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OET interlinear MAT 18:25

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SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

    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. μή
    2. mē
    3. not
    4. -
    5. 33610
    6. D·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12506
    1. ἔχοντος
    2. eχō
    3. having means
    4. -
    5. 21920
    6. VPPA·GMS
    7. having ‹means›
    8. having ‹means›
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12507
    1. Δέ
    2. de
    3. But
    4. but
    5. 11610
    6. C·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. S
    10. Y32
    11. 12508
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. autos
    3. of him
    4. his
    5. 8460
    6. R···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y32; R12502
    11. 12509
    1. ἀποδοῦναι
    2. apodidōmi
    3. to give back
    4. -
    5. 5910
    6. VNAA····
    7. ˓to˒ give_back
    8. ˓to˒ give_back
    9. -
    10. Y32; R12502
    11. 12510
    1. ἐκέλευσεν
    2. keleuō
    3. commanded
    4. commanded
    5. 27530
    6. VIAA3··S
    7. commanded
    8. commanded
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12511
    1. αὐτόν
    2. autos
    3. him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3AMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12512
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12513
    1. κύριος
    2. kurios
    3. master
    4. master
    5. 29620
    6. N····NMS
    7. master
    8. master
    9. -
    10. Y32; F12540
    11. 12514
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. autos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 12515
    1. πραθῆναι
    2. pipraskō
    3. to be sold
    4. -
    5. 40970
    6. VNAP····
    7. ˓to_be˒ sold
    8. ˓to_be˒ sold
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12516
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12517
    1. τήν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12518
    1. γυναῖκα
    2. gunē
    3. wife
    4. wife
    5. 11350
    6. N····AFS
    7. wife
    8. wife
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12519
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. autos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 12520
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12521
    1. τά
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····ANP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12522
    1. παιδία
    2. paidion
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 38130
    6. N····ANP
    7. little_children
    8. little_children
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 12523
    1. τέκνα
    2. teknon
    3. children
    4. children
    5. 50430
    6. N····ANP
    7. children
    8. children
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12524
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12525
    1. παντᾶ
    2. pas
    3. all things
    4. -
    5. 39560
    6. S····ANP
    7. all ‹things›
    8. all ‹things›
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12526
    1. ὅσα
    2. hosos
    3. as many as
    4. -
    5. 37450
    6. R····ANP
    7. as_many_as
    8. as_many_as
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12527
    1. εἶχεν
    2. eχō
    3. was having
    4. -
    5. 21920
    6. VIIA3··S
    7. ˓was˒ having
    8. ˓was˒ having
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12528
    1. ἔχει
    2. eχō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 21920
    6. VIPA3··S
    7. ˓is˒ having
    8. ˓is˒ having
    9. -
    10. R12502
    11. 12529
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and payment
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and ‹payment›
    8. and ‹payment›
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12530
    1. ἀποθῆναι
    2. apothaō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 5947
    6. VNPA····
    7. ˓to_be˒ sucked_out
    8. ˓to_be˒ sucked_out
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 12531
    1. ἀποδοθῆναι
    2. apodidō
    3. to be given back
    4. -
    5. 5910
    6. VNAP····
    7. ˓to_be˒ given_back
    8. ˓to_be˒ given_back
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12532

OET (OET-LV) But of_him not having means to_give_back, the master commanded him to_be_sold, and the wife, and the children, and all things as_many_as was_having, and payment to_be_given_back.

OET (OET-RV) but since he had no way of repaying it, the master commanded for him and his wife and children and all their possessions to be sold to help pay off the debt.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 18:21–35: Jesus told a parable about a servant who did not forgive

In this section, Jesus continued to talk about relationships among believers. He did this by telling a parable about a servant and a king. The king canceled the servant’s large debt. But the servant refused to cancel the small debt of his fellow servant. As a result the king punished the servant.

Jesus told this parable to show us that God has forgiven our many sins. So we should forgive the few sins that other people commit against us. If we do not forgive others, God will not forgive us.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The parable of the servant who refused to forgive

The necessity for forgiveness (JBP)

18:25a

Since the man was unable to pay,

Since the man was unable to pay: This clause is the reason for the result in the next clause. Because he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

Because he was not able to repay it (NET)

He couldn’t pay, so… (NLT)

He was not able to reimburse the money

In some languages, it will be more natural to put this clause after the result clause in 18:25b. For example:

25bHis master ordered him to be sold 25abecause he could not pay what he owed.

was unable to pay: The verb was unable to pay implies that he did not pay because he did not have enough money.

Here is another way to translate this clause:

the servant did not have enough money to pay (NCV)

18:25b

the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt,

the master: The Greek word that the BSB translates as master refers to someone who has authority. It is the same word that English versions usually translate as “lord.” Here it refers to the king.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

his master (NLT)

the king (GNT)

the chief

ordered that he be sold: This clause means that the king ordered the man to be sold as a slave. This was common practice in Jesus’ time. Often this happened after people were captured in war. Sometimes a person sold himself as a slave in order to provide money for his family. Here, the king apparently intended to sell the servant both to get some of his money back and to punish the servant.

In some languages, it may be natural to make some of this information explicit. For example:

ordered him to be sold as a slave (GNT)

The verb be sold is passive. Here are some other ways to translate it:

In some languages, it may also be natural to use direct speech here. For example:

The master said, “Sell him as a slave.”

Selling people as slaves may be strange or unknown to your readers. So you may wish to add a footnote to explain it. Here is a sample footnote:

The king intended to sell the servant to someone else as a slave. This would punish the servant and also bring in some money to pay off his debt.

to pay his debt: This phrase means that the money from the sale of the servant, his family and all his possessions would be given to the king to pay his debt.

In Greek the verb is passive. Here are some other ways to translate it:

18:25c

along with his wife and children and everything he owned.

along with his wife and children: The Greek word that the BSB translates as along with is the same conjunction that is often translated as “and.” It is used to join all the items in this list. This indicates that even his family would be sold to pay the debt.

Here is another way to translate this clause:

and his wife and children

and everything he owned: This phrase refers to all the things that he owned.

Here is another way to translate this clause:

and all his possessions

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

μὴ ἔχοντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ἀποδοῦναι, & ὁ κύριος

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: μή ἔχοντος Δέ αὐτοῦ ἀποδοῦναι ἐκέλευσεν αὐτόν ὁ κύριος πραθῆναι καί τήν γυναῖκα καί τά τέκνα καί παντᾶ ὅσα εἶχεν καί ἀποδοθῆναι)

Here, the word But introduces the fact that the servant could not repay the king what he owed the king. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that introduces a contrast, or you could leave But untranslated. Alternate translation: [Although he had that debt, he was not able to repay, so the master]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ κύριος

the master

Here Jesus refers to the king as the master. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make it more explicit that this is the same man as the one referred to as “king” in [18:23](../18/23.md). Alternate translation: [his master the king]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

ἐκέλευσεν αὐτὸν & πραθῆναι, καὶ τὴν γυναῖκα, καὶ τὰ τέκνα, καὶ πάντα ὅσα εἶχεν, καὶ ἀποδοθῆναι

commanded (Some words not found in SR-GNT: μή ἔχοντος Δέ αὐτοῦ ἀποδοῦναι ἐκέλευσεν αὐτόν ὁ κύριος πραθῆναι καί τήν γυναῖκα καί τά τέκνα καί παντᾶ ὅσα εἶχεν καί ἀποδοθῆναι)

It may be more natural in your language to have a direct quotation here. Alternate translation: [commanded, “Let him be sold, together with his wife and children and everything, as much as he had, and let repayment be made!”]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

αὐτὸν & πραθῆναι, καὶ τὴν γυναῖκα, καὶ τὰ τέκνα, καὶ πάντα ὅσα εἶχεν, καὶ ἀποδοθῆναι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: μή ἔχοντος Δέ αὐτοῦ ἀποδοῦναι ἐκέλευσεν αὐτόν ὁ κύριος πραθῆναι καί τήν γυναῖκα καί τά τέκνα καί παντᾶ ὅσα εἶχεν καί ἀποδοθῆναι)

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. If you need to say who would do the action, it is clear from the context that it was some of the king’s other servants. Alternate translation: [some other servants to sell him, together with his wife and children and everything, as much as he had, and to make repayment]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

πάντα ὅσα εἶχεν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: μή ἔχοντος Δέ αὐτοῦ ἀποδοῦναι ἐκέλευσεν αὐτόν ὁ κύριος πραθῆναι καί τήν γυναῖκα καί τά τέκνα καί παντᾶ ὅσα εἶχεν καί ἀποδοθῆναι)

The expression everything, as much as he had contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in some languages. If this is true of your language, you could shorten the expression. Alternate translation: [everything that he had]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἀποδοθῆναι

˓to_be˒_given_back

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of repayment, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [to be repaid]

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

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Greek word
    5. Greek lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. But
    2. but
    3. 11610
    4. S
    5. de
    6. C-·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. S
    10. Y32
    11. 12508
    1. of him
    2. his
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y32; R12502
    11. 12509
    1. not
    2. -
    3. 33610
    5. mē
    6. D-·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12506
    1. having means
    2. -
    3. 21920
    5. eχō
    6. V-PPA·GMS
    7. having ‹means›
    8. having ‹means›
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12507
    1. to give back
    2. -
    3. 5910
    5. apodidōmi
    6. V-NAA····
    7. ˓to˒ give_back
    8. ˓to˒ give_back
    9. -
    10. Y32; R12502
    11. 12510
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12513
    1. master
    2. master
    3. 29620
    5. kurios
    6. N-····NMS
    7. master
    8. master
    9. -
    10. Y32; F12540
    11. 12514
    1. commanded
    2. commanded
    3. 27530
    5. keleuō
    6. V-IAA3··S
    7. commanded
    8. commanded
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12511
    1. him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3AMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12512
    1. to be sold
    2. -
    3. 40970
    5. pipraskō
    6. V-NAP····
    7. ˓to_be˒ sold
    8. ˓to_be˒ sold
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12516
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12517
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12518
    1. wife
    2. wife
    3. 11350
    5. gunē
    6. N-····AFS
    7. wife
    8. wife
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12519
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12521
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····ANP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12522
    1. children
    2. children
    3. 50430
    5. teknon
    6. N-····ANP
    7. children
    8. children
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12524
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12525
    1. all things
    2. -
    3. 39560
    5. pas
    6. S-····ANP
    7. all ‹things›
    8. all ‹things›
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12526
    1. as many as
    2. -
    3. 37450
    5. hosos
    6. R-····ANP
    7. as_many_as
    8. as_many_as
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12527
    1. was having
    2. -
    3. 21920
    5. eχō
    6. V-IIA3··S
    7. ˓was˒ having
    8. ˓was˒ having
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12528
    1. and payment
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and ‹payment›
    8. and ‹payment›
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12530
    1. to be given back
    2. -
    3. 5910
    5. apodidō
    6. V-NAP····
    7. ˓to_be˒ given_back
    8. ˓to_be˒ given_back
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 12532

OET (OET-LV) But of_him not having means to_give_back, the master commanded him to_be_sold, and the wife, and the children, and all things as_many_as was_having, and payment to_be_given_back.

OET (OET-RV) but since he had no way of repaying it, the master commanded for him and his wife and children and all their possessions to be sold to help pay off the debt.

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.

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