LUKE 21:12 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. πρό
2. pro
3. before
4. -
5. 42530
6. P·······
7. before
8. before
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58176
1. Δέ
2. de
3. But
4. -
5. 11610
6. C·······
7. but
8. but
9. PS
10. Y33
11. 58177
1. τούτων
2. houtos
3. these things
4. -
5. 37780
6. R····GNP
7. these ‹things›
8. these ‹things›
9. -
10. Y33; R58149; R58164; R58175
11. 58178
1. πάντων
2. pas
3. all
4. -
5. 39560
6. E····GNP
7. all
8. all
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58179
1. ἁπάντων
2. hapas
3. -
4. -
5. 5370
6. E····GNP
7. all
8. all
9. -
10. -
11. 58180
1. ἐπιβαλοῦσιν
2. epiballō
3. they will be laying on
4. -
5. 19110
6. VIFA3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓will_be˒ laying_on
8. ˱they˲ ˓will_be˒ laying_on
9. -
10. Y33; F58206
11. 58181
1. ἐφʼ
2. epi
3. on
4. -
5. 19090
6. P·······
7. on
8. on
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58182
1. ὑμᾶς
2. su
3. you all
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2A·P
7. you_all
8. you_all
9. -
10. Y33; R58036
11. 58183
1. αὐτούς
2. autos
3. -
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3AMP
7. them
8. them
9. -
10. -
11. 58184
1. τάς
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AFP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58185
1. χεῖρας
2. χeir
3. hands
4. -
5. 54950
6. N····AFP
7. hands
8. hands
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58186
1. αὐτῶν
2. autos
3. of them
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3GMP
7. ˱of˲ them
8. ˱of˲ them
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58187
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. But
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58188
1. διώξουσιν
2. diōkō
3. they will be persecuting
4. persecuting
5. 13770
6. VIFA3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓will_be˒ persecuting
8. ˱they˲ ˓will_be˒ persecuting
9. -
10. Y33; F58206
11. 58189
1. παραδιδόντες
2. paradidōmi
3. giving over
4. -
5. 38600
6. VPPA·NMP
7. giving_over
8. giving_over
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58190
1. εἰς
2. eis
3. to
4. -
5. 15190
6. P·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58191
1. τάς
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AFP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58192
1. συναγωγάς
2. sunagōgē
3. synagogues
4. meeting halls
5. 48640
6. N····AFP
7. synagogues
8. synagogues
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58193
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58194
1. φυλακάς
2. fulakē
3. prisons
4. prisons
5. 54380
6. N····AFP
7. prisons
8. prisons
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58195
1. ἀπαγομένους
2. apagō
3. being led away
4. -
5. 5200
6. VPPP·AMP
7. ˓being˒ led_away
8. ˓being˒ led_away
9. -
10. Y33; R58036
11. 58196
1. ἀγομένους
2. agō
3. -
4. -
5. 710
6. VPPP·AMP
7. ˓being˒ led
8. ˓being˒ led
9. -
10. -
11. 58197
1. ἐπί
2. epi
3. before
4. -
5. 19090
6. P·······
7. before
8. before
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58198
1. βασιλεῖς
2. basileus
3. kings
4. kings
5. 9350
6. N····AMP
7. kings
8. kings
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58199
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58200
1. ἡγεμόνας
2. hēgemōn
3. governors
4. governors
5. 22320
6. N····AMP
7. governors
8. governors
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58201
1. ἕνεκεν
2. heneken
3. on account
4. -
5. 17520
6. P·······
7. on_account
8. on_account
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58202
1. τοῦ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GNS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58203
1. ὀνόματος
2. onoma
3. name
4. name
5. 36860
6. N····GNS
7. name
8. name
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58204
1. μού
2. egō
3. of me
4. my
5. 14730
6. R···1G·S
7. ˱of˲ me
8. ˱of˲ me
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58205

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 21:5–38: Jesus taught about what would happen in the future

After the events of the preceding section, some of Jesus’ disciples were admiring the beautiful stones and gifts that people used to adorn the Temple. Jesus told them that one day the Temple would be completely destroyed. Enemies would attack Jerusalem and destroy the Temple.In A.D. 70, the Jews rebelled against the Romans, and the Roman destroyed the temple. Jesus also told them about other things that would happen in the future. He told them that after these things happened, he would return to earth in power and great glory. He warned his disciples to pray so that they would be able to endure the future troubles and be ready to meet him when he comes again.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it. Some examples of other headings are:

The Jerusalem temple would soon be destroyed

The destruction of the temple and the coming times of trouble

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 24:1–35 and Mark 13:1–31.

21:12a

But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you.

¶ “But before all these things happen, people will arrest you and persecute you.
¶ Jesus continued, “Before all these things happen, people will seize you^(plur) and treat you^(plur) badly/cruelly.

But before all this: The phrase But before all this introduces events that will happen before the events and signs in 21:10–11. Before those terrors and signs occur, people will persecute the disciples.

In the Greek text this verse begins with a conjunction that the BSB translates as But. This is one way in English to introduce a transition between events that happened before the events in the preceding paragraph. In some languages a conjunction is not needed. For example:

Before all these things happen (GW)

Translate the sequence of events in a clear and natural way in your language.

all this: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as all this is literally “all these things.” This phrase refers in general to the different things that Jesus mentioned in 21:10–11. It does not refer to one specific thing.

they will seize you: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as will seize you means to seize or arrest someone. Jesus did not specify who would seize his disciples. The word they in the BSB does not refer to any specific people. Some ways to translate the clause are:

Use a general subject, such as “people” or “your enemies.” For example:
people will arrest…you (GW)
Use a passive clause. For example:
you will be arrested (GNT)

persecute: The Greek word that the BSB translates as persecute means to cause trouble for people, to cause them to have pain and to suffer. The disciples would be persecuted in the two ways described in 21:12c–d. Other ways to translate this word are:

harass

treat…cruelly (NCV)

Avoid a term that implies that disciples will be punished because they will do bad things. They will be persecuted because they follow Jesus, as 21:12b indicates.

21:12b

On account of My name

Because you^(plur) are called by my name,
They will do this to you because you^(plur) are my disciples

On account of My name: The phrase On account of My name gives the reason that people will persecute the disciples. The people will persecute them because of Jesus, and more specifically, because they were Jesus’ disciples. They believed in Jesus, and they obeyed him. The phrase My name represents Jesus himself. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

This will happen because you belong to me.

They will do these things to you because you are my disciples.

21:12c

they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons,

they will force you^(plur) to go to court in synagogue buildings, and they will put you in jail/prison.
They will accuse some of you^(plur) in Jewish/religious courts and you^(plur) will be imprisoned.

they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons: This clause describes one specific way in which the disciples would be persecuted. The Greek verb that the BSB translates as deliver was also used in 18:32 and 20:20. See the note on 18:32a for more information.

In this context the verb deliver indicates that people will take the disciples to the synagogues for trial. It implies that the leaders and other people in the synagogues will be hostile to the disciples. They will accuse the disciples of wrongdoing, and they will declare that they are guilty and must be imprisoned.

Other ways to translate they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons are:

They will bring you to their prayer-houses to be judged and they will put you in prisonYakan back translation on TW.

They will arrest you and accuse you in the synagogues, and they will take you to prison

you: The word you is plural. It refers here to some of Jesus’ disciples. In this verse Jesus referred to what would happen to some of his disciples in the future. He gave examples of things that people would do to harm them. These things could happen to any of his disciples, not only to those who were with him as he spoke. In some languages it is helpful to indicate this. For example:

some of you

synagogues: The word synagogues also occurred in 20:46d. See the note there for more information. In this context the focus is on the leaders and other people who met in the synagogues, not just on the synagogue buildings. Be sure that this is clear in your language. In some languages it may be helpful to make this explicit. For example:

people of the prayer-houses

leaders of the meeting-places

If you make explicit a phrase such as “of the Jews,” be sure that it does not imply that Jesus was not a Jew.

prisons: The Greek word that the BSB translates as prisons is a general word. It can refer to guarding a person or to the place where people guard them. It indicates that the disciples will be confined in a place and guarded so that they cannot leave it. Use a natural way in your language to describe this. Some other ways to translate it in English are:

put in prison (GNT)

imprisoned/confined

locked/shut in a room and guarded

21:12d

and they will bring you before kings and governors.

You^(plur) will be led to kings and governors to be judged/accused
Also, they will bring/take some of you^(plur) to be judged by kings or other government leaders.

and: The BSB has supplied the conjunction and to connect 21:12c with 21:12d in a natural way in English. The Greek text does not have a conjunction. Several English versions start a new sentence here. For example:

They will drag you in front of kings and governors because of my name. (GW)

Begin 21:12d in a natural way in your language.

they will bring you before kings and governors: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as bring has several meanings. Here it refers to a person being forced to go with his accusers to a king or governor to be judged. The clause indicates that some of the disciples will be taken to kings or governors for trial. Other ways to translate this are:

you will be placed on trial before kings and governors (CEV)

you will be accused before kings and governors (NLT96)

In some languages it may be more natural to use an active verb here. For example:

they will lead/bring you to kings and governors for trial

they will take you by force and accuse you to kings and governors

kings: A “king” is a man who rules a place as the supreme ruler. This place can be a city or a tribe or a country. He is appointed according to the laws and customs of the place that he rules. He usually became king because he was the son of a king. A “king” was considered more important than a governor was. A governor was usually appointed by a greater ruler and was responsible to him. If you used the word “king” to describe Herod in 3:1c, you should use the same word here, in the plural form.

Some ways to translate kings are:

rulers

chiefs

governors: The word governors refers to men who were appointed by a greater leader to rule a particular country. For example, Pilate was the governor of Judea (Mark 15:1). He was a Roman, appointed by the Roman Emperor to govern the Jews. See how you translated the word “governor” in 2:2. Another way to translate governors is:

leaders

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τούτων

these_‹things›

This refers implicitly to the things that Jesus has said will happen. Alternate translation: [these things that I have just described]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐπιβαλοῦσιν ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν

˱they˲_˓will_be˒_laying_on on you_all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: πρό Δέ τούτων πάντων ἐπιβαλοῦσιν ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς τάς χεῖρας αὐτῶν καί διώξουσιν παραδιδόντες εἰς τάς συναγωγάς καί φυλακάς ἀπαγομένους ἐπί βασιλεῖς καί ἡγεμόνας ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματος μού)

This expression means to arrest a person by association with the way that arresting officers might physically take hold of that person. Alternate translation: [they will arrest you]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

ἐπιβαλοῦσιν ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν

The pronoun they refers to the government authorities, who will be led to arrest the followers of Jesus by their enemies, as Jesus explains in [21:16](../21/16.md). Alternate translation: [the authorities will arrest you] or [your enemies will get the authorities to arrest you]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

παραδιδόντες εἰς τὰς συναγωγὰς

giving_over to (Some words not found in SR-GNT: πρό Δέ τούτων πάντων ἐπιβαλοῦσιν ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς τάς χεῖρας αὐτῶν καί διώξουσιν παραδιδόντες εἰς τάς συναγωγάς καί φυλακάς ἀπαγομένους ἐπί βασιλεῖς καί ἡγεμόνας ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματος μού)

The term synagogues means the leaders of the synagogues, who had the authority to put Jews on trial. Alternate translation: [turning you over for trial to the leaders of the synagogues]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

τὰς συναγωγὰς καὶ φυλακάς, ἀπαγομένους ἐπὶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: πρό Δέ τούτων πάντων ἐπιβαλοῦσιν ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς τάς χεῖρας αὐτῶν καί διώξουσιν παραδιδόντες εἰς τάς συναγωγάς καί φυλακάς ἀπαγομένους ἐπί βασιλεῖς καί ἡγεμόνας ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματος μού)

Jesus is speaking compactly here. Alternate translation: [the synagogue rulers, who will put you in prison and bring you before]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἀπαγομένους ἐπὶ

˓being˒_led_away (Some words not found in SR-GNT: πρό Δέ τούτων πάντων ἐπιβαλοῦσιν ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς τάς χεῖρας αὐτῶν καί διώξουσιν παραδιδόντες εἰς τάς συναγωγάς καί φυλακάς ἀπαγομένους ἐπί βασιλεῖς καί ἡγεμόνας ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματος μού)

This expression means to turn someone over to an authority for trial, where the person would stand before the authority and answer the charges. Alternate translation: [turning you over for trial to]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός μου

on_account the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: πρό Δέ τούτων πάντων ἐπιβαλοῦσιν ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς τάς χεῖρας αὐτῶν καί διώξουσιν παραδιδόντες εἰς τάς συναγωγάς καί φυλακάς ἀπαγομένους ἐπί βασιλεῖς καί ἡγεμόνας ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματος μού)

Here, name represents Jesus himself. Alternate translation: [because of me] or [because you are my disciples]

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. PS
5. de
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. PS
10. Y33
11. 58177
1. before
2. -
3. 42530
5. pro
6. P-·······
7. before
8. before
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58176
1. all
2. -
3. 39560
5. pas
6. E-····GNP
7. all
8. all
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58179
1. these things
2. -
3. 37780
5. houtos
6. R-····GNP
7. these ‹things›
8. these ‹things›
9. -
10. Y33; R58149; R58164; R58175
11. 58178
1. they will be laying on
2. -
3. 19110
5. epiballō
6. V-IFA3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓will_be˒ laying_on
8. ˱they˲ ˓will_be˒ laying_on
9. -
10. Y33; F58206
11. 58181
1. on
2. -
3. 19090
5. epi
6. P-·······
7. on
8. on
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58182
1. you all
2. -
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2A·P
7. you_all
8. you_all
9. -
10. Y33; R58036
11. 58183
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AFP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58185
1. hands
2. -
3. 54950
5. χeir
6. N-····AFP
7. hands
8. hands
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58186
1. of them
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3GMP
7. ˱of˲ them
8. ˱of˲ them
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58187
1. and
2. But
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58188
1. they will be persecuting
2. persecuting
3. 13770
5. diōkō
6. V-IFA3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓will_be˒ persecuting
8. ˱they˲ ˓will_be˒ persecuting
9. -
10. Y33; F58206
11. 58189
1. giving over
2. -
3. 38600
5. paradidōmi
6. V-PPA·NMP
7. giving_over
8. giving_over
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58190
1. to
2. -
3. 15190
5. eis
6. P-·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58191
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AFP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58192
1. synagogues
2. meeting halls
3. 48640
5. sunagōgē
6. N-····AFP
7. synagogues
8. synagogues
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58193
1. and
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58194
1. prisons
2. prisons
3. 54380
5. fulakē
6. N-····AFP
7. prisons
8. prisons
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58195
1. being led away
2. -
3. 5200
5. apagō
6. V-PPP·AMP
7. ˓being˒ led_away
8. ˓being˒ led_away
9. -
10. Y33; R58036
11. 58196
1. before
2. -
3. 19090
5. epi
6. P-·······
7. before
8. before
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58198
1. kings
2. kings
3. 9350
5. basileus
6. N-····AMP
7. kings
8. kings
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58199
1. and
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58200
1. governors
2. governors
3. 22320
5. hēgemōn
6. N-····AMP
7. governors
8. governors
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58201
1. on account
2. -
3. 17520
5. heneken
6. P-·······
7. on_account
8. on_account
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58202
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GNS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58203
1. name
2. name
3. 36860
5. onoma
6. N-····GNS
7. name
8. name
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58204
1. of me
2. my
3. 14730
5. egō
6. R-···1G·S
7. ˱of˲ me
8. ˱of˲ me
9. -
10. Y33
11. 58205

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.