LUKE 15:3 Parallel Verse View

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

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).

AICNT So he told them this parable, [saying,][fn]

15:3, saying: Absent from some manuscripts. D(05) Latin(b e) Syriac(sy^s sy^c sy^p)

OEB So Jesus told them this parable –

WEBBE He told them this parable:

WMBB (Same as above)

NET So Jesus told them this parable:

LSV And He spoke to them this allegory, saying,

FBV So Jesus told them this story as an illustration.

TCNT So Jesus told them this parable:

T4T So Jesus told them this parable:

LEB So he told them this parable, saying,

BBE And he made a story for them, saying,

Moff So he told them this parable,

Wymth So in figurative language He asked them,

ASV And he spake unto them this parable, saying,

DRA And he spoke to them this parable, saying:

YLT And he spake unto them this simile, saying,

Drby And he spoke to them this parable, saying,

RV And he spake unto them this parable, saying,

SLT And he spake this parable to them, saying,

Wbstr And he spoke this parable to them, saying,

KJB-1769 ¶ And he spake this parable unto them, saying,

KJB-1611 ¶ And he spake this parable vnto them, saying,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps But he put foorth this parable vnto them, saying:
(But he put forth this parable unto them, saying:)

Gnva Then spake hee this parable to them, saying,
(Then spake he this parable to them, saying, )

Cvdl But he tolde the this symilitude, and sayde:
(But he told the this similitude, and said:)

TNT Then put he forthe this similitude to the sayinge:
(Then put he forth this similitude to the saying: )

Wycl And he spak to hem this parable,
(And he spake to hem this parable,)

Luth Er sagte aber zu ihnen dies Gleichnis und sprach:
(He said but to/for to_them this/these parable/allegory and spoke:)

ClVg Et ait ad illos parabolam istam dicens:
(And he_said to those parable that_(one) saying: )

UGNT εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην λέγων,
(eipen de pros autous taʸn parabolaʸn tautaʸn legōn,)

SBL-GNT εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην λέγων·
(eipen de pros autous taʸn parabolaʸn tautaʸn legōn;)

RP-GNT Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην, λέγων,
(Eipen de pros autous taʸn parabolaʸn tautaʸn, legōn,)

TC-GNT Εἶπε δὲ πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην, λέγων,
(Eipe de pros autous taʸn parabolaʸn tautaʸn, legōn, )

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 15:1–7: Jesus told a parable about a man looking for his lost sheep

In Luke 15 Jesus welcomed sinful people, and many listened to him. However, the Pharisees criticized Jesus for welcoming people like that. Then Jesus told the three parables in this chapter. Each parable tells about something that was lost and the joy of the one who found it. The things that were lost represent sinful people. They need help to be restored to God. The parables illustrate that God feels great joy when even one sinful person repents and is restored to a good relationship with him. In the Notes each parable will be described in a separate section.

The parable in this section is about a sheep that went away from its shepherd. The sheep did not know how to find the shepherd again. When the shepherd noticed that this one sheep was missing, he searched for it diligently until he found it. He then invited his friends and neighbors to rejoice with him that he had found the lost sheep. Another heading for this section is:

The Lost Sheep (GW)

A shepherd was happy to find his lost sheep

There is a parallel passage for this section in Matthew 18:12–14. However, the context and some of the details are different.

15:3

Then Jesus told them this parable:

¶ So/Then Jesus told this parable/story/illustration to them. He said:

Then: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as Then introduces what Jesus said when the religious leaders criticized him. Many English versions translate it as “So.” Some versions do not use a conjunction here. Connect this paragraph to the preceding one in a natural way in your language.

parable: The Greek word that the BSB translates as parable is a general word that describes different types of wise speech. This includes symbolic stories, metaphors, proverbs, illustrations, and wise sayings. Here Jesus used the word to refer to a story or illustration that answered the complaints of the Jewish leaders.

Some other ways to translate parable in this context are:

illustration (GW)

story (NLT)

The word parable first occurs in Luke at 5:36a.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἶπεν Δέ πρός αὐτούς τήν παραβολήν ταύτην λέγων)

Luke uses the word And to indicate the results of what the previous sentence described. Alternate translation: [Then]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parables

εἶπεν & πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην

˱he˲_said & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἶπεν Δέ πρός αὐτούς τήν παραβολήν ταύτην λέγων)

Alternate translation: [Jesus told this story to the Pharisees and scribes to help them understand]

Parallel LUKE 15:3

Section 15:1–7: Jesus told a parable about a man looking for his lost sheep

15:3