OET interlinear MAT 10:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-proverbs

οὐκ ἔστιν μαθητὴς ὑπὲρ τὸν διδάσκαλον, οὐδὲ δοῦλος ὑπὲρ τὸν κύριον αὐτοῦ

not is /a/_disciple above the teacher nor /a/_slave above the master ˱of˲_him

Here, Jesus uses or invents a proverb in order to teach that no disciple is above his or her teacher, and no slave is above his or her master. He applies this proverb to his disciples to show them that people will not treat them any better than they treated Jesus. Translate this proverb in such a way that it will be recognized as a proverb and will be meaningful in your language and culture. Alternate translation: “Disciples are not above their teachers, and slaves are not above their masters” or “No disciple is above his teacher. No slave is above his master”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence -1) ὑπὲρ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὐκ ἔστιν μαθητὴς ὑπὲρ τὸν διδάσκαλον οὐδὲ δοῦλος ὑπὲρ τὸν κύριον αὐτοῦ)

Here, Jesus is speaking of people who have more honor and importance than others as if they were above the others. If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a comparable word or phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “more honorable than … more honorable than” or “more significant than … more significant than”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

τὸν & αὐτοῦ

the & ˱of˲_him

Although the term his is masculine, Jesus is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: “his or her … his or her”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

οὐδὲ δοῦλος

nor /a/_slave

Jesus is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “nor is a slave”