YHN 7:24 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Don’t just ‘judge’ things so that you yourselves look good, but judge impartially, seeking the best for others.”

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/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).

UST Stop judging me according to what you have seen! Rather, judge me according to what God says is right.”

AICNT Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”

OEB Do not judge by appearances; judge justly.’

LSB Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”

WEBBE Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgement.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Do not judge according to external appearance, but judge with proper judgment.”

LSV Do not judge according to appearance, but the righteous judgment judge.”

FBV Don't judge by appearances; decide what is right!”

TCNT Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with right judgment.”

T4T Stop deciding whether my healing this man is wrong according to what you see! Instead, decide according to what is really the right action to help people”!

LEB Do not judge according to outward appearance, but judge according to righteous judgment!”

BBE Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness.

Moff No Moff YHN (JHN) 7:24 verse available

Wymth Do not form superficial judgements, but form the judgements that are just."

ASV Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

DRA Judge not according to the appearance, but judge just judgment.

YLT judge not according to appearance, but the righteous judgment judge.'

Drby Judge not according to sight, but judge righteous judgment.

RV Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
(Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgement. )

SLT Judge not according to sight, but judge just judgment.

Wbstr Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

KJB-1769 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
( Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgement. )

KJB-1611 Iudge not according to the appearance, but iudge righteous iudgement.
(Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgement.)

Bshps Iudge not after the vtter appearaunce, but iudge with a ryghteous iudgement.
(Judge not after the utter appearance, but judge with a righteous judgement.)

Gnva Iudge not according to the appearance, but iudge righteous iudgement.
(Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgement. )

Cvdl Iudge not after the vtter appearauce, but iudge righteous iudgment.
(Judge not after the utter appearauce, but judge righteous judgement.)

TNT Iudge not after the vtter aperaunce: but iudge rightewes iudgement.
(Judge not after the utter aperaunce: but judge rightewes judgement. )

Wycl Nile ye deme aftir the face, but deme ye a riytful doom.
(Nile ye/you_all judge/judgement after the face, but judge/judgement ye/you_all a rightful judgement.)

Luth Richtet nicht nach dem Ansehen sondern richtet ein recht Gericht!
(Richtet not after to_him view/reputation rather directed a right court(n)/justice!)

ClVg Nolite judicare secundum faciem, sed justum judicium judicate.[fn]
(Don't to_judge after/second face, but just judgement judgese. )

7.24 Nolite judicare, etc. Non debetis mihi irasci de salvatione hominis in sabbato, sicut non irascemini de circumcisione in sabbato, quia non est judicandum secundum faciem, id est actionem personarum, ut quod licuit Moysi, mihi non liceat, sed justum judicium, id est, secundum veritatem rerum: qua cognita, nec me nec Moysen damnabitis, nec me contrarium illi dicetis. In quo illos arguit, nos instruit, ne in judicandis causis personas accipiamus, non quod pro diversitate graduum diversimode personas non honoremus.

7.24 Don't to_judge, etc. Not/No you_must to_me angerci from/about savedone of_man in/into/on on_the_sabbath, like not/no angercemini from/about circumcision in/into/on on_the_sabbath, because not/no it_is judgendum after/second face, that it_is action of_persons, as that licuit of_Moses, to_me not/no liceat, but just judgement, that it_is, after/second the_truth things: which cognita, but_not me but_not Moysen damnabitis, but_not me opposite/reverse them you_will_say. In where those argues, us instructs, not in/into/on judgendis reasons persons I_will_acceptus, not/no that for diversity steps diversimode persons not/no honourus.

UGNT μὴ κρίνετε κατ’ ὄψιν, ἀλλὰ τὴν δικαίαν κρίσιν κρίνετε.
(maʸ krinete kat’ opsin, alla taʸn dikaian krisin krinete.)

SBL-GNT μὴ κρίνετε κατʼ ὄψιν, ἀλλὰ τὴν δικαίαν κρίσιν ⸀κρίνετε.
(maʸ krinete katʼ opsin, alla taʸn dikaian krisin ⸀krinete.)

RP-GNT Μὴ κρίνετε κατ' ὄψιν, ἀλλὰ τὴν δικαίαν κρίσιν κρίνατε.
(Maʸ krinete kat' opsin, alla taʸn dikaian krisin krinate.)

TC-GNT Μὴ κρίνετε κατ᾽ ὄψιν, ἀλλὰ τὴν δικαίαν κρίσιν [fn]κρίνατε.
(Maʸ krinete kat opsin, alla taʸn dikaian krisin krinate. )

7:24 κρινατε ¦ κρινετε CT

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 7:10–24: Jesus went to the Feast in Jerusalem

After Jesus stayed in Galilee a while, he went up quietly by himself. The crowds there disagreed about whether Jesus was a good man. He began to teach the people gathered at the temple and the Jewish leaders were amazed at his teaching. Jesus explained that his teaching came from God. Then he made them angry by saying that none of them kept the law.

Here are some other possible section headings:

Jesus began to teach at the festival of Booths

Jesus’ teaching came from God

Paragraph 7:14–24

Jesus went up to the festival of Booths/Tabernacles in Jerusalem while it was happening. He began to teach in the temple. His teaching amazed the Jewish leaders because he never had a religious education like theirs. Jesus stated that his teaching was not his own but came directly from God. He said that the leaders were wrong to criticize him for healing people on the Sabbath. They themselves also worked on the Sabbath sometimes, when they did a circumcision ceremony.

7:24a

Stop judging by outward appearances,

Stop^(plur) judging by what you^(plur) see on the surface.
You^(plur) should not judge by external standards.

Stop judging by outward appearances: Jesus was rebuking the people for making judgments based on what things look like on the outside (their appearance). He was saying that they were wrong to criticize him for healing someone on a Sabbath. This is a negative command, a command to stop doing something.

In some languages it may be natural to translate it as a positive command. For example:

Look beneath the surface (NLT)

by outward appearances: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as by outward appearances means “based on what things or actions look like on the outside.” It refers to the outer appearance of something as opposed to the reality.

Here is another way to translate this phrase:

by the way things look (NCV)

by external standards (GNT)

7:24b

and start judging justly.”

Instead judge with justice/fairness.”
Judge according to the truth.”

and: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as and here connects a negative statement (7:24a) to a positive statement (7:24b). The negative statement says what is not true, while the positive statement says what is true. This kind of sentence emphasizes the positive statement. Languages have different ways to indicate this type of emphasis.

Here are some ways to show the emphasis:

Use a conjunction like “but” as in the NRSV. For example:
You must not judge by the appearance of things but by the reality! (JBP)
After the negative statement, use a conjunction other than “but” to indicate the positive statement. For example:
Stop judging by outward appearance! Instead, judge correctly. (GW)
Stop judging by external standards, and judge by true standards. (GNT)
Do not use a conjunction. For example:
Don’t judge by appearances. Judge by what is right. (CEV)
Change the order of the clauses. For example:
Judge correctly, not just based on what things look like on the outside.

You should translate this emphasis in the way that is most natural in your language.

start judging justly: This clause means to judge fairly (with justice). It is in contrast to the judgment based on external appearance that Jesus condemned in 7:24a.

Here are other ways to translate this clause:

judge by true standards (GNT)

judge by what is really right (NCV)

be just in your judgements (REB)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μὴ κρίνετε κατ’ ὄψιν, ἀλλὰ τὴν δικαίαν κρίσιν κρίνετε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Μή κρίνετε κατʼ ὄψιν ἀλλά τήν δικαίαν κρίσιν κρίνετε)

Jesus implies that the people should not decide what is right based only on what they can see. A person does something for a reason and that reason cannot be seen. If it would be more natural in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [Do not judge people according to appearance! Instead, decide what is right according to what God says is right]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

κατ’ ὄψιν

according_to appearance

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of appearance, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [according to what you see]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν δικαίαν κρίσιν κρίνετε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Μή κρίνετε κατʼ ὄψιν ἀλλά τήν δικαίαν κρίσιν κρίνετε)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of judgment, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [judge righteously]

Parallel YHN 7:24

Section 7:10–24: Jesus went to the Feast in Jerusalem

Paragraph 7:14–24

7:24a

7:24b