OET interlinear MAT 24:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

τότε ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Τότε ἐάν τὶς ὑμῖν εἴπῃ Ἰδού ὧδε ὁ Χριστός ἤ Ὧδε μή πιστεύσητε)

Jesus speaks as if this were a hypothetical situation, but he means that it will happen. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might think that what Jesus is saying is uncertain, then you could translate his words as an affirmative statement. Alternate translation: [Then, although some people will say to you]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-time-simultaneous

τότε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Τότε ἐάν τὶς ὑμῖν εἴπῃ Ἰδού ὧδε ὁ Χριστός ἤ Ὧδε μή πιστεύσητε)

Here, the word Then could introduce something that will happen: (1) during the events that Jesus has been describing. Alternate translation: [During that time,]; (2) after the events that Jesus has been describing. Alternate translation: [After that time,]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

ὑμῖν εἴπῃ, ἰδοὺ, ὧδε ὁ Χριστός, ἤ ὧδε, μὴ πιστεύσητε

˱to˲_you_all ˓may˒_say (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Τότε ἐάν τὶς ὑμῖν εἴπῃ Ἰδού ὧδε ὁ Χριστός ἤ Ὧδε μή πιστεύσητε)

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [says to you that you should look because the Christ is there or there, you should not believe it]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἰδοὺ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Τότε ἐάν τὶς ὑμῖν εἴπῃ Ἰδού ὧδε ὁ Χριστός ἤ Ὧδε μή πιστεύσητε)

The word Behold draws the attention of the audience and asks them to look at something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express Behold with a word or phrase that asks the audience to look, or you could draw the audience’s attention in another way. Alternate translation: [Look] or [Listen]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

(Occurrence 2) ὧδε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Τότε ἐάν τὶς ὑμῖν εἴπῃ Ἰδού ὧδε ὁ Χριστός ἤ Ὧδε μή πιστεύσητε)

The person speaking is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [Here is the Christ]