OET interlinear MARK 7:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

πάντα ταῦτα τὰ πονηρὰ ἔσωθεν ἐκπορεύεται

all these ¬the evil_‹things› inside /is/_going_out

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of evils, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “People do all these evil things because of what is within”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἐκπορεύεται

/is/_going_out

In a context such as this, your language might say “go” instead of come. Alternate translation: “go out”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐκπορεύεται

/is/_going_out

Here Jesus speaks as if evil deeds and desires go out from within a person. He means that these evil deeds and desires have their origin from the person, not from anything outside the person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar phrase in 7:21. Alternate translation: “spring” or “originate”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἔσωθεν

inside

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 the context if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “from within a person”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

τὸν ἄνθρωπον

the person

Although the term man is masculine, Jesus is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: “the person”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

τὸν ἄνθρωπον

the person

The word the man represents people in general, not one particular person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “a person”