as the last section. During this time, Jesus was making his final journey to Jerusalem. The Pharisees asked him when the kingdom of God would come. Jesus answered by describing the way the Son of Man, the Messiah, will return to earth. He will return suddenly, and it will be obvious to everyone that he has returned. Jesus compared his return to how suddenly the flood came in the time of Noah and how suddenly Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed in the time of Lot.

Examples of headings for this section are:

Jesus taught about when the Son of Man will come

The coming of the Kingdom of God

Parallel passages are in Matthew 24:17–18, 24:23–28, 24:37–41, and Mark 13:14–16, 13:19–23.

Paragraph 17:34–37

For 17:34–35 see also Matthew 24:40–41. These verses indicate that some people who live and work close to one another will be separated at the time when Jesus returns.

17:34a

I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed:

¶ “I tell you^(plur) that on the night when I return, two people may be asleep near each other.
¶ “Listen^(plur)! At the time of my coming, two people may be sleeping in one bed.

I tell you: The pronoun you is plural here. Jesus often used the words I tell you to introduce a statement that he wanted to emphasize. It indicates that the statement was important and that people should listen carefully to it. Some other ways to show this emphasis are:

let me tell you this

listen carefully to this:

I assure you

If you have another way in your language to emphasize a statement or to alert people to listen with special attention, consider using it here.

on that night: Here Jesus was referring back to what he said in 17:30 about the Son of Man being revealed (when he returns and everyone will see him). In some languages it may be better to use a different phrase to refer back to it. For example:

At that time when I return

When I, the Son of Man, return

two people will be in one bed: The Greek text does not say whether these two people are men or women, children or adults. A husband and wife, or two children, or any other two people might be in one bed. So use an expression for be in one bed that does not have sexual connotations. For example:

two family members will be sleeping in/on one bed

Jesus was not referring to any specific two people. He was saying that similar separations will happen all over the world when he returns.

17:34b

One will be taken and the other left.

I will take one but I will leave the other one.
God will take one person and will leave the other behind.

one will be taken and the other left: The verbs will be taken and left are passive. Here are some ways to translate these actions:

Use passive verbs. For example:
one person will be taken and the other person will be left.
Use active verbs and supply a subject. The subject may be either God or Jesus, since the clause refers to the time of Jesus’ coming. For example:
God will take one of them and leave the other one.
I will take one person and leave the other person.

There are two ways to interpret the words One will be taken and the other left:

The people who are taken will go to safety with Jesus. The people who are left will be punished. For example:
one will be taken away; the other will be left behind (GNT)
The people who are taken will go away to be punished. The people who are left will not endure that punishment. For example:
destruction will take one

It is recommended that you attempt to leave this ambiguous, as most English versions do. The point is that the righteous and wicked will suddenly be separated.

However, if you must decide between the interpretations, it is recommended that you follow interpretation (1). Most Bible scholars follow this interpretation.These include Arndt, Bock, Godet, Plummer, Lenski, Pate, Stein, Geldenhuys, Marshall, Hendriksen, Morris, and Reiling and Swellengrebel. It fits the context of Noah and Lot, who were taken away to be safe while the other people were punished.

taken and…left: Note that the words taken and left refer to two opposite actions. In some languages it may be natural to use a conjunction that implies contrast. For example:

God will take one but will leave the other.

uW Translation Notes:

λέγω ὑμῖν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Λέγω ὑμῖν ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτί ἔσονται δύο ἐπί κλίνης μιᾶς ὁ εἱς παραλημφθήσεται καί ὁ ἕτερος ἀφεθήσεται)

Jesus says this to emphasize what he is about to tell his disciples. Alternate translation: [Indeed]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ ἔσονται δύο ἐπὶ κλίνης μιᾶς

˱in˲_this ¬the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Λέγω ὑμῖν ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτί ἔσονται δύο ἐπί κλίνης μιᾶς ὁ εἱς παραλημφθήσεται καί ὁ ἕτερος ἀφεθήσεται)

Jesus is speaking of a hypothetical situation that might occur at this time. It may be helpful to make this a separate sentence. Alternate translation: [suppose this were to happen at night, and suppose there were two people sleeping in the same bed]

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

ἐπὶ κλίνης μιᾶς

If your readers would not be familiar with what a bed is, you could use the name of the sleeping furniture that people in your own culture use, or you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: [sleeping on one mat] or [sleeping side by side] or [sleeping in the same place]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὁ εἷς παραλημφθήσεται, καὶ ὁ ἕτερος ἀφεθήσεται

the the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Λέγω ὑμῖν ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτί ἔσονται δύο ἐπί κλίνης μιᾶς ὁ εἱς παραλημφθήσεται καί ὁ ἕτερος ἀφεθήσεται)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could use active forms for both of these verbs, and you could state who would do the actions. This could mean: (1) the person who is taken may be one whom God takes out of a situation in which they would be destroyed, as God brought Lot out of Sodom, and the person who is left may be one who remains in a situation where they will be destroyed, like the people who remained in Sodom. That is the interpretation of UST. Alternate translation: [God will spare one of them but destroy the other] (2) in the parallel to this passage in the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus says that the people living in Noah’s time “knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away” (Matthew 24:39 ULT). So the person who is taken may actually be one whom God destroys, and the one who is left may be one whom God spares and allows to remain alive. Alternate translation: [God will destroy one of them but spare the other]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

ὁ εἷς παραλημφθήσεται

If you translated the first sentence in this verse as the condition of a hypothetical situation, translate this sentence as the result of that condition. Alternate translation: [Then one of them will be taken]

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. I am saying
2. -
3. 30040
4. S
5. legō
6. V-IPA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ saying
8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ saying
9. S
10. Y33
11. 55181
1. to you all
2. you
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2D·P
7. ˱to˲ you_all
8. ˱to˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y33; R54945
11. 55182
1. in this
2. -
3. 37780
5. houtos
6. E-····DFS
7. ˱in˲ this
8. ˱in˲ this
9. -
10. Y33; R55121
11. 55183
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····DFS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55185
1. night
2. night
3. 35710
5. nux
6. N-····DFS
7. night
8. night
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55186
1. will be
2. -
3. 15100
5. eimi
6. V-IFM3··P
7. will_be
8. will_be
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55188
1. two
2. two
3. 14170
5. duo
6. S-····NMP
7. two
8. two
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55189
1. on
2. -
3. 19090
5. epi
6. P-·······
7. on
8. on
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55190
1. one
2. -
3. 15200
5. heis
6. E-····GFS
7. one
8. one
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55192
1. bed
2. bed
3. 28250
5. klinē
6. N-····GFS
7. bed
8. bed
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55191
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····NMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55194
1. one
2. -
3. 15200
5. heis
6. S-····NMS
7. one
8. one
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55195
1. will be being taken
2. taken
3. 38800
5. paralambanō
6. V-IFP3··S
7. ˓will_be_being˒ taken
8. ˓will_be_being˒ taken
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55196
1. and
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55198
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····NMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55199
1. other
2. other
3. 20870
5. heteros
6. R-····NMS
7. other
8. other
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55200
1. will be being left
2. -
3. 8630
5. afiēmi
6. V-IFP3··S
7. ˓will_be_being˒ left
8. ˓will_be_being˒ left
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55201

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 17:34

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

Section 17:20–37: Jesus taught about the time when the kingdom of God will come

Paragraph 17:34–37

17:34a

17:34b

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