OET interlinear MAT 10:39

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ εὑρὼν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἀπολέσει αὐτήν; καὶ ὁ ἀπολέσας τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ εὑρήσει αὐτήν

the_‹one› /having/_found the life ˱of˲_him /will_be/_losing it and the_‹one› /having/_lost the life ˱of˲_him on_account me /will_be/_finding it

Here Jesus speaks of how people’s attitudes toward their current lives affects their eternal lives after they resurrect. He means that those having found their current lives will lose their eternal, resurrection lives, and that those having lost their current lives will find their eternal, resurrection lives. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “The one having found his current life will lose it forever, and the one having lost his current life for my sake will find it forever”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὁ εὑρὼν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἀπολέσει αὐτήν

the_‹one› /having/_found the life ˱of˲_him /will_be/_losing it

Here Jesus speaks of trying to preserve one’s life as if it were finding it. He speaks of dying as if it were losing one’s life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “The one having preserved his life will die”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

(Occurrence -1) αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ εὑρὼν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἀπολέσει αὐτήν καὶ ὁ ἀπολέσας τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ εὑρήσει αὐτήν)

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 / metaphor

ὁ ἀπολέσας τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ εὑρήσει αὐτήν

the_‹one› the_‹one› /having/_lost the life ˱of˲_him on_account me /will_be/_finding it

Here Jesus speaks of dying or being willing to die as losing one’s life. He speaks of experiencing eternal life as if it were finding one’s life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the one having died for my sake will have eternal life”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ

on_account me

When Jesus says for my sake, he means that some people will lose their lives because they are his disciples. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “because he is my disciple” or “because he believes in me”