LUKE 18:20 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, pink:genitive/possessor.
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).

ULT You know the commandments—do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not testify falsely, honor your father and mother.”

UST In answer to your question, certainly you know the commandments that God gave to Moses for us to obey: ‘Do not commit adultery. Do not murder anyone. Do not steal. Do not give a false report. Honor your father and mother.’ ”

BSB You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’[fn]”

BLB You know the commandments: 'You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness, you shall honor your father and mother.'"

AICNT You know the commandments.
¶ [[But he said, “Which ones?” Jesus said,]][fn]
¶ “Do not commit adultery, [Do not murder,][fn] Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and [[your]][fn] mother.”[fn]

18:20, But he said, Which ones? Jesus said: Included in D(05). Latin(a e) includes part of this. This is a parallel with Matthew 19:18

18:20, Do not murder: Absent from some manuscripts. Latin(e)

18:20, your: Some manuscripts include. ℵ(01) Latin(a b) Syriac(sy^s sy^c sy^p) BYZ TR ‖ Absent from A(02) B(03) D(05) W(032) Latin(e ff² i) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT.

18:20, Exodus 20:12-16, Deuteronomy 5:16-20.

OEB You know the commandments – Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not say what is false about others, Honour your father and your mother.’

WEBBE You know the commandments: ‘Don’t commit adultery,’ ‘Don’t murder,’ ‘Don’t steal,’ ‘Don’t give false testimony,’ ‘Honour your father and your mother.’ ”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET You know the commandments: ‘ Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’ ”

LSV you have known the commands: You may not commit adultery, You may not murder, You may not steal, You may not bear false witness, Honor your father and your mother.”

FBV You know the commandments: do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.”[fn]

18:20 Quoting Exodus 20:12-16 or Deuteronomy 5:16-20.

TCNT Yoʋ know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not give false testimony, Honor yoʋr father and [fn]yoʋr mother.’ ”

18:20 yoʋr ¦ — CT

T4T But to answer your question, you (sg) know the commandments that God gave Moses. He commanded such things as ‘do not commit adultery, do not commit murder, do not steal, do not testify falsely about what you have seen or heard, honor your father and mother.’ ”

LEB You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’ ”[fn]

18:20 A quotation from Exod 20:12–16|link-href="None";Deut 5:16–20|link-href="None"

BBE You have knowledge of what the law says: Do not be untrue to your wife, Do not put anyone to death, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Give honour to your father and mother.

Moff You know the commands: do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honour your father and mother."

Wymth You know the Commandments: `Do not commit adultery;' `Do not murder;' `Do not steal;' `Do not lie in giving evidence;' `Honour thy father and thy mother.'"

ASV Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor thy father and mother.

DRA Thou knowest the commandments: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not commit adultery: Thou shalt not steal: Thou shalt not bear false witness: Honour thy father and mother.

YLT the commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.'

Drby Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

RV Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and mother.
(Thou/You knowest/know the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy/your father and mother. )

SLT Thou knowest the commands, Thou shouldest not commit adultery, Thou shouldest not kill, Thou shouldest not steal, Thou shouldest not bear false testimony, Honour thy father and thy mother.

Wbstr Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor thy father and thy mother.

KJB-1769 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
( Thou/You knowest/know the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy/your father and thy/your mother. )

KJB-1611 Thou knowest the commaundements, Doe not commit adulterie, Doe not kill, Doe not steale, Doe not beare false witnesse, Honour thy father and thy mother.
(Thou/You knowest/know the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steale, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy/your father and thy/your mother.)

Bshps Thou knowest the commaundementes: Thou shalt not commit adultrie, thou shalt not kyll, thou shalt not steale, thou shalt not beare false witnesse, honour thy father and thy mother.
(Thou/You knowest/know the commandments: Thou/You shalt/shall not commit adultrie, thou/you shalt/shall not kyll, thou/you shalt/shall not steale, thou/you shalt/shall not bear false witness, honour thy/your father and thy/your mother.)

Gnva Thou knowest the comandements, Thou shalt not commit adulterie: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not steale: Thou shalt not beare false witnes: Honour thy father and thy mother.
(Thou/You knowest/know the commandments, Thou/You shalt/shall not commit adultery: Thou/You shalt/shall not kill: Thou/You shalt/shall not steale: Thou/You shalt/shall not bear false witnes: Honour thy/your father and thy/your mother. )

Cvdl Thou knowest the comaundementes: Thou shalt not breake wedlocke: Thou shalt not kyll: Thou shalt not steale: Thou shalt not beare false wytnesse: Honoure thy father and yi mother.
(Thou/You knowest/know the commandments: Thou/You shalt/shall not break wedlock: Thou/You shalt/shall not kyll: Thou/You shalt/shall not steale: Thou/You shalt/shall not bear false wytness: Honour thy/your father and ye/you_all mother.)

TNT Thou knowest the commaundmentes: Thou shalt not commit advoutry: thou shalt not kyll: thou shalt not steale: thou shalt not beare false witnes: Honoure thy father and thy mother.
(Thou/You knowest/know the commaundmentes: Thou/You shalt/shall not commit advoutry: thou/you shalt/shall not kyll: thou/you shalt/shall not steale: thou/you shalt/shall not bear false witnes: Honour thy/your father and thy/your mother. )

Wycl Thou knowist the comaundementis, Thou schalt not sle, Thou schalt not do letcherie, Thou schalt not do theft, Thou schalt not seie fals witnessyng, Worschipe thi fadir and thi modir.
(Thou/You knowest/know the commandments, Thou/You shalt/shall not slay/kill, Thou/You shalt/shall not do lechery/lust, Thou/You shalt/shall not do theft, Thou/You shalt/shall not say false witnessing, Worship thy/your father and thy/your mother.)

Luth Du weißt die Gebote wohl: Du sollst nicht ehebrechen. Du sollst nicht töten. Du sollst nicht stehlen. Du sollst nicht falsch Zeugnis reden. Du sollst deinen Vater und deine Mutter ehren.
(You(sg) you_know the commandments/commands probably/well: You(sg) should not commit_adultery. You(sg) should not kill. You(sg) should not steal. You(sg) should not false/incorrect transcript talk. You(sg) should your(s) father and your mother honour(v).)

ClVg Mandata nosti: non occides; non mœchaberis; non furtum facies; non falsum testimonium dices; honora patrem tuum et matrem.
(Mandata you_know: not/no occides; not/no mœchaberis; not/no furtum faces; not/no false/error testimony you_say; honour/respect(n)a father your(sg) and mother. )

UGNT τὰς ἐντολὰς οἶδας: μὴ μοιχεύσῃς, μὴ φονεύσῃς, μὴ κλέψῃς, μὴ ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς, τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα.
(tas entolas oidas: maʸ moiⱪeusaʸs, maʸ foneusaʸs, maʸ klepsaʸs, maʸ pseudomarturaʸsaʸs, tima ton patera sou kai taʸn maʸtera.)

SBL-GNT τὰς ἐντολὰς οἶδας· Μὴ μοιχεύσῃς, Μὴ φονεύσῃς, Μὴ κλέψῃς, Μὴ ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς, Τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν ⸀μητέρα.
(tas entolas oidas; Maʸ moiⱪeusaʸs, Maʸ foneusaʸs, Maʸ klepsaʸs, Maʸ pseudomarturaʸsaʸs, Tima ton patera sou kai taʸn ⸀maʸtera.)

RP-GNT Τὰς ἐντολὰς οἶδας, Μὴ μοιχεύσῃς, μὴ φονεύσῃς, μὴ κλέψῃς, μὴ ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς, τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα σου.
(Tas entolas oidas, Maʸ moiⱪeusaʸs, maʸ foneusaʸs, maʸ klepsaʸs, maʸ pseudomarturaʸsaʸs, tima ton patera sou kai taʸn maʸtera sou.)

TC-GNT Τὰς ἐντολὰς οἶδας, Μὴ μοιχεύσῃς, μὴ φονεύσῃς, μὴ κλέψῃς, μὴ ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς, τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα [fn]σου.
(Tas entolas oidas, Maʸ moiⱪeusaʸs, maʸ foneusaʸs, maʸ klepsaʸs, maʸ pseudomarturaʸsaʸs, tima ton patera sou kai taʸn maʸtera sou. )

18:20 σου ¦ — CT

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 18:18–30: It is hard for rich people to enter God’s kingdom

The theme of this section is similar in some ways to the theme of the preceding section. In both sections Jesus talked about entering the kingdom of God. This section also contrasts with the preceding one. In that section the children represent humble people who easily depend on God and welcome his rule/reign. The ruler in this section represents people who are rich and powerful. It is very difficult for such people to welcome God’s reign and submit to it.

The ruler asked Jesus how he could obtain eternal life. Jesus told him to obey God’s commands. Among the Jews, this was a well-known answer to the question of how to obtain eternal life. The ruler said that he had obeyed God’s commands since he was a child. Then Jesus told him to sell what he had, give the money to the poor, and become his disciple. But the ruler valued his riches too much to do that. Then Jesus said that it is very hard for rich people to enter God’s kingdom.

At the end of the section Jesus promised that people who left their possessions and family behind to serve him would receive great rewards.

Other examples of headings for this section are:

Jesus taught that riches make it difficult to obtain eternal life

A Rich Man’s Question (NCV)

The rich young man (NJB)

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 19:16–30 and Mark 10:17–31.

18:20a

You know the commandments:

You^(sing) know the commands/laws of God:
You^(sing) know what God commanded us^(incl). He said:

You know the commandments: The phrase the commandments here refers to the Ten Commandments (Exodus chapter 20) and more generally to the Law of Moses (the first five books of the Old Testament). Some other ways to translate this are:

the commands/laws of God

what God commanded

Jesus mentioned five of these commandments explicitly in 18:20b–f.

18:20b–f

In the Greek text the five commands in 18:20b–f use a singular form. They are addressed to every person individually. Consider if singular or plural verbs would be more natural in this context in your language.

18:20b

‘Do not commit adultery,

‘Do^(sing) not have sexual intercourse with someone to whom you are not married.
‘You^(plur) must not have sexual relations that would defile someone’s marriage or your own marriage.

Do not commit adultery: The command Do not commit adultery indicates that a married person must not have sexual relations with someone that he/she is not married to.BDAG, p. 657, defines the noun form of the Greek word used here (moixos) as “one who is unfaithful to a spouse, adulterer.” It also indicates that an unmarried person must not have sexual relations with a person who is married. This command was given in Exodus 20:14 and Deuteronomy 5:18.

18:20c

do not murder,

Do^(sing) not murder anyone.
You^(plur) must not kill anyone unlawfully.

do not murder: The Greek word that the BSB translates as murder literally means “kill.” The RSV and several other English versions translate it that way. In this context it refers to the illegal or unlawful ending of a person’s life. Use the same word or phrase that you used in Exodus 20:13 and Deuteronomy 5:17.

18:20d

do not steal,

Do^(sing) not steal anything.
You^(plur) must not wrongfully take what does not belong to you.

do not steal: The command that the BSB translates as do not steal indicates that a person should not wrongfully take something that does not belong to him. Cultures may have different rules or customs about stealing. The biblical command forbids a person to take something that he has no right to take.

18:20e

do not bear false witness,

Do^(sing) not lie in a legal case.
You^(plur) must not testify falsely.
Do^(plur) not tell lies about other people.

do not bear false witness: The command that the BSB translates as do not bear false witness means “do not lie in a legal trial or court case.” This command forbids anyone to tell a lie in order to help a guilty person avoid punishment or in order to cause an innocent person to receive punishment. The expression can also refer to telling lies in any situation. Some other ways to translate the command are:

You must not testify falsely. (NLT)

Do not tell lies about others. (CEV)

18:20f

honor your father and mother.’”

Respect^(sing) your father and your mother.’”
You^(plur) must honor/respect your father and mother.’”
Give^(plur) honor/respect to your father and mother.’”

honor your father and mother: The command the BSB translates as honor your father and mother means “respect your father and mother.” This command includes both attitudes and actions. A person must have a respectful attitude toward his father and mother. He must also honor them by listening to them and helping them. Here is another way to translate this:

respect your father and your mother (GNT)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὰς ἐντολὰς οἶδας

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τάς ἐντολάς Οἶδας Μή μοιχεύσῃς μή φονεύσῃς μή κλέψῃς μή ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς Τίμα τόν πατέρα σοῦ καί τήν μητέρα)

The implication is that Jesus is saying this in response to the ruler’s question. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [As for what God expects from us, you know what he has commanded]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

μὴ μοιχεύσῃς, μὴ φονεύσῃς, μὴ κλέψῃς, μὴ ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς, τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα

You may wish to represent these commandments as a second-level direct quotation within Jesus’ reply to the ruler, using the capitalization and punctuation conventions of your language. That is what UST does. However, that would be a quotation within a quotation, and you may wish to avoid that by leaving the commandments as an indirect quotation.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / youcrowd

σου

Jesus is reciting these commandments from the Scriptures, and the word your is singular because that is the way Moses spoke the commandments, since even though he gave them to the Israelites as a group, each individual person was supposed to obey them. So in your translation, it would be appropriate to use the singular form of your. The implied you in the imperative verbs would also be singular.

Parallel LUKE 18:20