OET interlinear MAT 13:31

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

παρέθηκεν αὐτοῖς

˱he˲_set_before ˱to˲_them

Matthew speaks as if the parable were an object that Jesus could set before the people. He means that Jesus told them another parable. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. See how you expressed the idea in [13:24](../13/24.md). Alternate translation: [He spoke to them] or [He narrated to them]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτοῖς

˱to˲_them

The pronoun them refers to the people who were standing by the side of the Sea of Galilee (see [13:2](../13/02.md)). If this is not clear for your readers, you could refer to those people more directly. See how you expressed the idea in [13:24](../13/24.md). Alternate translation: [the people standing on the shore] or [those people]

Note 3 topic: writing-quotations

λέγων

saying

Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: [and he said]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / parables

ὁμοία ἐστὶν ἡ Βασιλεία τῶν Οὐρανῶν κόκκῳ σινάπεως

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἄλλην παραβολήν παρέθηκεν αὐτοῖς λέγων Ὁμοία ἐστίν ἡ Βασιλεία τῶν Οὐρανῶν κόκκῳ σινάπεως ὅν λαβών ἄνθρωπος ἔσπειρεν ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ αὐτοῦ)

To teach the people in the crowd, Jesus offers a story or illustration. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: [Listen to this story: the kingdom of the heavens is like a mustard seed]

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

κόκκῳ σινάπεως

˱to˲_˓a˒_seed ˱of˲_mustard

A mustard seed is a very small seed that grows into a large plant. If your readers would not be familiar with this kind of seed, in your translation you could use the name of another seed like it, or you could use a general phrase. Alternate translation: [a very small seed]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἄνθρωπος & αὐτοῦ

˓a˒_man & ˱of˲_him

Here Jesus is telling a story about a specific man. However, it is not important for the story whether the person is a man or a woman. If you have a form that refers to any person without identifying a gender, you could use it here. Otherwise, you could identify the person as a man, as the UST does.