OET interlinear MARK 3:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parables

καὶ ἐὰν οἰκία ἐφ’ ἑαυτὴν μερισθῇ, οὐ δυνήσεται ἡ οἰκία ἐκείνη σταθῆναι

and if /a/_house against itself /may_be/_divided not /will_be/_able ¬the house that /to_be/_established

To teach the people, Jesus offers a second story or illustration. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: “Listen to another illustration: If a house has been divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

ἐὰν οἰκία ἐφ’ ἑαυτὴν μερισθῇ, οὐ δυνήσεται ἡ οἰκία ἐκείνη σταθῆναι

if /a/_house against itself /may_be/_divided not /will_be/_able ¬the house that /to_be/_established

Here Jesus uses an imaginary situation to help explain what would happen if a house were divided against itself. Use a natural method in your language for introducing an imaginary situation. Alternate translation: “imagine a house that has been divided against itself. That house will not be able to stand”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

οἰκία ἐφ’ ἑαυτὴν μερισθῇ

/a/_house against itself /may_be/_divided

Here, the word house represents the people who live in that house. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “people in one house have been divided against each other”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐφ’ ἑαυτὴν μερισθῇ

against itself /may_be/_divided

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “attacks itself”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οὐ δυνήσεται & σταθῆναι

not /will_be/_able & /to_be/_established

Here, the phrase will not be able to stand means that the house will not exist much longer. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “will fall” or “will no longer exist”