OET interlinear MAT 10:40

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὁ δεχόμενος ὑμᾶς ἐμὲ δέχεται

the_‹one› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὁ δεχόμενος ὑμᾶς ἐμέ δέχεται καί ὁ ἐμέ δεχόμενος δέχεται τόν ἀποστείλαντα μέ)

Jesus speaks as if people who receive the disciples were actually receiving him. He means that these people, by receiving the disciples, show that they would receive Jesus too. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in simile form or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [If someone receives you, it is as if he or she received me] or [The one receiving you proves that he or she would receive me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὁ ἐμὲ δεχόμενος δέχεται τὸν ἀποστείλαντά με

the_‹one› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὁ δεχόμενος ὑμᾶς ἐμέ δέχεται καί ὁ ἐμέ δεχόμενος δέχεται τόν ἀποστείλαντα μέ)

Jesus speaks as if people who receive him were actually receiving God, who sent him. He means that these people, by receiving him, show that they would receive God too. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in simile form or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [if someone receives me, it is as if he or she received the one having sent me] or [the one receiving me proves that he or she would receive the one having sent me]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὸν ἀποστείλαντά με

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὁ δεχόμενος ὑμᾶς ἐμέ δέχεται καί ὁ ἐμέ δεχόμενος δέχεται τόν ἀποστείλαντα μέ)

Jesus implies that the one having sent him is God the Father. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [God, who sent me]