YHN 16:2 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) First they will ban you all from their religious services, then there’s a time coming when people will kill you thinking they’re actually doing a sacred service to God,

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT They will cause you to be put out of the synagogues. But an hour is coming for everyone having killed you to think he offers a service to God.

UST The Jews who oppose me will ban you from entering the Jewish meeting places. Yet something even worse will happen. The time is coming when all the people who will kill you will think that they are pleasing God by doing so.

BSB They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.

BLB They will put you out of the synagogues; but an hour is coming that everyone having killed you will think it is to offer a service to God.

AICNT “They will make you outcasts from the synagogue; but an hour is coming when everyone who kills [you][fn] will think they are offering service to God.

16:2, you: Absent from Codex Vaticanus.

OEB They will expel you from their synagogues; indeed the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think that they are making an offering to God.

WEBBE They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET They will put you out of the synagogue, yet a time is coming when the one who kills you will think he is offering service to God.

LSV They will put you out of the synagogues, but an hour comes that everyone who has killed you may think to offer service to God;

FBV They will expel you from the synagogues—in fact the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing God a service.

TCNT They will put you out of the synagogues; indeed, an hour is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering service to God.

T4T They will not allow you to worship in ◄synagogues/their meeting places►. In fact, there will be a time when anyone who kills you will think that he is serving God by doing that.

LEB _⌊They will expel you from the synagogue_⌋,[fn] but an hour is coming that everyone who kills you will think they are offering service to God.

16:2 Literally “they will make you expelled from the synagogue”

BBE They will put you out of the Synagogues: yes, the time is coming when whoever puts you to death will have the belief that he is doing God's pleasure.

Moff They will excommunicate you; indeed the time is coming when anyone who kills you will imagine he is performing a service to God.

Wymth You will be excluded from the synagogues; nay more, the time is coming when any one who has murdered one of you will suppose he is offering service to God.

ASV They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you shall think that he offereth service unto God.

DRA They will put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you, will think that he doth a service to God.

YLT out of the synagogues they will put you; but an hour doth come, that every one who hath killed you, may think to offer service unto God;

Drby They shall put you out of the synagogues; but the hour is coming that every one who kills you will think to render service to [fn]God;

16.2 Elohim

RV They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you shall think that he offereth service unto God.
(They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh/comes, that whosoever killeth/kills you shall think that he offereth/offers service unto God. )

SLT They shall make you excluded from the synagogue: but the hour comes that every one having slain you should think to bring service to God.

Wbstr They shall put you out of the synagogues: yes, the time cometh, that whoever killeth you, will think that he doeth God service.

KJB-1769 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
( They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh/comes, that whosoever killeth/kills you will think that he doth/does God service. )

KJB-1611 They shall put you out of the Synagogues: yea, the time commeth, that whosoeuer killeth you, will thinke that hee doeth God seruice.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps They shall excomunitate you: yea the time shall come, that who so euer kylleth you, wyll thynke that he doth God seruice.
(They shall excomunitate you: yea the time shall come, that whoso/whoever ever killeth/kills you, will think that he doth/does God service.)

Gnva They shall excommunicate you: yea, the time shall come, that whosoeuer killeth you, will thinke that he doeth God seruice.
(They shall excommunicate you: yea, the time shall come, that whosoever killeth/kills you, will think that he doth/does God service. )

Cvdl They shal excomunicate you. The tyme commeth, that who soeuer putteth you to death, shal thynke that he doth seruyce vnto God.
(They shall excomunicate you. The time cometh/comes, that who soever putteth/puts you to death, shall think that he doth/does service unto God.)

TNT They shall excommunicat you: ye the tyme shall come that whosoever killeth you will thinke that he doth God service.
(They shall excommunicat you: ye/you_all the time shall come that whosoever killeth/kills you will think that he doth/does God service. )

Wycl Thei schulen make you with outen the synagogis, but the our cometh, that ech man that sleeth you, deme that he doith seruyce to God.
(They should make you without the synagogues, but the our cometh/comes, that each man that slayeth/slays/slaughters you, judge/judgement that he doth/does service to God.)

Luth Sie werden euch in den Bann tun. Es kommt aber die Zeit, daß, wer euch tötet, wird meinen, er tue GOtt einen Dienst daran.
(They/She become you in the Bann do/put. It comes but the time/period, that, who you kills, becomes myn, he do/act God a service(n) to_it.)

ClVg Absque synagogis facient vos: sed venit hora, ut omnis qui interficit vos arbitretur obsequium se præstare Deo.[fn]
(Without synagogues they_will_do you(pl): but he_came hour, as everyone who/which interficit you(pl) arbitretur obsequium himself beforestare to_God. )

16.2 Sed venit hora. Quasi dicat: Si pulsi ab eis tot acquiretis mihi (unde vobis gaudendum) ut non satis sit eis vos pellere. Sed non sinant vivere, ne omnes acquiratis, ut a Judaismo avertatis, in quo Deum Isræl credunt deseri et sancta sua.

16.2 But he_came hour. As_if let_him_say: When/But_if pulsi away to_them so_many acquiretis to_me (unde to_you(pl) gaudendum) as not/no enough be to_them you(pl) hide/skin(n)re. But not/no sinant to_live, not everyone acquiratis, as from Yudaismo turn_awayis, in/into/on where God Israel they_believe deseri and holy his_own.

UGNT ἀποσυναγώγους ποιήσουσιν ὑμᾶς; ἀλλ’ ἔρχεται ὥρα, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ ἀποκτείνας ὑμᾶς, δόξῃ λατρείαν προσφέρειν τῷ Θεῷ.
(aposunagōgous poiaʸsousin humas; all’ erⱪetai hōra, hina pas ho apokteinas humas, doxaʸ latreian prosferein tōi Theōi.)

SBL-GNT ἀποσυναγώγους ποιήσουσιν ὑμᾶς· ἀλλʼ ἔρχεται ὥρα ἵνα πᾶς ὁ ἀποκτείνας ὑμᾶς δόξῃ λατρείαν προσφέρειν τῷ θεῷ.
(aposunagōgous poiaʸsousin humas; allʼ erⱪetai hōra hina pas ho apokteinas humas doxaʸ latreian prosferein tōi theōi.)

RP-GNT Ἀποσυναγώγους ποιήσουσιν ὑμᾶς· ἀλλ' ἔρχεται ὥρα, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ ἀποκτείνας ὑμᾶς δόξῃ λατρείαν προσφέρειν τῷ θεῷ.
(Aposunagōgous poiaʸsousin humas; all' erⱪetai hōra, hina pas ho apokteinas humas doxaʸ latreian prosferein tōi theōi.)

TC-GNT Ἀποσυναγώγους ποιήσουσιν ὑμᾶς· ἀλλ᾽ ἔρχεται ὥρα, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ ἀποκτείνας ὑμᾶς δόξῃ λατρείαν προσφέρειν τῷ Θεῷ.
(Aposunagōgous poiaʸsousin humas; all erⱪetai hōra, hina pas ho apokteinas humas doxaʸ latreian prosferein tōi Theōi. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 15:18–16:4b The world would hate the disciples

Jesus warned the disciples that the world would hate them because they did not belong to the world. They now belonged to Jesus and because the world hated Jesus it would also hate them. And because the world hated Jesus, it also hated the Father. When the Holy Spirit came, he would tell about Jesus, and the disciples should tell what they know about him too. Jesus told them these things so that their faith would stay strong.

Here are some other possible section headings:

The world’s hate

The world’s hate for Jesus and his disciples

Paragraph 16:1–4b

Jesus continued to speak to his disciples to prepare them for his leaving them. In this paragraph he again warned them that unbelievers would persecute them.

16:2a

They will put you out of the synagogues.

They/Men will expel/ban you^(plur) from their places of worship.
The people/leaders of the synagogues will forbid you^(plur) to join them in synagogue activities.
“You^(plur) will not be allowed to worship in the/their synagogues.

They will put you out of the synagogues: This clause indicates that the Jews would not allow Jesus’ disciples to worship with the other Jews in the synagogues. This implies that they will no longer consider Jesus’ disciples to be faithful Jews. See the notes and how you translated similar phrases in 9:22b and 12:42c. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

They will ban you from the synagogue. (REB)

They will no longer consider you members of their worship houses.

They will exclude you from worship in the synagogues. (TH)

The Jewish people will not allow you to belong to their synagogues.

They will put you out of: The pronoun They refers to the Jewish leaders, or to the members of the synagogues, meaning Jews in general. They will forbid Jesus’ disciples from joining in Jewish community activities, especially worship. The phrase put you out means “cause you to leave” or “expel you (throw you out).” In some languages it may be natural to avoid using a subject like They that is not clear. You can do this by translating this clause with you as the subject and using a passive verb. For example:

You will not be allowed to join in

You will be expelled from (GNT)

the synagogues: This phrase refers to Jewish worship communities. In every town and village in Israel, people met together regularly for religious purposes. The building where the Jews gathered was called the synagogue. The group of people who met there was also called the synagogues. The main activities that took place in their meetings were reading and teaching the Scriptures, praying, and worshiping God.

People who believed in Jesus would be forbidden to join in at least some of these activities in any synagogue. See KBT synagogue. Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

their religious community

Jewish gatherings/meetings

See how you translated the word “synagogue” in 6:59, 9:22 and 12:42.

16:2b

In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.

And the time will come when people will kill you^(plur) and think they are serving God.
And then people will even kill you^(plur) because they think that honors/pleases God.

In fact: The Greek word that the BSB translates as In fact is a conjunction that usually introduces a strong contrast. In this context it introduces something much worse, more extreme, that shows people’s opposition to Jesus’ disciples. Connect 16:2a to 16:2b in a way that is natural in your language. For example:

Indeed (NRSV)

and (GNT)

Yes (NCV)

a time is coming: This expression means “sometime in the future.” For example:

the time will come (GNT)

it will happen that (TH)

anyone who kills you: The Greek expression that the BSB translates as anyone who kills you refers to all people who would persecute Jesus’ disciples. Here are other ways to translate this expression:

those who kill you (NRSV)

whoever kills you (ESV)

will think he is offering a service to God: This expression refers to the wrong thinking of the people who would kill Jesus’ disciples. They would think that God wanted these people to die and that they would serve God by killing them. But that would be totally wrong.

will think: This phrase introduces something that unbelievers will think. Their thinking would be wrong. In some languages it is more natural to make that clear. For example:

will wrongly think that

he is offering: This phrase refers to killing Jesus’ disciples. In some languages it may be natural to make this explicit. For example:

by killing you^(plur) he is offering

a service to God: The Greek word that the BSB translates as service here means “worship,” or “service,” or “religious rites.” These people would think that by killing the disciples they were worshiping or serving God. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

they are worshiping God

he is serving God (GNT)

they are honoring God

General Comment on 16:2b

In some languages it may be natural to translate what the people thought as a direct quotation. For example:

Those who kill you will think, “If we do this we will be offering worship to God.”

They will say to themselves, “By killing Jesus’ disciples we will honor/serve God.”

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Jesus’ Arrest, Trial, Crucifixion, and Burial

Matthew 26-27; Mark 14-15; Luke 22-23; John 13-19

On the Thursday before he was crucified, Jesus had arranged to share the Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room, traditionally thought to be located in the Essene Quarter of Jerusalem. After they finished the meal, they went to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples. There Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ own disciples, betrayed him to soldiers sent from the High Priest, and they took Jesus to the High Priest’s residence. In the morning the leading priests and teachers of the law put Jesus on trial and found him guilty of blasphemy. The council sent Jesus to stand trial for treason before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who resided at the Praetorium while in Jerusalem. The Praetorium was likely located at the former residence of Herod the Great, who had died over 30 years earlier. When Pilate learned that Jesus was from Galilee, he sent him to Herod Antipas, who had jurisdiction over Galilee. But when Jesus gave no answer to Herod’s many questions, Herod and his soldiers sent him back to Pilate, who conceded to the people’s demands that Jesus be crucified. Jesus was forced to carry his cross out of the city gate to Golgotha, meaning Skull Hill, referring to what may have been a small unquarried hill in the middle of an old quarry just outside the gate. After Jesus was unable to carry his cross any further, a man named Simon from Cyrene was forced to carry it for him. There at Golgotha they crucified Jesus. After Jesus died, his body was hurriedly taken down before nightfall and placed in a newly cut, rock tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Jewish high council. This tomb was likely located at the perimeter of the old quarry.

Parallel YHN 16:2

Section 15:18–16:4b The world would hate the disciples

Paragraph 16:1–4b

16:2a

16:2b

General Comment on 16:2b

Jesus’ Arrest, Trial, Crucifixion, and Burial