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OET (OET-LV) Therefore you_all _may_ not _be_likened to_them, because/for the god the father of_you_all has_known what things you_all_are_having need before the time you_all to_request him.
OET (OET-RV) There’s no need to be like them because God your father already knows your needs before you even ask him.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
οὖν
therefore
Here, the word Therefore introduces a conclusion based on what Jesus implied in the previous verse. He implied that repeating words does not cause God to listen, and so (Therefore) his disciples should not act like the “Gentiles,” who repeat words when they pray. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of conclusion, or you could leave Therefore untranslated. Alternate translation: “Since they are not heard because of their repetitions” or “Because they are wrong about that”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
μὴ & ὁμοιωθῆτε αὐτοῖς
not & ˱you_all˲_/may_be/_likened ˱to˲_them
When Jesus says that his disciples should not be like them, he means that his disciples should not pray as they do. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express that explicitly. Alternate translation: “you should not pray in the ways that they pray”
Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
γὰρ
for
Here, the word for introduces a reason why Jesus’ disciples should not repeat themselves as the Gentiles do. Jesus tells them that God already knows what they need, so they do not need to worry about being heard, as the Gentiles do. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason, or you could leave for untranslated. Alternate translation: “since”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ὁ Πατὴρ ὑμῶν
the the Father ˱of˲_you_all
This is a figurative expression. God is not the Father of humans in the same actual way that he is the Father of Jesus. Even so, it would probably be best to translate Father with the same word that your language would naturally use to refer to a human father. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that this means God. Alternate translation: “God, who is your Father,”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
πρὸ τοῦ ὑμᾶς αἰτῆσαι αὐτόν
before the_‹time› you_all /to/_request him
Here Jesus implies that his disciples are asking God about the need that they have. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “before you ask him about that need”
6:7-8 God cannot be coaxed by endless repetition. The Lord’s Prayer (6:9-13) is a model of simplicity in contrast with pagan wordiness.
OET (OET-LV) Therefore you_all _may_ not _be_likened to_them, because/for the god the father of_you_all has_known what things you_all_are_having need before the time you_all to_request him.
OET (OET-RV) There’s no need to be like them because God your father already knows your needs before you even ask him.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.