OET interlinear MAT 21:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

ἐὰν & εἴπωμεν, ἐξ ἀνθρώπων, φοβούμεθα τὸν ὄχλον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐάν Δέ εἴπωμεν Ἐξ ἀνθρώπων φοβούμεθα τόν ὄχλον πάντες γάρ ὡς προφήτην ἔχουσιν τόν Ἰωάννην)

The chief priests and elders use an imaginary situation to help them decide how to answer the question. Use a natural method in your language for introducing an imaginary situation. Alternate translation: [imagine that we say, ‘From men.’ In that case, we fear the crowd]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

ἐὰν & εἴπωμεν, ἐξ ἀνθρώπων

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐάν Δέ εἴπωμεν Ἐξ ἀνθρώπων φοβούμεθα τόν ὄχλον πάντες γάρ ὡς προφήτην ἔχουσιν τόν Ἰωάννην)

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [if we say that it was from men]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἐξ ἀνθρώπων

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐάν Δέ εἴπωμεν Ἐξ ἀνθρώπων φοβούμεθα τόν ὄχλον πάντες γάρ ὡς προφήτην ἔχουσιν τόν Ἰωάννην)

Although the term men is masculine, Jesus is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: [From humans]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

φοβούμεθα τὸν ὄχλον, πάντες γὰρ ὡς προφήτην ἔχουσιν τὸν Ἰωάννην

˱we˲_˓are˒_fearing (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐάν Δέ εἴπωμεν Ἐξ ἀνθρώπων φοβούμεθα τόν ὄχλον πάντες γάρ ὡς προφήτην ἔχουσιν τόν Ἰωάννην)

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these clauses, since the second clause gives the reason for the result that the first clause describes. Alternate translation: [the crowd regards John as a prophet, so we fear them all]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὸν ὄχλον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐάν Δέ εἴπωμεν Ἐξ ἀνθρώπων φοβούμεθα τόν ὄχλον πάντες γάρ ὡς προφήτην ἔχουσιν τόν Ἰωάννην)

Matthew implies that the chief priests and elders feared what the crowd would do if they answered in this way. They might have rioted or attacked them. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [what the crowd would do] or [that the crowd might riot]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

πάντες & ἔχουσιν

all & ˓are˒_having

The chief priests and elders say all here as an overstatement for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [most of them regard]