OET interlinear MAT 28:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

πορευθέντες οὖν

˓having_been˒_gone (Some words not found in SR-GNT: πορευθέντες Οὖν μαθητεύσατε παντᾶ τά ἔθνη βαπτίζοντες αὐτούς εἰς τό ὄνομα τοῦ Πατρός καί τοῦ Υἱοῦ καί τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος)

The word Therefore introduces what the disciples should do since Jesus has all authority (see [28:18](../28/18.md)). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that introduces a result or an inference. Alternate translation: [Because of that, having gone]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πορευθέντες

˓having_been˒_gone

Jesus means that the disciples should go to from where they were to many other places. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Having gone to many places] or [Having gone from here]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μαθητεύσατε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη

disciple (Some words not found in SR-GNT: πορευθέντες Οὖν μαθητεύσατε παντᾶ τά ἔθνη βαπτίζοντες αὐτούς εἰς τό ὄνομα τοῦ Πατρός καί τοῦ Υἱοῦ καί τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος)

Jesus means that the disciples should help or enable people from all the nations to become disciples too. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [make all the nations into my disciples] or [enable all the nations to become my disciples]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

πάντα τὰ ἔθνη

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: πορευθέντες Οὖν μαθητεύσατε παντᾶ τά ἔθνη βαπτίζοντες αὐτούς εἰς τό ὄνομα τοῦ Πατρός καί τοῦ Υἱοῦ καί τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος)

The word nations represents the people who live in those nations. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [people of all the nations]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

εἰς τὸ ὄνομα

in (Some words not found in SR-GNT: πορευθέντες Οὖν μαθητεύσατε παντᾶ τά ἔθνη βαπτίζοντες αὐτούς εἰς τό ὄνομα τοῦ Πατρός καί τοῦ Υἱοῦ καί τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος)

Jesus uses the word name here to refer to authority. What he means is that, when they baptize people, they should say the names of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit to indicate that they belong to God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could indicate that Jesus is referring to authority or belonging. Alternate translation: [under the authority] or [so that they are people]

Note 6 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples

τοῦ Πατρὸς & τοῦ Υἱοῦ

˱of˲_the ˱of˲_the ˱of˲_the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: πορευθέντες Οὖν μαθητεύσατε παντᾶ τά ἔθνη βαπτίζοντες αὐτούς εἰς τό ὄνομα τοῦ Πατρός καί τοῦ Υἱοῦ καί τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος)

Father and Son are important titles that describe the relationship between God the Father and Jesus his Son.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

τοῦ Υἱοῦ

˱of˲_the ˱of˲_the Son

Jesus is speaking about himself in the third person. If this would not be natural in your language, you could use the first person form. Alternate translation: [of me, who am the Son]