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Parallel LUKE 12:28

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BI Luke 12:28 ©

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

OET (OET-RV)So if God dresses the weeds in the paddock that are here today and incinerated tomorrow, how much more would he look after you all—you with little faith?

OET-LVBut if the god is_ thus _dressing the grass in the_field being here today, and tomorrow being_thrown into a_furnace, for_how_much rather you_all, little_faith ones?

SR-GNTΕἰ δὲ ἐν ἀγρῷ τὸν χόρτον ὄντα σήμερον, καὶ αὔριον εἰς κλίβανον βαλλόμενον, ˚Θεὸς οὕτως ἀμφιέζει, πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς, ὀλιγόπιστοι;
   (Ei de en agrōi ton ⱪorton onta saʸmeron, kai aurion eis klibanon ballomenon, ho ˚Theos houtōs amfiezei, posōi mallon humas, oligopistoi;)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object, magenta:vocative.
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).

ULTAnd if God thus clothes the grass in the field, existing today and tomorrow being thrown into an oven, how much more you, ones of little faith!

USTGod makes the plants beautiful, even though they grow for only a short time. Then people cut them down and throw them into the fire. But you are very precious to God. He will care for you even more than he cares for the plants. You should trust God more than you do.

BSBIf that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!

BLBBut if God thus clothes the grass in the field, being here today and tomorrow being thrown into the furnace, how much more you, O you of little faith!


AICNT“But if God so clothes the grass [of the field],[fn] is today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more [[then]][fn] will he clothe you, You of little faith!


12:28, in the field: Absent from D(05).

12:28, then: Included in 𝔓45.

OEBIf, even in the field, God so clothes the grass which is living today and tomorrow will be thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you of little faith!

WEBBEBut if this is how God clothes the grass in the field, which today exists and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith?

WMBB (Same as above)

NETAnd if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you people of little faith!

LSVand if the herbage in the field, that today is, and tomorrow is cast into an oven, God so clothes, how much more you of little faith?

FBVSo if God clothes the fields with such beautiful flowers, which are here today but gone tomorrow when they are burned in a fire to heat an oven, how much more will God clothe you, you who have so little trust!

TCNTNow if God so clothes the grass [fn]in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith?


12:28 in ¦ of ANT

T4TGod makes the flowers beautiful, but they grow in the fields for only a short time. Then they are cut at the same time that the grass is cut, and thrown into an oven to be burned to make heat for baking bread. So they really are not worth very much. But you are very precious to God, and he will care for you much more than he cares for the grass by filling it with beautiful flowers. So he will certainly provide clothes for you, who live much longer than the grass. Why [RHQ] do you trust him so little?

LEBBut if God clothes the grass in the field in this way, although it[fn] is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he do so for[fn] you, you of little faith?


12:28 *Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“is”) which is understood as concessive

12:28 *The phrase “will he do so for” is not in the Greek text but is implied

BBEBut if God gives such clothing to the grass in the field, which today is living, and tomorrow will be burned in the oven, how much more will he give clothing to you, O men of little faith?

MoffNo Moff LUKE book available

WymthBut if God so clothes the vegetation in the fields, that blooms to-day and to-morrow will be thrown into the oven, how much more certainly will He clothe you, you men of feeble faith!

ASVBut if God doth so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more shall he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

DRANow if God clothe in this manner the grass that is today in the field, and tomorrow is cast into the oven; how much more you, O ye of little faith?

YLTand if the herbage in the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow into an oven is cast, God doth so clothe, how much more you — ye of little faith?

DrbyBut if [fn]God thus clothe the grass, which to-day is in the field and to-morrow is cast into [the] oven, how much rather you, O ye of little faith?


12.28 Elohim

RVBut if God doth so clothe the grass in the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven; how much more shall he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

WbstrIf then God so clothe the grass, which is to-day in the field, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

KJB-1769 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
   ( If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye/you_all of little faith? )

KJB-1611If then God so clothe the grasse, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the ouen: how much more will he clothe you, O ye of litle faith?
   (If then God so clothe the grasse, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the ouen: how much more will he clothe you, O ye/you_all of little faith?)

BshpsIf God so clothe the grasse, whiche is to daye in the fielde, and to morowe is cast into the furnasse, howe much more wyll he clothe you, O ye of litle fayth?
   (If God so clothe the grasse, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the furnasse, how much more will he clothe you, O ye/you_all of little faith?)

GnvaIf then God so clothe the grasse which is to day in the field, and to morowe is cast into the ouen, howe much more will he clothe you, O yee of litle faith?
   (If then God so clothe the grass which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the ouen, how much more will he clothe you, O ye/you_all of little faith? )

CvdlWherfore yf God so cloth the grasse, yt is to daye in ye felde, and tomorow shalbe cast in to the fornace, how moch more shal he clothe you, o ye of litle faith?
   (Wherefore if God so cloth the grasse, it is to day in ye/you_all field, and tomorow shall be cast in to the furnace, how much more shall he clothe you, o ye/you_all of little faith?)

TNTYf the grasse which is todaye in the felde and tomorowe shalbe cast into the fornace God so clothe: how moche moore will he clothe you o ye endued with litell faith?
   (If the grass which is todaye in the field and tomorowe shall be cast into the furnace God so clothe: how much moore will he clothe you o ye/you_all endued with litell faith? )

WyclAnd if God clothith thus the hey, that to dai is in the feeld, and to morewe is cast in to an ouen; hou myche more you of litil feith.
   (And if God clothith thus the hey, that to day is in the field, and to morning is cast in to an ouen; how much more you of little faith.)

LuthSo denn das Gras, das heute auf dem Felde stehet. und morgen in den Ofen geworfen wird, GOtt also kleidet, wieviel mehr wird er euch kleiden, ihr Kleingläubigen.
   (So because the Gras, the heute on to_him field stands. and morgen in the Ofen geworfen wird, God also kleidet, wieviel more becomes he you kleiden, you/their/her Kleingläubigen.)

ClVgSi autem fœnum, quod hodie est in agro, et cras in clibanum mittitur, Deus sic vestit: quanto magis vos pusillæ fidei?[fn]
   (When/But_if however fœnum, that hodie it_is in agro, and cras in clibanum mittitur, God so vestit: quanto magis you pusillæ of_faith? )


12.28 Cras in clibanum. Cras in Scripturis pro futuro ponitur, dicente Jacob: Exaudiet me cras justitia mea Gen. 30..


12.28 Cras in clibanum. Cras in Scripturis for futuro putsur, dicente Yacob: Exaudiet me cras justitia mea Gen. 30..

UGNTεἰ δὲ ἐν ἀγρῷ τὸν χόρτον ὄντα σήμερον, καὶ αὔριον εἰς κλίβανον βαλλόμενον, ὁ Θεὸς οὕτως ἀμφιέζει, πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς, ὀλιγόπιστοι?
   (ei de en agrōi ton ⱪorton onta saʸmeron, kai aurion eis klibanon ballomenon, ho Theos houtōs amfiezei, posōi mallon humas, oligopistoi?)

SBL-GNTεἰ δὲ ⸂ἐν ἀγρῷ τὸν χόρτον ὄντα σήμερον⸃ καὶ αὔριον εἰς κλίβανον βαλλόμενον ὁ θεὸς οὕτως ⸀ἀμφιέζει, πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς, ὀλιγόπιστοι.
   (ei de ⸂en agrōi ton ⱪorton onta saʸmeron⸃ kai aurion eis klibanon ballomenon ho theos houtōs ⸀amfiezei, posōi mallon humas, oligopistoi.)

TC-GNTΕἰ δὲ [fn]τὸν χόρτον ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ [fn]σήμερον ὄντα, καὶ αὔριον εἰς [fn]κλίβανον βαλλόμενον, ὁ Θεὸς οὕτως [fn]ἀμφιέννυσι, πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς, ὀλιγόπιστοι;
   (Ei de ton ⱪorton en tōi agrōi saʸmeron onta, kai aurion eis klibanon ballomenon, ho Theos houtōs amfiennusi, posōi mallon humas, oligopistoi; )


12:28 τον χορτον εν τω αγρω ¦ τον χορτον του αγρου ANT ¦ εν αγρω τον χορτον CT

12:28 σημερον οντα ¦ οντα σημερον CT

12:28 κλιβανον ¦ κλειβανον TH

12:28 αμφιεννυσι ¦ αμφιεζει NA SBL TH ¦ αμφιαζει WH

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


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

12:22-34 Jesus’ warning against greed (12:13-21) is followed by teaching about living in dependence on God. Jesus’ disciples were to focus on God’s Kingdom and his purpose in this world rather than being obsessed with possessions.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

εἰ & ἐν ἀγρῷ τὸν χόρτον ὄντα σήμερον, καὶ αὔριον εἰς κλίβανον βαλλόμενον, ὁ Θεὸς οὕτως ἀμφιέζει

if & in /the/_field the grass being_‹here› today and tomorrow into /a/_furnace /being/_cast ¬the God thus /is/_dressing

Jesus speaks of God making the wild plants beautiful as if God were putting beautiful clothing on them. Alternate translation: “if God makes the wild plants beautiful like this, even though they are alive today and are thrown into an oven tomorrow”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἰ & ἐν ἀγρῷ τὸν χόρτον ὄντα σήμερον, καὶ αὔριον εἰς κλίβανον βαλλόμενον, ὁ Θεὸς οὕτως ἀμφιέζει

if & in /the/_field the grass being_‹here› today and tomorrow into /a/_furnace /being/_cast ¬the God thus /is/_dressing

Jesus speaks as if this were a hypothetical situation, but he means that it must be 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 uncertain, then you can translate his words as an affirmative statement. Alternate translation: “since God makes the wild plants so beautiful, even though they are alive today and are thrown into an oven tomorrow”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν ἀγρῷ τὸν χόρτον ὄντα σήμερον, καὶ αὔριον εἰς κλίβανον βαλλόμενον

in /the/_field the grass being_‹here› today and tomorrow into /a/_furnace /being/_cast

While Jesus uses a term that typically means grass, in this context he must implicitly mean wild plants in general, since he is referring back to the wild lilies he has just mentioned. So you could express this with a general term in your translation. Alternate translation: “the wild plants, which are alive today and tomorrow are thrown into an oven”

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

ἐν ἀγρῷ τὸν χόρτον ὄντα σήμερον, καὶ αὔριον εἰς κλίβανον βαλλόμενον

in /the/_field the grass being_‹here› today and tomorrow into /a/_furnace /being/_cast

It would be particularly appropriate to use a general term in your translation if your readers would not know what grass is. Alternate translation: “the wild plants, which are alive today and tomorrow are thrown into an oven”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐν ἀγρῷ τὸν χόρτον ὄντα σήμερον, καὶ αὔριον εἰς κλίβανον βαλλόμενον

in /the/_field the grass being_‹here› today and tomorrow into /a/_furnace /being/_cast

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could state who does the action. Alternate translation: “the grass in the field, which exists today, but tomorrow someone throws it into an oven” or, if you decided to say “plants,” “the wild plants, which exist today, but tomorrow someone throws them into an oven”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν ἀγρῷ τὸν χόρτον ὄντα σήμερον, καὶ αὔριον εἰς κλίβανον βαλλόμενον

in /the/_field the grass being_‹here› today and tomorrow into /a/_furnace /being/_cast

The implication is that dried plant matter would be used for fuel, for heating and cooking. If your readers would not be familiar with this practice, you could describe it explicitly. Alternate translation: “the grass in the field, which exists today, but tomorrow people use it for fuel” or, if you decided to say “plants,” “the wild plants, which exist today, but tomorrow people use them for fuel”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς

˱for˲_how_much rather you_all

Jesus is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from earlier in the sentence. Alternate translation: “how much more will God clothe you”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς

˱for˲_how_much rather you_all

This is an exclamation, not a question. Jesus is emphasizing that God will certainly take care of people even better than he takes care of grass. Alternate translation: “God will certainly clothe you even better”

BI Luke 12:28 ©