OET interlinear LUKE 9:60

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἄφες τοὺς νεκροὺς θάψαι τοὺς ἑαυτῶν νεκρούς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἶπεν Δέ αὐτῷ Ἄφες τούς νεκρούς θάψαι τούς ἑαυτῶν νεκρούς σύ δέ ἀπελθών διάγγελλε τήν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ)

Jesus does not mean literally that dead people will bury other dead people. Instead, the expression the dead likely refers to those who do not follow Jesus and so are spiritually dead. Alternate translation: [Let people who are not concerned about spiritual things take care of everyday matters]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

τοὺς νεκροὺς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἶπεν Δέ αὐτῷ Ἄφες τούς νεκρούς θάψαι τούς ἑαυτῶν νεκρούς σύ δέ ἀπελθών διάγγελλε τήν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ)

Jesus is using the adjective dead as a noun in order to indicate a group of people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [people who are dead] or [people who are not concerned about spiritual things]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἶπεν Δέ αὐτῷ Ἄφες τούς νεκρούς θάψαι τούς ἑαυτῶν νεκρούς σύ δέ ἀπελθών διάγγελλε τήν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ)

See how you decided to translate this phrase in [4:43](../04/43.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind the abstract noun kingdom with a verb such as “rule.” Alternate translation: [how God will rule]