LUKE 1:16 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none 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).

UST Your son will persuade many of the Israelites to stop sinning and to start obeying the Lord their God again.

AICNT And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

OEB and will reconcile many of the Israelites to the Lord their God.

WEBBE He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.

LSV and he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the LORD their God,

FBV He will turn many Israelites back to the Lord their God.

TCNT He will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God.

T4T He will persuade many people in Israel to turn away from their sins and please the Lord their God.

LEB • And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God.

BBE And through him great numbers of the children of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God.

Moff he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God,

Wymth Many of the descendants of Israel will he turn to the Lord their God;

ASV And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord their God.

DRA And he shall convert many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

YLT and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God,

Drby And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to [the] Lord their [fn]God.

1.16 Elohim

RV And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord their God.

SLT And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn back to the Lord their God.

Wbstr And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

KJB-1769 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

KJB-1611 And many of the children of Israel shall hee turne to the Lord their God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And many of the chyldren of Israel, shall he turne to their Lorde God.
(And many of the children of Israel, shall he turn to their Lord God.)

Gnva And many of the children of Israel shall he turne to their Lord God.
(And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to their Lord God. )

Cvdl And many of the children of Israel shal he turne vnto the LORDE their God.
(And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the LORD their God.)

TNT and many of the chyldren of Israel shall he tourne to their Lorde God.
(and many of the children of Israel shall he turn to their Lord God. )

Wycl And he schal conuerte many of the children of Israel to her Lord God;
(And he shall convert many of the children of Israel to her Lord God;)

Luth Und er wird der Kinder von Israel viele zu GOtt, ihrem HErr’s, bekehren.
(And he becomes the/of_the children from Israel many to/for God, their LORD’s, convert.)

ClVg et multos filiorum Israël convertet ad Dominum Deum ipsorum:[fn]
(and many of_children Israel convertet to the_Master God their_own: )

1.16 Et multos filiorum Isræl convertet. ID. Cum Joannes Christo testimonium perhibens, in fide Christi baptizans, dicatur filios Isræl ad Deum convertisse, patet Christum esse Dominum Deum Isræl.

1.16 And many of_children Israel convertet. ID. Since Yoannes to_Christ/Messiah testimony perhibens, in/into/on with_faith of_Christ baptizans, be_said children Israel to God convertisse, clear Christ/Messiah to_be the_Master God Israel.

UGNT καὶ πολλοὺς τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ ἐπιστρέψει ἐπὶ Κύριον, τὸν Θεὸν αὐτῶν.
(kai pollous tōn huiōn Israaʸl epistrepsei epi Kurion, ton Theon autōn.)

SBL-GNT καὶ πολλοὺς τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ ἐπιστρέψει ἐπὶ κύριον τὸν θεὸν αὐτῶν·
(kai pollous tōn huiōn Israaʸl epistrepsei epi kurion ton theon autōn;)

RP-GNT Καὶ πολλοὺς τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ ἐπιστρέψει ἐπὶ κύριον τὸν θεὸν αὐτῶν·
(Kai pollous tōn huiōn Israaʸl epistrepsei epi kurion ton theon autōn;)

TC-GNT Καὶ πολλοὺς τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ ἐπιστρέψει ἐπὶ Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν αὐτῶν·
(Kai pollous tōn huiōn Israaʸl epistrepsei epi Kurion ton Theon autōn; )

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:5–25: An angel said that John the Baptizer would be born

An angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah while he was working in the temple as a priest. The angel told him that his wife Elizabeth would become pregnant and have a baby, and that he must name him John. Zechariah and Elizabeth were old, and Elizabeth was not able to have children. So Zechariah did not believe the angel. Because he did not believe that what the angel said would happen, the angel made him unable to speak. But later, Elizabeth became pregnant.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it. Some other possible headings for this section are:

The Birth of John the Baptist is Announced (GNT)

The angel Gabriel predicts the birth of John the Baptizer

The angel Gabriel announces/prophesies to Zechariah that his wife will have a son

Paragraph 1:11–17

In this paragraph, Luke began to tell the main events of this section after he gave the background information in 1:5–10. Introduce this paragraph in a natural way in your language.

1:16

Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.

He will lead many Israelites back to the Lord their God.
He will cause/persuade many of the Israelite people to stop sinning and follow/obey the Lord their God again.
He will help many Israelite people to repent from their sins and serve/worship the Lord their God again.

the sons of Israel: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as the sons of Israel does not refer only to males but to both male and female descendants of Israel.

Notice that Zechariah himself was a Jew, one of the people of Israel. So in some languages, you may need to say something like:

your^(sing) people the Israelites

he will turn back: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as he will turn back means “he will cause to return.” In this context it is used in a spiritual sense: John would persuade many people to repent from their sins and to obey God again. John would cause them to do this by telling them messages from God.

the Lord their God: Since Zechariah was himself an Israelite, in some languages it may be necessary to say:

the Lord your^(plur) God

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

πολλοὺς τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ ἐπιστρέψει ἐπὶ Κύριον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί πολλούς τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ ἐπιστρέψει ἐπί Κύριον τόν Θεόν αὐτῶν)

To turn a person back means to lead them to repent and obey the Lord once again. Alternate translation: [he will cause many of the people of Israel to repent and obey the Lord]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

πολλοὺς τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί πολλούς τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ ἐπιστρέψει ἐπί Κύριον τόν Θεόν αὐτῶν)

Here, the word sons means “descendants.” This expression envisions all of the Israelites as if they were their ancestor Jacob, who was also known as Israel. Alternate translation: [many of the people of Israel]

Parallel LUKE 1:16

Section 1:5–25: An angel said that John the Baptizer would be born

Paragraph 1:11–17

1:16