OET interlinear MAT 19:29

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-textvariants

ἢ γυναῖκα

or or or or or wife

Many ancient manuscripts read or wife. The ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts do not include these words. If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of the ULT.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἕνεκεν τοῦ ἐμοῦ ὀνόματός

on_account the ˱of˲_me (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ πᾶς ὅστις ἀφῆκεν οἰκίας ἢ ἀδελφοὺς ἢ ἀδελφὰς ἢ πατέρα ἢ μητέρα ἢ γυναῖκα ἢ τέκνα ἢ ἀγροὺς ἕνεκεν τοῦ ἐμοῦ ὀνόματος ἑκατονταπλασίονα λήμψεται καὶ ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσει)

Here, name represents the person whose name it is. Jesus means that they have left all these things 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: “for my sake”

Note 3 topic: translate-numbers

ἑκατονταπλασίονα

hundred_fold

Here Jesus is using a round number (100) indicates a large number of times. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an expression for a large number or state more explicitly that 100 is a round number. Alternate translation: “very many times as much” or “something like 100 times as much”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσει

life eternal /will_be/_inheriting

Here the author speaks as if these people were children who would receive property from a relative. He speaks in this way to indicate that these people will receive eternal life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “will receive eternal life” or “will be given eternal life”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσει

life eternal /will_be/_inheriting

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of life, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “will be able to live eternally”