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BI Luke 10:42 ©

Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)but only one thing really matters. Maria chose the best thing, and it won’t be taken away from her.

OET-LVbut there_is need of_one, Maria chose for the good portion, which will_ not _be_being_taken_away from her.

SR-GNTἑνὸς 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).

ULTbut one thing is necessary. For Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.”

USTBut 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.”

BSBBut only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”

BLBbut 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

OEBbut only a few are necessary, or rather one. Mary has chosen the good part, and it will not be taken away from her.’

WEBBEbut one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.”

WMBBbut one thing is needed. Miriam has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.”

NETbut one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the best part; it will not be taken away from her.”

LSVbut of one thing there is need, and Mary chose the good part; that will not be taken away from her.”

FBVBut only one thing is really necessary. Mary has chosen the right thing, and it shall not be taken away from her.”

TCNTbut 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

T4TBut 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}.”

LEBBut 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”

BBELittle is needed, or even one thing only: for Mary has taken that good part, which will not be taken away from her.

MoffNo Moff LUKE book available

Wymthand yet only one thing is really necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion and she shall not be deprived of it."
¶ 

ASVbut one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

DRABut one thing is necessary. Mary hath chosen the best part, which shall not be taken away from her.

YLTbut of one thing there is need, and Mary the good part did choose, that shall not be taken away from her.'

Drbybut there is need of one, and Mary has chosen the good part, the which shall not be taken from her.

RVbut one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

WbstrBut 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-1611But 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.)

BshpsUeryly 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.)

GnvaBut 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. )

Cvdlthere 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.)

TNTverely 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. )

Wyclbut o thing is necessarie.

LuthEines 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.)

ClVgporro 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 one, 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.

UGNTἑνός 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).


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

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.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

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.”

BI Luke 10:42 ©