OET interlinear MAT 23:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-textvariants

οὐαὶ δὲ ὑμῖν, γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι, ὑποκριταί! ὅτι κατεσθίετε τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν, καὶ προφάσει μακρὰ προσευχόμενοι. διὰ τοῦτο λήμψεσθε περισσότερον κρίμα

(ouai de humin, grammateis kai Farisaioi, hupokritai! hoti katesthiete tas oikias tōn ⱪaʸrōn, kai profasei makra proseuⱪomenoi. dia touto laʸmpsesthe perissoteron krima)

See the discussion of textual issues at the end of the General Notes to this chapter to decide whether to include this verse in your translation. The notes below discuss translation issues in this verse, for those who decide to include it.

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

(de)

Here, the word But introduces the next thing that Jesus wants to say. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next topic, or you could leave But untranslated. Alternate translation: “Next,”

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

οὐαὶ & ὑμῖν, γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι, ὑποκριταί! ὅτι κατεσθίετε τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν, καὶ προφάσει μακρὰ προσευχόμενοι. διὰ τοῦτο λήμψεσθε περισσότερον κρίμα

(ouai & humin, grammateis kai Farisaioi, hupokritai! hoti katesthiete tas oikias tōn ⱪaʸrōn, kai profasei makra proseuⱪomenoi. dia touto laʸmpsesthe perissoteron krima)

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these sentences, since the second and third sentences give the reason for the result that the first sentence describes. Alternate translation: “you, scribes and Pharisees, devour the houses of widows, and for a pretext praying at length. For this reason, you will receive greater judgment. So woe to you, hypocrites!”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

κατεσθίετε τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν

(katesthiete tas oikias tōn ⱪaʸrōn)

Here Jesus speaks as if the scribes and Pharisees were devouring or eating the houses of widows. He means that they are taking the houses away from the widows. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “you take the houses of widows” or “you defraud widows of their houses”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν

(tas oikias tōn ⱪaʸrōn)

Jesus speaks of the houses of widows to mean their wealth and possessions, which they would have in their houses. If it would be helpful in your language, you state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “everything that widows own”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

προφάσει

(profasei)

Here, the phrase for a pretext could mean: (1) that the scribes and Pharisees are using long prayers to try to look godly. Alternate translation: “in order to seem godly” (2) that the scribes are Pharisees are using their long prayers to hide or cover up how they devour the houses of widows. Alternate translation: “to cover that up” or “to disguise what they do”

Note 7 topic: writing-pronouns

διὰ τοῦτο

(dia touto)

The pronoun this refers to how the scribes and Pharisees devour widows’ houses while they are also praying at length. If this is not clear for your readers, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “Because you do those things”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

λήμψεσθε περισσότερον κρίμα

(laʸmpsesthe perissoteron krima)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of judgment, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “you will be judged more severely”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

περισσότερον κρίμα

(perissoteron krima)

Here Jesus implies that these scribes and Pharisees will receive greater judgment than they would have if they had not pretended to be godly. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “you will receive greater judgment than people who do not pretend to be godly”