OET interlinear MARK 4:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

for

Here, the word For introduces a further explanation of what Jesus said in the previous verse about paying careful attention to what one hears. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of explanation, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: “Here is what I mean:” or “To put it another way,”

Note 2 topic: writing-proverbs

ὃς & ἔχει, δοθήσεται αὐτῷ; καὶ ὃς οὐκ ἔχει, καὶ ὃ ἔχει ἀρθήσεται ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ

whoever & /is/_having ˱it˲_/will_be_being/_given ˱to˲_him and who not /is/_having even what ˱he˲_/is/_having /will_be_being/_taken_away from him

Here, Jesus uses or invents a proverb in order to teach that people who have something usually gain more of it, while people who have very little usually lose everything. Translate this proverb in a way that will be recognized as a proverb and be meaningful in your language and culture. Alternate translation: “people who have things receive more, and people who do not have things lose what they used to have”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὃς & ἔχει, δοθήσεται αὐτῷ; καὶ ὃς οὐκ ἔχει, καὶ ὃ ἔχει ἀρθήσεται ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ

whoever & /is/_having ˱it˲_/will_be_being/_given ˱to˲_him and who not /is/_having even what ˱he˲_/is/_having /will_be_being/_taken_away from him

Here Jesus implies that what the person has or does not have is knowledge or understanding about the good news that Jesus proclaims. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “he who has understanding, it will be given to him, and he who does not have understanding, even what he has will be taken away from him” or “he who has knowledge about the gospel, more will be given to him, and he who does not have knowledge about the gospel, even what knowledge he has will be taken away from him”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

δοθήσεται & ἀρθήσεται

˱it˲_/will_be_being/_given & /will_be_being/_taken_away

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. If you need to say who does the action, it is clear from the context that it is God. Alternate translation: “God will give … God will take away”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ὃς & αὐτῷ & ὃς οὐκ ἔχει & ἔχει & αὐτοῦ

whoever & ˱to˲_him & who not /is/_having & ˱he˲_/is/_having & him

Although the terms he and him are masculine in this verse, Jesus is using the words in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use phrases that make this clear. Alternate translation: “the person who … to that person … the person who does not have … that person … him or her”

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

καὶ

and

Here, the word and introduces a person who does not have in contrast to the person who has. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of contrast. Alternate translation: “but”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

ὃς οὐκ ἔχει

whoever who not /is/_having

Jesus says he who does not have here as a generalization for emphasis. It is clear in the second half of the sentence that the person did have something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: “he who has almost nothing” or “he who does not have much”