YHN 5:47 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) But since you don’t really believe his writings, you’re not at all likely to believe me.”

Key: khaki:verbs, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
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 But if you do not believe the writings of that one, how will you believe my words?”

UST Since you do not even trust what Moses wrote, you cannot possibly trust what I have said to you!”

AICNT But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”

OEB but, if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my teaching?’

LSB But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”

WEBBE But if you don’t believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET But if you do not believe what Moses wrote, how will you believe my words?”

LSV but if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My sayings?”

FBV But since you don't trust what he said, why would you trust what I say?”

TCNT But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”

T4T But because you did not believe what he wrote about me, ◄you will certainly not believe what I say!/how will you believe what I say?► [RHQ]”

LEB But if you do not believe that one’s writings, how will you believe my words?”

BBE If you have no belief in his writings, how will you have belief in my words?

Moff But if you do not believe what he wrote, how will you ever believe what I say?"

Wymth But if you disbelieve his writings, how are you to believe my words?"
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ASV But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

DRA But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?

YLT but if his writings ye believe not, how shall ye believe my sayings?'

Drby But if ye do not believe his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

RV But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
(But if ye/you_all believe not his writings, how shall ye/you_all believe my words? )

SLT And if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

Wbstr But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

KJB-1769 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
( But if ye/you_all believe not his writings, how shall ye/you_all believe my words? )

KJB-1611 But if ye beleeue not his writings, how shall ye beleeue my words?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps But yf ye beleue not his wrytynges, howe shall ye beleue my wordes?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Gnva But if ye beleeue not his writings, how shall ye beleeue my wordes?
(But if ye/you_all believe not his writings, how shall ye/you_all believe my words? )

Cvdl But yf ye beleue not his wrytinges, how shal ye beleue my wordes?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

TNT But now ye beleve not his writinge: how shall ye beleve my wordes.
(But now ye/you_all believe not his writinge: how shall ye/you_all believe my words. )

Wycl But if ye bileuen not to hise lettris, hou schulen ye bileue to my wordis?
(But if ye/you_all believen not to his lettris, how should ye/you_all believe to my words?)

Luth So ihr aber seinen Schriften nicht glaubet, wie werdet ihr meinen Worten glauben?
(So you(pl)/their/her but his writingen not believes, as/like become you(pl)/their/her my words believe?)

ClVg Si autem illius litteris non creditis, quomodo verbis meis credetis?
(When/But_if however of_that litteris not/no you_believe, how with_words mine believetis? )

UGNT εἰ δὲ τοῖς ἐκείνου γράμμασιν οὐ πιστεύετε, πῶς τοῖς ἐμοῖς ῥήμασιν πιστεύσετε?
(ei de tois ekeinou grammasin ou pisteuete, pōs tois emois ɽaʸmasin pisteusete?)

SBL-GNT εἰ δὲ τοῖς ἐκείνου γράμμασιν οὐ πιστεύετε, πῶς τοῖς ἐμοῖς ῥήμασιν πιστεύσετε;
(ei de tois ekeinou grammasin ou pisteuete, pōs tois emois ɽaʸmasin pisteusete;)

RP-GNT Εἰ δὲ τοῖς ἐκείνου γράμμασιν οὐ πιστεύετε, πῶς τοῖς ἐμοῖς ῥήμασιν πιστεύσετε;
(Ei de tois ekeinou grammasin ou pisteuete, pōs tois emois ɽaʸmasin pisteusete;)

TC-GNT Εἰ δὲ τοῖς ἐκείνου γράμμασιν οὐ πιστεύετε, πῶς τοῖς ἐμοῖς ῥήμασι πιστεύσετε;
(Ei de tois ekeinou grammasin ou pisteuete, pōs tois emois ɽaʸmasi pisteusete; )

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

SOTN SIL Open Translation Notes:

Section 5:30–47: Jesus told about others who told the truth about himself

Jesus told the Pharisees about those who testified about him. Those witnesses were John the Baptist, the works that the Father gave him to do, and the Father himself. The Father spoke about him in the Old Testament.

Here are some other possible section headings:

Jesus told about what testified about the truth about him

There were those who confirmed the truth about Jesus

Witnesses for Jesus

Paragraph 5:45–47

Moses had written in the Scriptures that God would send another prophet like him. He also wrote that the people must believe and obey that other prophet. In this paragraph, Jesus implied that he was that other prophet, but the people refused to accept him.

5:47a–b

But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?: This is a rhetorical question. Jesus used it as a strong statement and a rebuke. Jesus rebuked the religious leaders for not believing what Moses wrote and not believing what he said either. Refusing to believe Jesus meant that they also refused to believe Moses.

Here are three ways to translate this rebuke:

Use a rhetorical question. For example:
But since you don’t believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say? (NLT)
Use a statement. For example:
And because you do not believe what Moses wrote, you will not believe what I say.
You really do not believe what he wrote so you do/can not believe what I say.
Use both a statement and a rhetorical question. For example:
You do not believe what Moses wrote. So how can you believe what I say?

Translate this rhetorical question in a way that is natural in your language.

5:47a

But since you do not believe what he wrote,

But because you^(plur) do not believe what he wrote,
But because you^(plur) do not trust his writings,

But: The Greek conjunction the BSB translates as But marks contrast. The contrast is between what would happen if they believed Moses (in 5:46) and what would happen if they did not believe Moses (5:47). Even though the Jewish leaders said that they believed Moses, Jesus said that they did not really believe him. And because they did not really believe Moses, they could not believe Jesus.

since: This conjunction introduces a condition that was fulfilled. Here is another way to translate this word:

because

you do not believe what he wrote: Jesus was saying that the religious leaders did not believe what Moses had written about the prophet who would come. (See the note on “he wrote about me” at 5:46b).

he: This pronoun refers to Moses. In some languages it is more natural to make this explicit. For example:

if you don’t believe what Moses wrote (NCV)

5:47b

how will you believe what I say?”

how can you^(plur) ever believe what I say?”
you^(plur) will not believe what I say.”

how will you believe what I say: This clause indicates that because they did not meet the condition, the religious leaders could not believe in Jesus. Unless they believed what Moses wrote, they would not be able to believe Jesus’ words. For example:

how can you believe what I say (NCV)

you will not/never be able to believe what I say

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἰ & οὐ πιστεύετε

if & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ Δέ τοῖς ἐκείνου γράμμασιν οὒ πιστεύετε πῶς τοῖς ἐμοῖς ῥήμασιν πιστεύσετε)

John records Jesus speaking as if this were a hypothetical possibility, but he means that it is actually true. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might think that what Jesus is saying is not certain, then you could translate his words as an affirmative statement. Alternate translation: [Since you do not believe]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

πῶς τοῖς ἐμοῖς ῥήμασιν πιστεύσετε?

how ¬the ˱in˲_my words ˱you_all˲_˓will_be˒_believing

Jesus is using the question form for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate his words as a statement or an exclamation and communicate the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [you will certainly never believe my words!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τοῖς ἐμοῖς ῥήμασιν

˱in˲_the ¬the ˱in˲_my words

Here, words refers to what Jesus said to these Jewish leaders. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [what I have told you]

Parallel YHN 5:47

Section 5:30–47: Jesus told about others who told the truth about himself

Paragraph 5:45–47

5:47a–b

5:47a

5:47b