LUKE 19:17 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. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. R···3NMS
7. he
8. he
9. -
10. -
11. 56401
1. Καί
2. kai
3. And
4. ‘and
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y33
11. 56402
1. δέ
2. de
3. -
4. -
5. 11610
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. -
11. 56403
1. εἶπεν
2. legō
3. he said
4. he said
5. 30040
6. VIAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ said
8. ˱he˲ said
9. -
10. Y33
11. 56404
1. αὐτῷ
2. autos
3. to him
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3DMS
7. ˱to˲ him
8. ˱to˲ him
9. -
10. Y33; R56389
11. 56405
1. Εὖγε
2. euge
3. -
4. -
5. 21033
6. D·······
7. well ‹done›
8. well ‹done›
9. D
10. -
11. 56406
1. Εὖ
2. eu
3. Well done
4. done
5. 20950
6. D·······
7. well ‹done›
8. well ‹done›
9. D
10. Y33
11. 56407
1. ἀγαθέ
2. agathos
3. good
4. good
5. 180
6. A····VMS
7. good
8. good
9. -
10. Y33
11. 56408
1. δοῦλε
2. doulos
3. slave
4. slave
5. 14010
6. N····VMS
7. slave
8. slave
9. -
10. Y33; F56415; F56416; F56418
11. 56409
1. ἀγαθέ
2. agathos
3. -
4. -
5. 180
6. A····VMS
7. good
8. good
9. -
10. -
11. 56410
1. Ὅτι
2. hoti
3. Because
4. -
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. because
8. because
9. S
10. Y33
11. 56411
1. ἐν
2. en
3. in
4. -
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y33
11. 56412
1. ἐλαχίστῳ
2. elaχistos
3. least
4. -
5. 16460
6. S····DNS
7. least
8. least
9. -
10. Y33
11. 56413
1. πιστός
2. pistos
3. faithful
4. faithful
5. 41030
6. S····NMS
7. faithful
8. faithful
9. -
10. Y33
11. 56414
1. ἐγένου
2. ginomai
3. you became
4. -
5. 10960
6. VIAM2··S
7. ˱you˲ became
8. ˱you˲ became
9. -
10. Y33; R56409
11. 56415
1. ἴσθι
2. eimi
3. be
4. -
5. 15100
6. VMPA2··S
7. be
8. be
9. -
10. Y33; R56409
11. 56416
1. ἐξουσίαν
2. exousia
3. authority
4. -
5. 18490
6. N····AFS
7. authority
8. authority
9. -
10. Y33
11. 56417
1. ἔχων
2. eχō
3. having
4. -
5. 21920
6. VPPA·NMS
7. having
8. having
9. -
10. Y33; R56409
11. 56418
1. ἐπάνω
2. epanō
3. over
4. -
5. 18830
6. P·······
7. over
8. over
9. -
10. Y33
11. 56419
1. δέκα
2. deka
3. ten
4. ten
5. 11760
6. E····GFP
7. ten
8. ten
9. -
10. Y33
11. 56420
1. πόλεων
2. polis
3. cities
4. cities
5. 41720
6. N····GFP
7. cities
8. cities
9. -
10. Y33
11. 56421

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 19:11–27: Jesus told a parable about a king and his ten servants

Many of Jesus’ followers expected that when they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus would establish the kingdom of God and begin to reign as king. He told the parable in this section to help them understand that events would happen differently than they expected.

There are two main ideas that Jesus taught through this parable:

Jesus, like the important man in the parable, was going away and would not return until after God made him king. In the meantime, the Jewish people would reject Jesus and God would punish them when he returned.
While Jesus is gone, his disciples must serve him faithfully and use whatever he has given them to glorify him.

Other examples of headings for this section are:

The Parable of the Gold Coins (GNT)

Jesus told a parable about ten servants

A parallel passage to this section is found in Matthew 25:14–30.

19:17a

His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant!

The king said to him, ‘That is excellent/wonderful! You^(sing) are a very good servant.
Then the master praised his servant saying, ‘You^(sing) have done great/outstanding work.
‘You^(sing) have done well,’ the king/chief said.

His master replied: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as His master replied is literally “and he said to him.” In the Greek text it occurs before the reply, and that is where the BSB has placed it. Other versions, such as the NIV, place it after the reply. Place this phrase where it is natural in your language and refer to the king in a natural way. Here is another way to translate this:

The king said to him (GW)

Well done, good servant: There is no verb in what the king said to his servant here. In some languages it may be more natural to use a complete sentence. For example:

You have done well, my good servant.

In some languages it may be more natural to begin with the direct address. For example:

My good servant, you have done well.

Well done: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Well done is an exclamation that expresses praise. Translate this exclamation in a way that is natural for a king or master to praise his servant in your language. For example:

Excellent! (NCV)

Good job! (GW)

Splendid… (JBP)

good servant: In some languages it may be natural to add “my” to the Greek phrase that the BSB translates literally as good servant. The idea of “my” is implied.

In some languages, it may be more natural to express good servant as a sentence rather than with direct address. For example:

You are a good servant. (NCV)

19:17b

Because you have been faithful in a very small matter,

You^(sing) have been faithful in doing a small thing/work for me,
Since you^(sing) did well when I trusted you with little responsibility,
“Because you^(sing) were dependable with this small matter,

19:17b–c

Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities: The king gave his servant to authority over ten cities as a reward for being trustworthy. In some languages it may be necessary to make explicit that the king was rewarding him. For example:

You have been faithful with the little I entrusted to you, so you will be governor of ten cities as your reward. (NLT)

Because you have been trustworthy with a very small matter, I will reward you by letting you rule over ten cities.

In your translation, make sure that there is a contrast between the very small matter in 19:17b and the ten cities in 19:17c. It was a small thing to take care of one mina/coin, but it was a very important thing to take care of ten cities. Here is another way to translate this:

Since I can trust you with small things, I will let you rule over ten of my cities. (NCV)

See the General Comment on 19:17b–c below for an example of changing the order of the clauses.

faithful: The Greek word that the BSB translates as faithful means “trustworthy, dependable.” The king trusted his servant to manage his money well, and the servant worked hard to do that. The servant showed that he could be trusted. For more information, see believe, Meaning 4, in the Glossary.

a very small matter: The Greek word that the BSB translates as a very small matter refers to the task of trading with the one coin that the master gave him. Other ways to translate this are:

a little money (GW)

the little I entrusted to you (NLT)

The phrase “faithful in a very small matter” uses the same words as the phrase in 16:10 that the BSB translated as “faithful with very little.”

19:17c

you shall have authority over ten cities.’

so I give you^(sing) authority to rule ten of my cities.’
I will now trust you^(sing) to rule ten of my cities.’
I reward you^(sing) by appointing you to be chief over the people in ten towns.’

you shall have authority over ten cities: The clause you shall have authority over ten cities indicates that the king was giving his servant responsibility to govern the people in ten cities. In Greek this clause is literally a command. Here is another way to translate this:

take charge of ten cities (NIV)

In some languages it may be more natural to use a statement. For example:

I will put you in charge of ten cities. (GNT)

I am making you the ruler/governor over ten cities.

General Comment on 19:17b–c

Here 19:17b is the reason for 19:17c. In some languages it may be more natural to change the order of these clauses. For example:

^17cI will give you control over ten cities, ^17bbecause you have been so faithful with the small responsibility I gave you.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, εὖ ἀγαθὲ δοῦλε! ὅτι ἐν ἐλαχίστῳ, πιστὸς ἐγένου, ἴσθι ἐξουσίαν ἔχων ἐπάνω δέκα πόλεων

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἶπεν αὐτῷ Εὖ ἀγαθέ δοῦλε Ὅτι ἐν ἐλαχίστῳ πιστός ἐγένου ἴσθι ἐξουσίαν ἔχων ἐπάνω δέκα πόλεων)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [So the king told this first servant that he had done a good job, and that because he had shown in a small task that he was faithful, he was making him the ruler of ten cities]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ

Jesus uses this phrase to introduce the results of what the previous sentence described. Alternate translation: [So the king said to the first servant]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

εὖ ἀγαθὲ δοῦλε!

Your language may have a phrase that an employer would use to show approval. If so, you could use it in your translation. Alternate translation: [Good job!]

ἐν ἐλαχίστῳ

in least

This could mean: (1) “in a small responsibility.” (2) “with a little bit of money.”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

ἴσθι ἐξουσίαν ἔχων ἐπάνω δέκα πόλεων

be authority having over ten cities

The new king speaks this as a command, but it is not one that the servant is capable of obeying on his own. Rather, the king is using the command form to appoint the servant to a position of authority. Alternate translation: [I am making you the ruler of ten cities]

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

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 19:17