OET interlinear MAT 27:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

τὸ αἷμα αὐτοῦ ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ τέκνα ἡμῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἀποκριθείς πᾶς ὁ λαός εἶπεν Τό αἷμα αὐτοῦ ἐφʼ ἡμάς καί ἐπί τά τέκνα ἡμῶν)

The clause, His blood be on us and on our children, means that the crowd was accepting the responsibility for Jesus’ blood. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable clause or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [The responsibility for his blood will be on us and on our children]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὸ αἷμα αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἀποκριθείς πᾶς ὁ λαός εἶπεν Τό αἷμα αὐτοῦ ἐφʼ ἡμάς καί ἐπί τά τέκνα ἡμῶν)

Here, blood refers to the death of a person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. See how you expressed the idea in 27:4. Alternate translation: [His death]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἡμᾶς & ἡμῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἀποκριθείς πᾶς ὁ λαός εἶπεν Τό αἷμα αὐτοῦ ἐφʼ ἡμάς καί ἐπί τά τέκνα ἡμῶν)

Here, us and our refer to the people who were there, so us and our are exclusive. Your language may require you to mark these forms.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τὰ τέκνα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἀποκριθείς πᾶς ὁ λαός εἶπεν Τό αἷμα αὐτοῦ ἐφʼ ἡμάς καί ἐπί τά τέκνα ἡμῶν)

The word children could refer: (1) just to the people’s children. Alternate translation: [sons and daughters]; (2) to the people’s offspring or descendants in general. Alternate translation: [offspring] or [descendants]