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OET interlinear MARK 10:18

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SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

    1. Greek word
    2. Greek lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NMS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30749
    1. Δέ
    2. de
    3. And
    4. -
    5. 11610
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y29
    11. 30750
    1. Ἰησοῦς
    2. iēsous
    3. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    4. -
    5. 24240
    6. N····NMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y29; F30798
    11. 30751
    1. εἶπεν
    2. legō
    3. said
    4. -
    5. 30040
    6. VIAA3··S
    7. said
    8. said
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30752
    1. αὐτῷ
    2. autos
    3. to him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3DMS
    7. ˱to˲ him
    8. ˱to˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30753
    1. Τί
    2. ti
    3. Why
    4. -
    5. 50845
    6. D·······
    7. why
    8. why
    9. D
    10. Y29
    11. 30754
    1. μέ
    2. egō
    3. me
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1A·S
    7. me
    8. me
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30755
    1. λέγεις
    2. legō
    3. are you calling
    4. -
    5. 30040
    6. VIPA2··S
    7. ˱you˲ ˓are˒ calling
    8. ˱you˲ ˓are˒ calling
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30756
    1. ἀγαθόν
    2. agathos
    3. good
    4. -
    5. 180
    6. S····AMS
    7. good
    8. good
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30757
    1. Οὐδείς
    2. oudeis
    3. No one is
    4. -
    5. 37620
    6. R····NMS
    7. no_one ‹is›
    8. no_one ‹is›
    9. S
    10. Y29
    11. 30758
    1. ἀγαθός
    2. agathos
    3. good
    4. -
    5. 180
    6. S····NMS
    7. good
    8. good
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30759
    1. εἰ
    2. ei
    3. except
    4. -
    5. 14870
    6. C·······
    7. except
    8. except
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30760
    1. μή
    2. mē
    3. not/lest
    4. -
    5. 33610
    6. D·······
    7. ¬not/lest
    8. ¬not/lest
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30761
    1. μόνος
    2. monos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 34410
    6. E····NMS
    7. only
    8. only
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 30762
    1. εἱς
    2. heis
    3. one
    4. -
    5. 15200
    6. E····NMS
    7. one
    8. one
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30763
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NMS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30764
    1. Θεός
    2. theos
    3. god
    4. God
    5. 23160
    6. N····NMS
    7. god
    8. God
    9. GN
    10. Y29; Person=God
    11. 30765

OET (OET-LV) And the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said to_him:
Why are_you_calling me good?
No_one is good, except not/lest one the god.

OET (OET-RV) He answered, “Why do you call me good? No person is good—only God is.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 10:17–31: Jesus taught about entering the kingdom of God

A young man asked Jesus how he could obtain eternal life. Jesus gave an answer that was well known to Jews. He told the man to obey God’s commands. The man said that he had been obeying God’s commands since he was a child.

Jesus then told the young man that he still needed to do one thing (10:21). He needed to give away his riches and follow Jesus. But the young man did not follow Jesus’ advice. The man was rich (10:22). He valued his riches too highly to give them up to follow Jesus.

Jesus used the young man as an example to explain that it is hard for rich people to devote themselves to God and his kingdom (10:23–25). He said that unless God makes it possible, neither a rich person nor anyone else is able to enter heaven (10:27).

Jesus promised that those who had left their possessions and family behind to serve him would receive great rewards (10:29–31).

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Jesus taught that riches make it difficult to obtain eternal life

A Rich Young Man’s Question (NCV)

The rich young man (NJB)

Riches hinder rather than help in seeking to enter the kingdom of God

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 19:16–30 and Luke 18:18–30.

10:18a

“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied.

Why do you call Me good?: This is a rhetorical question. It is a mild rebuke. It probably indicates that Jesus wanted the man to think about what it meant to say that Jesus was good. He wanted the man to think about who Jesus was.

There are at least two ways to translate this rebuke:

Use whichever form is most natural to express this rebuke in your language.

Jesus replied: The BSB places the words Jesus replied in the middle of Jesus’ response. In Greek, Jesus replied comes before the rhetorical question. Put the words Jesus replied in a place that is natural in your language.

10:18b

“No one is good except God alone.

No one is good except God alone: The expression No one is good except God alone means “God is the only one who is truly good.” Jesus was not saying here that he himself was sinful. He was encouraging the rich man to think about what he meant when he called Jesus “good.”

Here are some other ways to translate this expression:

Absolutely no one is good but God only.

Only God is truly good. (NLT)

General Comment on 10:18a–b

In some languages it may be more natural to change the order of 10:18a and 10:18b. For example:

Jesus answered, 18b“No one is good except God alone. 18aSo why do you call me good?”

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ Τί μέ λέγεις ἀγαθόν Οὐδείς ἀγαθός εἰ μή εἱς ὁ Θεός)

Here, the word But introduces what Jesus said in contrast to what the man said. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of contrast, or you could leave But untranslated. Alternate translation: [However,]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν? οὐδεὶς ἀγαθὸς, εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ Θεός

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ Τί μέ λέγεις ἀγαθόν Οὐδείς ἀγαθός εἰ μή εἱς ὁ Θεός)

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these sentences, since the second sentence gives the reason for the result that the first sentence describes. Alternate translation: [No one is good except one—God. So, why are you calling me good?]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν?

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ Τί μέ λέγεις ἀγαθόν Οὐδείς ἀγαθός εἰ μή εἱς ὁ Θεός)

Jesus is using the question form to rebuke the man for calling another human good without thinking carefully about it. Jesus is not denying that he is good, but he wants the man to think about it more carefully. 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: [You are calling me good without thinking carefully.] or [You do not understand what you are saying when you call me good!]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-exceptions

οὐδεὶς ἀγαθὸς, εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ Θεός

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ Τί μέ λέγεις ἀγαθόν Οὐδείς ἀγαθός εἰ μή εἱς ὁ Θεός)

If, in your language, it would appear that Jesus was making a statement here and then contradicting it, you could reword this to avoid using an exception clause. Alternate translation: [Only one is good—God] or [No person is good—only God is good]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

10:18 Jesus’ reply has troubled interpreters for centuries. Jesus was probably objecting to the man’s loose application of the term good to any human being, since ultimate goodness and perfection belong to God alone. Without in any way denying his own goodness, Jesus wanted to focus the rich man’s attention on God. The rich man wanted to enter the Kingdom of God, and Jesus was contrasting God’s goodness with the man’s own human sinfulness.

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Greek word
    5. Greek lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. And
    2. -
    3. 11610
    4. S
    5. de
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y29
    11. 30750
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NMS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30749
    1. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    2. -
    3. 24240
    4. UN
    5. iēsous
    6. N-····NMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y29; F30798
    11. 30751
    1. said
    2. -
    3. 30040
    5. legō
    6. V-IAA3··S
    7. said
    8. said
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30752
    1. to him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3DMS
    7. ˱to˲ him
    8. ˱to˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30753
    1. Why
    2. -
    3. 50845
    4. D
    5. ti
    6. D-·······
    7. why
    8. why
    9. D
    10. Y29
    11. 30754
    1. are you calling
    2. -
    3. 30040
    5. legō
    6. V-IPA2··S
    7. ˱you˲ ˓are˒ calling
    8. ˱you˲ ˓are˒ calling
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30756
    1. me
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1A·S
    7. me
    8. me
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30755
    1. good
    2. -
    3. 180
    5. agathos
    6. S-····AMS
    7. good
    8. good
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30757
    1. No one is
    2. -
    3. 37620
    4. S
    5. oudeis
    6. R-····NMS
    7. no_one ‹is›
    8. no_one ‹is›
    9. S
    10. Y29
    11. 30758
    1. good
    2. -
    3. 180
    5. agathos
    6. S-····NMS
    7. good
    8. good
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30759
    1. except
    2. -
    3. 14870
    5. ei
    6. C-·······
    7. except
    8. except
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30760
    1. not/lest
    2. -
    3. 33610
    5. mē
    6. D-·······
    7. ¬not/lest
    8. ¬not/lest
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30761
    1. one
    2. -
    3. 15200
    5. heis
    6. E-····NMS
    7. one
    8. one
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30763
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NMS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y29
    11. 30764
    1. god
    2. God
    3. 23160
    4. GN
    5. theos
    6. N-····NMS
    7. god
    8. God
    9. GN
    10. Y29; Person=God
    11. 30765

OET (OET-LV) And the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said to_him:
Why are_you_calling me good?
No_one is good, except not/lest one the god.

OET (OET-RV) He answered, “Why do you call me good? No person is good—only God is.

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

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