Verse List for YAC 3:12

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OET (OET-RV) A fig tree can’t produce olives and a grape vine can’t produce figs, my brothers and sisters, just like a salty supply can’t give fresh water.

OET-LV Not is _able, brothers of _me, a_fig _tree olives to _produce or a_vine figs?
Nor salt sweet to _produce water.

ULT A fig tree is not able to make olives, is it, my brothers, or a grapevine, figs? Nor salty to make sweet water.

UST My fellow believers, a fig tree cannot produce olives. And a grapevine cannot produce figs. Nor can a salty source produce good water. Similarly, we should speak only what is good, and we should not speak what is evil.

BSB My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine [bear] figs? Neither [can] a salt [spring][fn] produce fresh water.

MSB My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine [bear] figs? In the same way, no spring can produce [both] salt water and fresh water.[fn]

BLB Is a fig tree able, my brothers, to produce olives? Or a vine, figs? Neither is a salt spring able to produce fresh water.

AICNT Can a fig tree, my brothers, produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? {Neither can salt water produce fresh}.[fn]

OEB Can a fig tree, my friends, bear olives? Or a vine bear figs? No, nor can a brackish well give good water.

WEBBE & WMBB Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.

NET Can a fig tree produce olives, my brothers and sisters, or a vine produce figs? Neither can a salt water spring produce fresh water.

LSV Is a fig tree able, my brothers, to make olives? Or a vine figs? Neither is salty [water able] to have made sweet water.

FBV My friends, a fig tree can't produce olives, and a vine can't produce figs, any more than a salt water spring can produce fresh water!

TCNT Can a fig tree, my brothers, produce olives, or a grapevine figs? [fn]In the same way, no spring can produce both salt water and fresh water.

T4T My fellow believers, a fig tree cannot [RHQ] produce olives. Nor can [RHQ] a grapevine produce figs. Neither can a salty spring produce good water. Similarly, we should say only good things, and we should not say evil things [MET].

LEB A fig tree is not able, my brothers, to produce olives, or a grapevine figs. Neither can a saltwater spring produce fresh water.

BBE Is a fig-tree able to give us olives, my brothers, or do we get figs from a vine, or sweet water from the salt sea?

Moff Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives? Or a vine, figs? No more can salt water yield fresh.

Wymth Can a fig-tree, my brethren, yield olives, or a vine yield figs? No; and neither can salt water yield sweet.

ASV can a fig tree, my brethren, yield olives, or a vine figs? neither can salt water yield sweet.

DRA Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear grapes; or the vine, figs? So neither can the salt water yield sweet.

YLT is a fig-tree able, my brethren, olives to make? or a vine figs? so no fountain salt and sweet water [is able] to make.

Drby Can, my brethren, a fig produce olives, or a vine figs? Neither [can] salt [water] make sweet water.

RV Can a fig tree, my brethren, yield olives, or a vine figs? neither can salt water yield sweet.
(Can a fig tree, my brethren/brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? neither can salt water yield sweet.)

SLT The fig tree, my brethren, cannot make olives, or the vine, figs: so no fountain can make salt and sweet water.

Wbstr Can the fig-tree, my brethren, bear olive-berries? or a vine, figs? so no fountain can yield both salt water and fresh.

KJB-1769 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
(Can the fig tree, my brethren/brothers, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.)

KJB-1611 Can y^e figtree, my brethren, beare oliue berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountaine both yeeld salt water & fresh.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Can the fygge tree, my brethren, beare oliue beries? either a vine beare figges? So can no fountayne geue both salt water and freshe also.
(Can the fig tree, my brethren/brothers, bear olive beries? either a vine bear figs? So can no fountain give both salt water and fresh also.)

Gnva Can ye figge tree, my brethren, bring forth oliues, either a vine figges? so can no fountaine make both salt water and sweete.
(Can ye/you_all fig tree, my brethren/brothers, bring forth olives, either a vine figs? so can no fountain make both salt water and sweet.)

Cvdl Can the fygge tree, my Brethren, beare oliue beries: ether a vyne beare fygges?
(Can the fig tree, my Brethren, bear olive beries: either a vine bear figs?)

TNT Can the fygge tree my Brethren beare olive beries: other a vyne beare fygges? So can no fountayne geve bothe salt water and fresshe also.
(Can the fig tree my Brethren bear olive beries: other a vine bear figs? So can no fountain give both salt water and fresshe also.)

Wycl My britheren, whether a fige tre may make grapis, ethir a vyne figus? So nethir salt watir mai make swete watir.
(My brethren/brothers, whether a fig tree may make grapes, either a vine figus? So neither salt water may make sweet water.)

Luth Kann auch, liebe Brüder, ein Feigenbaum Öl oder ein Weinstock Feigen tragen? Also kann auch ein Brunnen nicht salzig und süß Wasser geben.
(Can also, love(v) brothers, a fig_tree oil or a vine figs bear/carry? So can also a spring(n) not salzig and sweet/cute water give.)

ClVg Numquid potest, fratres mei, ficus uvas facere, aut vitis ficus? Sic neque salsa dulcem potest facere aquam.[fn]
(Is_it can, brothers my/mine, fig_tree grapes to_do, or grape-vine fig_tree? So nor salsa sweet/pleasantlym can to_do water.)

SR-GNT Μὴ δύναται, ἀδελφοί μου, συκῆ ἐλαίας ποιῆσαι ἢ ἄμπελος σῦκα; Οὔτε ἁλυκὸν γλυκὺ ποιῆσαι ὕδωρ. ‡

UGNT μὴ δύναται, ἀδελφοί μου, συκῆ ἐλαίας ποιῆσαι ἢ ἄμπελος σῦκα? οὔτε ἁλυκὸν γλυκὺ ποιῆσαι ὕδωρ.

SBL-GNT μὴ δύναται, ἀδελφοί μου, συκῆ ἐλαίας ποιῆσαι ἢ ἄμπελος σῦκα; ⸂οὔτε ἁλυκὸν⸃ γλυκὺ ποιῆσαι ὕδωρ.

RP-GNT Μὴ δύναται, ἀδελφοί μου, συκῆ ἐλαίας ποιῆσαι, ἢ ἄμπελος σῦκα; Οὕτως οὐδεμία πηγὴ ἁλυκὸν καὶ γλυκὺ ποιῆσαι ὕδωρ.

TC-GNT μὴ δύναται, ἀδελφοί μου, συκῆ ἐλαίας ποιῆσαι ἢ ἄμπελος σῦκα; [fn]οὕτως οὐδεμία πηγὴ ἁλυκὸν καὶ γλυκὺ ποιῆσαι ὕδωρ.