OET interlinear MAT 6:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

διὰ τοῦτο

because_of this

Here, the phrase Because of this introduces a conclusion based on what Jesus said in the previous verse about how it is not possible to serve both God and wealth (6:24). In this verse, Jesus says that this means that his disciples should not worry about even basic things required for living. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a conclusion or inference. Alternate translation: [So] or [Therefore,]

λέγω ὑμῖν, μὴ μεριμνᾶτε

˱I˲_/am/_saying ˱to˲_you_all not /be/_worrying

Jesus uses the clause I say to you to emphasize what he is about to tell his disciples. Use a natural form in your language for emphasizing the truth and importance of a statement. Alternate translation: [I want you to know that you should not worry]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῇ ψυχῇ ὑμῶν & ἡ ψυχὴ

˱for˲_the life ˱of˲_you_all & the life

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of life, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [about being alive … being alive]

Note 3 topic: translate-textvariants

ἢ τί πίητε

or what ˱you_all˲_/may/_drink

Many ancient manuscripts read or what you might. The ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts do not include these words. 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 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

οὐχὶ ἡ ψυχὴ πλεῖόν ἐστι τῆς τροφῆς, καὶ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ ἐνδύματος?

not the life more_‹than› is the food and the body_‹than› the clothing

Jesus is using the question form to show that life and the body are more important than food and clothing. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: [Life is more than food, and the body, than clothing] or [Life is certainly more than food, and the body, than clothing!]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οὐχὶ ἡ ψυχὴ πλεῖόν ἐστι τῆς τροφῆς, καὶ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ ἐνδύματος

not the life more_‹than› is the food and the body_‹than› the clothing

Here Jesus is making comparisons about value or importance. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [Is not life more valuable than food, and the body more valuable than clothing]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

καὶ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ ἐνδύματος

and the body_‹than› the clothing

Jesus 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: [and is not the body more than clothing]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

τὸ σῶμα

the body_‹than›

The word body represents bodies in general, not one particular body. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural expression. Alternate translation: [bodies]