OET interlinear MARK 8:36

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γὰρ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τί Γάρ ὠφελεῖ ἄνθρωπον κερδήσῃ τόν κόσμον ὅλον καί ζημιωθῆναι τήν ψυχήν αὐτοῦ)

Here, the word For introduces another basis for what Jesus said in [8:34](../08/34.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason or basis for a claim, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: [Another reason I say that is because] or [Even further,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

τί & ὠφελεῖ ἄνθρωπον, κερδήσῃ τὸν κόσμον ὅλον καὶ ζημιωθῆναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ?

what & ˱it˲_˓is˒_benefiting ˓a˒_person ˱he˲_˓may˒_gain (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τί Γάρ ὠφελεῖ ἄνθρωπον κερδήσῃ τόν κόσμον ὅλον καί ζημιωθῆναι τήν ψυχήν αὐτοῦ)

Jesus is using the question form to teach his disciples. 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: [a man benefits nothing if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life.] or [a man never benefits anything if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

τί & ὠφελεῖ ἄνθρωπον, κερδήσῃ τὸν κόσμον ὅλον καὶ ζημιωθῆναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ

what & ˱it˲_˓is˒_benefiting ˓a˒_person ˱he˲_˓may˒_gain (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τί Γάρ ὠφελεῖ ἄνθρωπον κερδήσῃ τόν κόσμον ὅλον καί ζημιωθῆναι τήν ψυχήν αὐτοῦ)

Here Jesus uses an imaginary situation to show that forfeiting one’s life is bad enough that gaining anything else cannot make up for it. Use a natural method in your language for introducing an imaginary situation. Alternate translation: [image a man who gained the whole world but forfeited his life. What does that man benefit]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἄνθρωπον & αὐτοῦ

˓a˒_person & ˱of˲_him

Although the terms man and his are masculine, 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: [a person … his or her]

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

καὶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τί Γάρ ὠφελεῖ ἄνθρωπον κερδήσῃ τόν κόσμον ὅλον καί ζημιωθῆναι τήν ψυχήν αὐτοῦ)

Here, the word and introduces something bad that happens in contrast to gaining the whole world. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of contrast. Alternate translation: [but]

τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τί Γάρ ὠφελεῖ ἄνθρωπον κερδήσῃ τόν κόσμον ὅλον καί ζημιωθῆναι τήν ψυχήν αὐτοῦ)

Alternate translation: [his soul]