OET interlinear MAT 12:31

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

διὰ τοῦτο

because_of this

Here, the phrase For this reason introduces a conclusion based on what Jesus has said in 12:25–30. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that introduces a conclusion. Alternate translation: “Because of all that” or “Therefore”

λέγω ὑμῖν, πᾶσα ἁμαρτία

˱I˲_/am/_saying ˱to˲_you_all every sin

Jesus uses the clause I say to you to emphasize what he is about to tell his audience. Use a natural form in your language for emphasizing the truth and importance of a statement. Alternate translation: “I want you to know that every sin”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-exceptions

πᾶσα ἁμαρτία καὶ βλασφημία ἀφεθήσεται τοῖς ἀνθρώποις; ἡ δὲ τοῦ Πνεύματος, βλασφημία οὐκ ἀφεθήσεται

every sin and slander /will_be_being/_forgiven ˱to˲_the people the but ˱of˲_the Spirit slander not /will_be_being/_forgiven

If, in your language, it would appear that Jesus was making a statement here and then contradicting it, you could reword this to avoid using an exception clause. Alternate translation: “the only sin or blasphemy that will not be forgiven men is the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit” or “most sins and blasphemies will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy of the Spirit will not be forgiven”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

πᾶσα ἁμαρτία καὶ βλασφημία ἀφεθήσεται τοῖς ἀνθρώποις; ἡ δὲ τοῦ Πνεύματος, βλασφημία οὐκ ἀφεθήσεται

every sin and slander /will_be_being/_forgiven ˱to˲_the people the but ˱of˲_the Spirit slander not /will_be_being/_forgiven

If your language does not use these passive forms, you could express the ideas in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the actions, it is clear from the context that it is God. Alternate translation: “God will forgive men for every sin and blasphemy, but God will not forgive the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πᾶσα ἁμαρτία καὶ βλασφημία ἀφεθήσεται τοῖς ἀνθρώποις

every sin and slander /will_be_being/_forgiven ˱to˲_the people

Here Jesus is indicating that God forgives all kinds of sin and blasphemy, not that God will forgive every single sin or blasphemy. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “every sin and blasphemy can be forgiven men” or “all kinds of sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

πᾶσα ἁμαρτία καὶ βλασφημία

every sin and slander

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of sin and blasphemy, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: “all sinful and blasphemous things” or “whenever anyone sins or blasphemes, it”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

τοῖς ἀνθρώποις

˱to˲_the people

Although the term men 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: “men and women”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἡ & τοῦ Πνεύματος, βλασφημία

the & ˱of˲_the Spirit slander

Here, Jesus is using the possessive form to describe blasphemy that is spoken against the Spirit. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “the blasphemy against the Spirit” or “the blasphemy spoken against the Spirit”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἡ & τοῦ Πνεύματος, βλασφημία

the & ˱of˲_the Spirit slander

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of blasphemy, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “whenever anyone blasphemes against the Spirit, it”