LUKE 18:27 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. ὁ
2. ho
3. he
4. -
5. 35880
6. R···3NMS
7. he
8. he
9. -
10. Y33; R55754; Person=Jesus
11. 55803
1. Δέ
2. de
3. But
4. -
5. 11610
6. C·······
7. but
8. but
9. S
10. Y33
11. 55804
1. εἶπεν
2. legō
3. said
4. -
5. 30040
6. VIAA3··S
7. said
8. said
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55805
1. Τά
2. ho
3. The
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NNP
7. the
8. the
9. D
10. Y33
11. 55806
1. ἀδύνατα
2. adunatos
3. things impossible
4. impossible
5. 1020
6. S····NNP
7. impossible ‹things›
8. impossible ‹things›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55807
1. παρά
2. para
3. with
4. -
5. 38440
6. P·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55808
1. ἀνθρώποις
2. anthrōpos
3. humans
4. humanly
5. 4440
6. N····DMP
7. humans
8. humans
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55809
1. δυνατά
2. dunatos
3. possible
4. possible
5. 14150
6. S····NNP
7. possible
8. possible
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55810
1. ἐστίν
2. eimi
3. -
4. -
5. 15100
6. VIPA3··S
7. is
8. is
9. -
10. -
11. 55811
1. παρά
2. para
3. with
4. -
5. 38440
6. P·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55812
1. τῷ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····DMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55813
1. Θεῷ
2. theos
3. god
4. God
5. 23160
6. N····DMS
7. god
8. God
9. GN
10. Y33; Person=God
11. 55814
1. ἐστίν
2. eimi
3. is
4. -
5. 15100
6. VIPA3··S
7. is
8. is
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55815

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 18:18–30: It is hard for rich people to enter God’s kingdom

The theme of this section is similar in some ways to the theme of the preceding section. In both sections Jesus talked about entering the kingdom of God. This section also contrasts with the preceding one. In that section the children represent humble people who easily depend on God and welcome his rule/reign. The ruler in this section represents people who are rich and powerful. It is very difficult for such people to welcome God’s reign and submit to it.

The ruler asked Jesus how he could obtain eternal life. Jesus told him to obey God’s commands. Among the Jews, this was a well-known answer to the question of how to obtain eternal life. The ruler said that he had obeyed God’s commands since he was a child. Then Jesus told him to sell what he had, give the money to the poor, and become his disciple. But the ruler valued his riches too much to do that. Then Jesus said that it is very hard for rich people to enter God’s kingdom.

At the end of the section Jesus promised that people who left their possessions and family behind to serve him would receive great rewards.

Other examples of headings for this section are:

Jesus taught that riches make it difficult to obtain eternal life

A Rich Man’s Question (NCV)

The rich young man (NJB)

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 19:16–30 and Mark 10:17–31.

18:27

But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”

Jesus said to them, “God can do things that are impossible for people to do.”
Jesus answered, “Things that are impossible for people to do are possible for God.”
And/But Jesus said to them, “It is true that people cannot save themselves, but God can save them.”

But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God”: The clause What is impossible with man is possible with God indicates that God can do what people cannot do. In this context, Jesus was saying that it is impossible for anyone to save himself, but it is possible for God to save him. Some ways to translate this are:

God can do things that are not possible for people to do. (NCV)

There are some things that people cannot do, but God can do anything. (CEV)

People cannot do anything to cause God to save them. But God himself can save them.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

τὰ ἀδύνατα παρὰ ἀνθρώποις, δυνατὰ παρὰ τῷ Θεῷ ἐστιν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ εἶπεν Τά ἀδύνατα παρά ἀνθρώποις δυνατά παρά τῷ Θεῷ ἐστίν)

Jesus is using the adjectives impossible and possible as nouns to describe types of things. The terms are plural. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate these terms with equivalent expressions. Alternate translation: [The things that are impossible for people to do are possible for God to do] or [God is able to do the things that people are not able to do]

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. But
2. -
3. 11610
4. S
5. de
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. S
10. Y33
11. 55804
1. he
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. R-···3NMS
7. he
8. he
9. -
10. Y33; R55754; Person=Jesus
11. 55803
1. said
2. -
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-IAA3··S
7. said
8. said
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55805
1. The
2. -
3. 35880
4. D
5. ho
6. E-····NNP
7. the
8. the
9. D
10. Y33
11. 55806
1. things impossible
2. impossible
3. 1020
5. adunatos
6. S-····NNP
7. impossible ‹things›
8. impossible ‹things›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55807
1. with
2. -
3. 38440
5. para
6. P-·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55808
1. humans
2. humanly
3. 4440
5. anthrōpos
6. N-····DMP
7. humans
8. humans
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55809
1. is
2. -
3. 15100
5. eimi
6. V-IPA3··S
7. is
8. is
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55815
1. possible
2. possible
3. 14150
5. dunatos
6. S-····NNP
7. possible
8. possible
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55810
1. with
2. -
3. 38440
5. para
6. P-·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55812
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····DMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 55813
1. god
2. God
3. 23160
4. GN
5. theos
6. N-····DMS
7. god
8. God
9. GN
10. Y33; Person=God
11. 55814

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 18:27

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

Section 18:18–30: It is hard for rich people to enter God’s kingdom

18:27

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