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OET (OET-LV) For/Because where are two or three having_been_gathered_together in the my name, there I_am in the_midst of_them.
OET (OET-RV) because any place where two or three people have gathered together in my name and authority, I will be there right among them.”
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
γάρ
for
Here, the word For introduces a reason why God will do whatever two disciples agree to ask for (see 18:19). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason or basis for a claim, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: “That is because” or “Here is why:”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
δύο ἢ τρεῖς
two or three
Here Jesus implies that he means not only two or three, but two or three or more people. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “two or three or more”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
δύο ἢ τρεῖς
two or three
Jesus is using the numbers two and three as nouns to mean two and three believers. Your language may use numbers in the same way. If not, you could translate this one with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “two or three believers”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
εἰσιν & συνηγμένοι
are & /having_been/_gathered_together
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “gather together” or “assemble together”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
εἰς τὸ ἐμὸν ὄνομα
in the my name
Here, name represents the person whose name it is. Jesus means that they are gathered together because of him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “because of me”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ἐκεῖ εἰμι ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν
there ˱I˲_am in /the/_midst ˱of˲_them
Here, Jesus is speaking of being spiritually present with believers as if he were physically in their midst. If it would be clearer in your language, you could use simile form or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “it is as if I am there in their midst” or “there I am in their midst spiritually”
18:20 Christ is present in the process of discipline, so the process is a ratification of God’s decision.
OET (OET-LV) For/Because where are two or three having_been_gathered_together in the my name, there I_am in the_midst of_them.
OET (OET-RV) because any place where two or three people have gathered together in my name and authority, I will be there right among them.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.