OET interlinear MAT 21:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἐλθόντος αὐτοῦ

˓having˒_come ˱with˲_him

In a context such as this, your language might say “gone” instead of come. Alternate translation: [when he had gone]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν

into (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐλθόντος αὐτοῦ εἰς τό ἱερόν προσῆλθον αὐτῷ διδάσκοντι οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καί οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ λέγοντες Ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιεῖς Καί τίς σοί ἔδωκεν τήν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην)

Matthew means that Jesus entered into the temple area. He does not mean that Jesus went into the most sacred parts of the temple building. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [into the temple courtyard]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ

the the elders ˱of˲_the people

Matthew implies that the people refers to the Jewish people group. These are elders who are respected among the Jewish people. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [the elders who lead the Jewish people]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

διδάσκοντι

teaching

Matthew indicates that Jesus is teaching. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [as he was teaching]

Note 5 topic: writing-quotations

λέγοντες

saying

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

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιεῖς? καὶ τίς σοι ἔδωκεν τὴν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐλθόντος αὐτοῦ εἰς τό ἱερόν προσῆλθον αὐτῷ διδάσκοντι οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καί οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ λέγοντες Ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιεῖς Καί τίς σοί ἔδωκεν τήν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην)

The question By what authority do you do these things and the question who gave you this authority could: (1) be two separate questions, the first asking about the nature of the authority and the second about who gave it to Jesus. Alternate translation: [By what kind of authority do you do these things, and who is the one who gave you this authority]; (2) both have the same meaning and be asked together to strongly question Jesus’ authority. If you choose this option, and if it would be helpful in your language, you could combine these two questions into one question. Alternate translation: [Who was it who gave you the authority to do these things]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιεῖς? καὶ τίς σοι ἔδωκεν τὴν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐλθόντος αὐτοῦ εἰς τό ἱερόν προσῆλθον αὐτῷ διδάσκοντι οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καί οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ λέγοντες Ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιεῖς Καί τίς σοί ἔδωκεν τήν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of authority, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [How are you empowered to do these things, and who empowered you in this way]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ταῦτα ποιεῖς

these_‹things› ˱you˲_˓are˒_doing

The phrase these things refers to what Jesus has done since he arrived in Jerusalem, including driving people out of the temple, healing people, and teaching. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [do you teach, heal, and drive people out of the temple]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

ποιεῖς & σοι

˱you˲_˓are˒_doing & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐλθόντος αὐτοῦ εἰς τό ἱερόν προσῆλθον αὐτῷ διδάσκοντι οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καί οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ λέγοντες Ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιεῖς Καί τίς σοί ἔδωκεν τήν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην)

Since the chief priests and the elders are talking to Jesus, the words you and you here are singular.