MAT 16:9 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Οὔπω
2. oupō
3. not yet
4. Don't
5. 37680
6. D·······
7. not_yet
8. not_yet
9. S
10. Y32
11. 10832
1. νοεῖτε
2. noeō
3. You all are understanding
4. understood
5. 35390
6. VIPA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ understanding
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ understanding
9. -
10. Y32; R10826
11. 10833
1. οὔτε
2. oute
3. -
4. -
5. 37770
6. C·······
7. neither
8. neither
9. -
10. -
11. 10834
1. οὐδέ
2. oude
3. neither
4. -
5. 37610
6. C·······
7. neither
8. neither
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10835
1. μνημονεύετε
2. mnēmoneuō
3. are you all remembering
4. remember
5. 34210
6. VIPA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ remembering
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ remembering
9. -
10. Y32; R10826
11. 10836
1. ὅτε
2. hote
3. -
4. -
5. 37530
6. C·······
7. when
8. when
9. -
10. -
11. 10837
1. τούς
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AMP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10838
1. πέντε
2. pente
3. five
4. -
5. 40020
6. E····AMP
7. five
8. five
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10839
1. ἄρτους
2. artos
3. loaves
4. -
5. 7400
6. N····AMP
7. loaves
8. loaves
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10840
1. τῶν
2. ho
3. of the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GMP
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10841
1. τοῖς
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····DMP
7. ˱for˲ the
8. ˱for˲ the
9. -
10. -
11. 10842
1. πεντακισχιλίων
2. pentakisχilioi
3. five thousand
4. -
5. 40000
6. S····GMP
7. five_thousand
8. five_thousand
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10843
1. πεντακισχιλίοις
2. pentakisχilioi
3. -
4. -
5. 40000
6. S····DMP
7. five_thousand
8. five_thousand
9. -
10. -
11. 10844
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10845
1. πόσους
2. posos
3. how many
4. -
5. 42140
6. E····AMP
7. how_many
8. how_many
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10846
1. κοφίνους
2. kofinos
3. baskets
4. baskets
5. 28940
6. N····AMP
7. baskets
8. baskets
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10847
1. ἐλάβετε
2. lambanō
3. you all took
4. -
5. 29830
6. VIAA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ took
8. ˱you_all˲ took
9. -
10. Y32; R10826
11. 10848

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 16:5–12: Jesus warned against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees

In this section, Jesus warned his disciples about the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. The Pharisees and Sadducees refused to accept Jesus as the Messiah. And they tried to keep other Jews from believing that Jesus was the Messiah. They opposed Jesus and his message.

Jesus warned his disciples about the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees by telling them to be careful of their “leaven/yeast.” Jesus used leaven/yeast in a metaphorical sense to refer to their teaching. But the disciples thought that he referred to literal leaven/yeast. They thought that he said these things because they had forgotten to take bread on their trip. Jesus rebuked them for not understanding. Then he used some rhetorical questions to help them understand the correct meaning of his words.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Guard Against Wrong Teachings (NCV)

The yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees (NJB)

The teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees is compared to yeast

There is a parallel passage for this section in Mark 8:14–21.

Paragraph 16:5–12

In this paragraph Jesus warned the disciples about the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

16:9a

Do you still not understand?

Why do you still not understand?
You still do not understand!

Do you still not understand?: This is another rhetorical question. It is a rebuke. Jesus scolded his disciples for thinking that the reason he warned them in 16:6 was because they did not bring bread. In 16:9–10 he reminded them that he had multiplied small amounts of bread to feed large crowds of people. When he spoke about the leaven/yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees, he was warning against their dangerous influence or attitude. Clearly, Jesus expected his disciples to think about the danger of the Pharisees and Sadducees, not about bread.

Here are some other ways to translate this rebuke:

As a rhetorical question. For example:
Why do you still not understand?
Do you not yet perceive? (ESV)
As a statement. For example:
You still do not understand!

Translate this rebuke in a way that is natural in your language.

understand: The Greek word that the BSB translates understand can also be translated as “perceive” (as in the ESV).

16:9b–c

Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?: This is yet another rhetorical question. It is also a rebuke. Jesus scolded his disciples for seeming to forget his recent miracle and what it meant.

Here are some other ways to translate this rebuke:

As one or two rhetorical questions. For example:
Do you not remember that I fed five thousand men with five loaves of bread and how many baskets full of leftovers you gathered?
Did you forget that I fed five thousand men with the five loaves? Did you forget the number of baskets you gathered?
As a statement. For example:
You seem to forget how five loaves fed five thousand men and how you picked up twelve baskets full of leftovers.

Translate this rebuke in a way that is natural in your language.

16:9b

Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand,

Do you not remember how five loaves fed five thousand,
Have you forgotten the feeding of five thousand men with five loaves of bread?

Do you not remember: Here is another way to translate this clause:

Have you forgotten (CEV)

the five loaves for the five thousand: This phrase refers to the miracle when Jesus fed five thousand men plus women and children. Matthew wrote about this story in 14:13–21.

If people in your area will not understand that this clause refers to Jesus feeding the five thousand, you may want to include some implied information. Here are some examples:

the five loaves which fed the five thousand men

the feeding of five thousand men with five loaves of bread

loaves: The Greek word that the BSB translates as loaves probably refers to flat breads. One person could eat three to five of these loaves at one meal. It was the common food for a meal.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

loaves of bread

small breads

16:9c

and how many basketfuls you gathered?

and how many baskets full of leftovers you gathered?
Have you forgotten the number of baskets of leftover food that you picked up?

and: Verses 16:9b and 16:9c contain two things that the disciples should have been thinking about. These two things are joined by the conjunction and.

In some languages, it will be more natural to make 16:9c a separate question. For example:

Do you not remember how many baskets you gathered?

how many basketfuls you gathered: This clause refers to the twelve baskets of leftover food that the disciples gathered after the five thousand men ate. Jesus did not mention the number of basketfuls. He just wanted the disciples to remember that he was able to provide much more bread than everyone needed.

In this whole story, Jesus seemed to make a point of not directly saying what he meant. Instead he tried to get the disciples to think again about events that they knew about. And he wanted them to see what they meant without him telling them.

Here is another way to translate this phrase:

the number of baskets you gathered

basketfuls: Here the word basketfuls represents the pieces of leftover food that the disciples gathered and put into the baskets. It does not refer to the baskets themselves. In other words, the disciples did not just gather empty baskets.

Here is another way to translate this to make it clearer:

the number of baskets of leftover food you gathered

The size of the baskets is not known. They were probably medium in size. Some languages have different words for different kinds or sizes of baskets. If your language is like that, use a word for one that is medium in size. Translate this word in the same way as you did in 14:20b.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

οὔπω νοεῖτε, οὐδὲ μνημονεύετε τοὺς πέντε ἄρτους τῶν πεντακισχιλίων, καὶ πόσους κοφίνους ἐλάβετε?

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὔπω νοεῖτε οὐδέ μνημονεύετε τούς πέντε ἄρτους τῶν πεντακισχιλίων καί πόσους κοφίνους ἐλάβετε)

Jesus is using the question form to rebuke the disciples. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: [You do not yet perceive nor remember the five loaves of the 5,000, and how many baskets you received!] or [I am disappointed that you do not yet perceive nor remember the five loaves of the 5,000, and how many baskets you received.]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τοὺς πέντε ἄρτους τῶν πεντακισχιλίων

Here Jesus is using the possessive form to refer to the five loaves that he used to feed the 5,000. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the five loaves that fed the 5,000]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

τῶν πεντακισχιλίων

˱of˲_the five_thousand

Matthew is using the number 5,000 as a noun to mean 5,000 men. Your language may use numbers in the same way. If not, you could translate this one with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [of the 5,000 men]

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

ἄρτους

loaves

See how you translated loaves in [14:17](../14/17.md). Alternate translation: [large chunks of bread]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

κοφίνους

baskets

Here Jesus implies that the baskets were full of leftover food. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [baskets full of leftovers]

Note 6 topic: translate-unknown

κοφίνους

baskets

See how you translated baskets in [14:20](../14/20.md). Alternate translation: [boxes] or [containers]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear MAT 16:9