OET interlinear MAT 21:44

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-textvariants

καὶ ὁ πεσὼν ἐπὶ τὸν λίθον τοῦτον, συνθλασθήσεται; ἐφ’ ὃν δ’ ἂν πέσῃ, λικμήσει αὐτόν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὁ πεσών ἐπί τόν λίθον τοῦτον συνθλασθήσεται ἐφʼ ὅν δʼ ἄν πέσῃ λικμήσει αὐτόν)

Many ancient manuscripts include this verse. The ULT follows that reading. Some ancient manuscripts do not include this verse. 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 / metaphor

ὁ πεσὼν ἐπὶ τὸν λίθον τοῦτον, συνθλασθήσεται; ἐφ’ ὃν δ’ ἂν πέσῃ, λικμήσει αὐτόν

the_‹one› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὁ πεσών ἐπί τόν λίθον τοῦτον συνθλασθήσεται ἐφʼ ὅν δʼ ἄν πέσῃ λικμήσει αὐτόν)

Jesus speaks of people who reject a person as if they had fallen on this stone and will be broken to pieces. He speaks of people whom this person punishes as if the stone fell on them and crushed them. Jesus is applying this quotation to himself as the stone. However, if possible, preserve the metaphor in your translation, or, if necessary, you could express the idea in simile form. Alternate translation: [people who have rejected the person I have mentioned are like people who fall on a stone and are broken to pieces. When the person I have mentioned punishes people, it is like a stone falling on them and crushing them]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὁ πεσὼν ἐπὶ τὸν λίθον τοῦτον, συνθλασθήσεται

the_‹one› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὁ πεσών ἐπί τόν λίθον τοῦτον συνθλασθήσεται ἐφʼ ὅν δʼ ἄν πέσῃ λικμήσει αὐτόν)

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 would be the stone. Alternate translation: [this stone will break to pieces the one having fallen on it]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὸν λίθον τοῦτον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὁ πεσών ἐπί τόν λίθον τοῦτον συνθλασθήσεται ἐφʼ ὅν δʼ ἄν πέσῃ λικμήσει αὐτόν)

Here, this stone is the same stone as in [21:42](../21/42.md). You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [that stone] or [the stone that became the head of the corner]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

ἐφ’ ὃν & ἂν πέσῃ, λικμήσει αὐτόν

on (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὁ πεσών ἐπί τόν λίθον τοῦτον συνθλασθήσεται ἐφʼ ὅν δʼ ἄν πέσῃ λικμήσει αὐτόν)

Jesus first introduces the person on whom the stone falls and then states what will happen to that person. If stating the topic and then referring back to it with the word him would be redundant in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [it will crush whomever it falls on]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

αὐτόν

him

Although the term him 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: [that person]