OET interlinear MAT 10:33

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὅστις & ἂν ἀρνήσηταί με ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων

whoever & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅστις δʼ ἀρνήσηταί με ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἀρνήσομαι κἀγὼ αὐτὸν ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ Πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς)

Here Jesus implies that the person denies that he or she follows Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “whoever denies before men that he or she follows me” or “whoever denies before men that he or she believes in me”

(Occurrence -1) ἔμπροσθεν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅστις δʼ ἀρνήσηταί με ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἀρνήσομαι κἀγὼ αὐτὸν ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ Πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς)

Alternate translation: “in the presence of … in the presence of”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

τῶν ἀνθρώπων

¬the people

Although the term men is masculine, Jesus is using the word here 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: “humans”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀρνήσομαι κἀγὼ αὐτὸν ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ Πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς

/will_be/_disowning also_I him before the Father ˱of˲_me who_‹is› in /the/_heavens

Here Jesus implies that he will deny that these people truly do follow him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “I will also deny before my Father in the heavens that he follows me” or “I will also deny before my Father in the heavens that he believes in me”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

αὐτὸν

him

Although the term him 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: “him or her”

Note 5 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples

τοῦ Πατρός μου

the Father ˱of˲_me

Father is an important title that describe the relationship between God the Father and Jesus his Son.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς

the who_‹is› in /the/_heavens

Here, the phrase in the heavens identifies the location in which God the Father is specially present and from which he rules. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “who is in the heavens”