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OET (OET-RV) but only one thing really matters. Maria chose the best thing, and it won’t be taken away from her.”
OET-LV but there_is need of_one, Maria chose for the good portion, which will_ not _be_being_taken_away from her.
SR-GNT ἑνὸς δέ ἐστιν χρεία· Μαριὰμ γὰρ τὴν ἀγαθὴν μερίδα ἐξελέξατο, ἥτις οὐκ ἀφαιρεθήσεται ἀπʼ αὐτῆς.” ‡
(henos de estin ⱪreia; Mariam gar taʸn agathaʸn merida exelexato, haʸtis ouk afairethaʸsetai apʼ autaʸs.”)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT but one thing is necessary. For Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
UST But the one thing that is really important is to listen to what I am teaching. Because Mary has chosen the best thing to do, I will not tell her to do something else.”
BSB But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”
BLB but one thing is necessary, only one; for Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her."
AICNT [but one thing is necessary;][fn] [for][fn] Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”
10:42, one thing is necessary: 𝔓45 𝔓75 C(04) W(032) BYZ TR NA28 THGNT ‖ Absent from D(05) Latin(a b e ff2 i). ‖ Some manuscripts read “few things are needed, or just one.” 𝔓3 ℵ(01) B(03) SBLGNT
10:42, for: 𝔓3 𝔓75 B(03) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT ‖ Absent from some manuscripts. D(05) Latin(a b e ff2 i) Syriac(sys syc)/ ‖ Some manuscripts read “but.” A(02) C(04) W(032) BYZ TR
OEB but only a few are necessary, or rather one. Mary has chosen the good part, and it will not be taken away from her.’
WEBBE but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
WMBB but one thing is needed. Miriam has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
NET but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the best part; it will not be taken away from her.”
LSV but of one thing there is need, and Mary chose the good part; that will not be taken away from her.”
FBV But only one thing is really necessary. Mary has chosen the right thing, and it shall not be taken away from her.”
TCNT but only [fn]one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”
10:42 one thing is necessary. ¦ a few things are necessary, or one. SBL WH
T4T But only one thing is truly necessary, and that is, to listen to what I am teaching. Mary has decided to do that, and that is better than worrying. The blessing that she is receiving from listening to me will not be taken away from her {No one will take away from her the blessing that she is receiving from listening to me}.”
LEB But few things are necessary, or only one thing,[fn] for Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”
10:42 Some manuscripts have “But one thing is necessary”
BBE Little is needed, or even one thing only: for Mary has taken that good part, which will not be taken away from her.
Moff No Moff LUKE book available
Wymth and yet only one thing is really necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion and she shall not be deprived of it."
¶
ASV but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
DRA But one thing is necessary. Mary hath chosen the best part, which shall not be taken away from her.
YLT but of one thing there is need, and Mary the good part did choose, that shall not be taken away from her.'
Drby but there is need of one, and Mary has chosen the good part, the which shall not be taken from her.
RV but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Wbstr But one thing is needful; and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
KJB-1769 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
( But one thing is needful: and Mary hath/has chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. )
KJB-1611 But one thing is needefull, and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not bee taken away from her.
(But one thing is needefull, and Mary hath/has chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.)
Bshps Ueryly one is needefull. Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
(Verily/Truly one is needefull. Mary hath/has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.)
Gnva But one thing is needefull, Marie hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
(But one thing is needefull, Mary/Maria hath/has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her. )
Cvdl there is but one thinge nedefull. Mary hath chosen a good parte, which shal not be taken awaye from her.
(there is but one thing needfull. Mary hath/has chosen a good part, which shall not be taken away from her.)
TNT verely one is nedfull. Mary hath chosen her that good parte which shall not be taken awaye from her.
(verely one is nedfull. Mary hath/has chosen her that good part which shall not be taken away from her. )
Wycl but o thing is necessarie.
Luth Eines aber ist not: Maria hat das gute Teil erwählet; das soll nicht von ihr genommen werden.
(Eines but is not: Maria has the gute Teil chosen; the should not from you/their/her taken become.)
ClVg porro unum est necessarium. Maria optimam partem elegit, quæ non auferetur ab ea.[fn]
(porro one it_is necessarium. Maria optimam partem elegit, which not/no auferetur away ea. )
10.42 Porro unum est. Præponitur unum multis. Non enim a multis unum, sed multa ab uno, et tamen multa sunt necessaria tendentibus ad unum. Maria optimam. Non reprehenditur pars Marthæ, quia et ipsa bona, sed laudatur pars Mariæ, quæ quare sit optima, subinfertur.
10.42 Further one it_is. Præponitur one multis. Non because from multis unum, but multa away uno, and tamen multa are necessaria tendentibus to one. Maria optimam. Non reprehenditur pars Marthæ, because and herself bona, but laudatur pars Mariæ, which quare let_it_be optima, subinfertur.
UGNT ἑνός δέ ἐστιν χρεία; Μαριὰμ γὰρ τὴν ἀγαθὴν μερίδα ἐξελέξατο, ἥτις οὐκ ἀφαιρεθήσεται ἀπ’ αὐτῆς.
(henos de estin ⱪreia; Mariam gar taʸn agathaʸn merida exelexato, haʸtis ouk afairethaʸsetai ap’ autaʸs.)
SBL-GNT ⸂ὀλίγων δέ ἐστιν χρεία ἢ ἑνός⸃· ⸂Μαριὰμ γὰρ⸃ τὴν ἀγαθὴν μερίδα ἐξελέξατο ἥτις οὐκ ἀφαιρεθήσεται ⸀αὐτῆς.
(⸂oligōn de estin ⱪreia aʸ henos⸃; ⸂Mariam gar⸃ taʸn agathaʸn merida exelexato haʸtis ouk afairethaʸsetai ⸀autaʸs.)
TC-GNT [fn]ἑνὸς δέ ἐστι χρεία· [fn]Μαρία [fn]δὲ τὴν ἀγαθὴν μερίδα ἐξελέξατο, ἥτις οὐκ ἀφαιρεθήσεται [fn]ἀπ᾽ αὐτῆς.
(henos de esti ⱪreia; Maria de taʸn agathaʸn merida exelexato, haʸtis ouk afairethaʸsetai ap autaʸs. )
10:42 ενος δε εστι χρεια ¦ ολιγων δε εστι χρεια η ενος SBL WH
10:42 μαρια ¦ μαριαμ CT
10:42 δε ¦ γαρ CT
10:42 απ ¦ — CT
Key for above GNTs: orange:accents differ, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
10:42 There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it: Jesus’ words were shocking. Women were expected to serve domestically and were forbidden to learn as disciples from a rabbi. Jesus validated Mary’s desire to be his disciple.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole
ἑνός δέ ἐστιν χρεία
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἑνὸς δέ ἐστιν χρεία Μαριὰμ γὰρ τὴν ἀγαθὴν μερίδα ἐξελέξατο ἥτις οὐκ ἀφαιρεθήσεται ἀπʼ αὐτῆς)
Jesus says one thing as an overstatement for emphasis. Other things actually are necessary for life, but this is the most important one. Alternate translation: [but one thing is more important than all the others]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ἑνός δέ ἐστιν χρεία
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἑνὸς δέ ἐστιν χρεία Μαριὰμ γὰρ τὴν ἀγαθὴν μερίδα ἐξελέξατο ἥτις οὐκ ἀφαιρεθήσεται ἀπʼ αὐτῆς)
The implication is that this most important thing is what Jesus is teaching about God, and that Martha should have been concentrating on that. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [but one thing, what I am teaching about God, is more important than all the others, and you should have been concentrating on that]
Μαριὰμ & τὴν ἀγαθὴν μερίδα ἐξελέξατο
Mary & the good portion chose
While Jesus spoke just earlier about “one thing” as opposed to “many things,” here he seems to contrast only two things, the good part with another part, perhaps not “the bad part,” but at least the part that is not to be preferred. This likely refers to the two activities that Mary and Martha have chosen to pursue while Jesus is present in their home. Alternate translation: [Mary has chosen the better activity]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
ἥτις οὐκ ἀφαιρεθήσεται ἀπ’ αὐτῆς
which not /will_be_being/_taken_away from her
If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could state who would do the action. This could mean: (1) “I will not take that opportunity away from her.” (2) “God will not let her lose what she has gained from listening to me.”