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Parallel LUKE 20:38

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BI Luke 20:38 ©

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

OET (OET-RV)so God is not the god of the dead, but of the living, because to him everyone is living.

OET-LVAnd god is not of_the_dead, but of_the_living, because/for to_him all are_living.

SR-GNT˚Θεὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔστιν νεκρῶν, ἀλλὰ ζώντων, πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν.”
   (˚Theos de ouk estin nekrōn, alla zōntōn, pantes gar autōi zōsin.”)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
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).

ULTAnd he is not a God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”

USTAfter all, he is not the God of people who are dead. He is the God of people who are alive, because to God, everyone remains alive even after they die.”

BSBHe is not [the] God of [the] dead, but of [the] living, for to Him all are alive.”

MSB (Same as above)

BLBNow He is not God of the dead, but of the living; for all live to Him."


AICNT[Now][fn] He is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.”


20:38, Now: Absent from some manuscripts. D(05)

OEBNow he is not God of dead people, but of living. For in his sight all are alive.’

WEBBENow he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NETNow he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live before him.”

LSVand He is not a God of dead men, but of living, for all live to Him.”

FBVHe is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him they all are alive.”

TCNTHe is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”

T4TIt is not dead people who worship God. It is living people who worship him. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob died long before Moses lived, but God said that they were still worshipping him, so we(inc) know their spirits were still alive! All people whose spirits are alive again after they die continue to live to honor God!”

LEBNo LEB LUKE book available

BBENow he is not the God of the dead but of the living: for all men are living to him.

MoffNo Moff LUKE book available

WymthHe is not a God of dead, but of living men, for to Him are all living."

ASVNow he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

DRAFor he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live to him.

YLTand He is not a God of dead men, but of living, for all live to Him.'

Drbybut he is not [fn]God of [the] dead but of [the] living; for all live for him.


20.38 Elohim

RVNow he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

SLTAnd he is not God of the dead, but of the living: for all live to him.

WbstrFor he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live to him.

KJB-1769 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

KJB-1611For he is not a God of the dead, but of the liuing for all liue vnto him.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

BshpsNo Bshps LUKE book available

GnvaFor he is not the God of the dead, but of them which liue: for all liue vnto him.
   (For he is not the God of the dead, but of them which live: for all live unto him. )

CvdlNo Cvdl LUKE book available

TNTFor he is not the God of the deed but of them which live. For all live in him.

WyclNo Wycl LUKE book available

LuthNo Luth LUKE book available

ClVgDeus autem non est mortuorum, sed vivorum: omnes enim vivunt ei.
   (God however not/no it_is deadrum, but I_liverum: everyone because they_live to_him. )

UGNTΘεὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔστιν νεκρῶν, ἀλλὰ ζώντων; πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν.
   (Theos de ouk estin nekrōn, alla zōntōn; pantes gar autōi zōsin.)

SBL-GNTθεὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔστιν νεκρῶν ἀλλὰ ζώντων, πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν.
   (theos de ouk estin nekrōn alla zōntōn, pantes gar autōi zōsin.)

RP-GNTΘεὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔστιν νεκρῶν, ἀλλὰ ζώντων· πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν.
   (Theos de ouk estin nekrōn, alla zōntōn; pantes gar autōi zōsin.)

TC-GNTΘεὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔστι νεκρῶν, ἀλλὰ ζώντων· πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν.
   (Theos de ouk esti nekrōn, alla zōntōn; pantes gar autōi zōsin. )

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


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

20:1-47 In this series of controversies between Jesus and the religious leaders of Jerusalem, they repeatedly questioned and challenged him, and he repeatedly outmatched them with his spiritual wisdom, insight, and authority.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-background

δὲ

and

Jesus uses the word And to introduce a teaching about God that will help the Sadducees understand how God’s description of himself at the burning bush proves that God raises people from the dead. Alternate translation: [Now]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

Θεὸς & οὐκ ἔστιν νεκρῶν, ἀλλὰ ζώντων

God & not is ˱of˲_˓the˒_dead but ˱of˲_˓the˒_living

The two phrases not … of the dead and of the living mean the same thing. Jesus is using repetition for emphasis. If your language does not use repetition in this way, you can express this idea with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [he is a God of living people only]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

νεκρῶν

˱of˲_˓the˒_dead

Jesus is using the adjective dead as a noun in order to indicate a group of people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this with an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: [of people who have died]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

ζώντων

˱of˲_˓the˒_living

Jesus is using the adjective living as a noun in order to indicate a group of people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this with an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: [of people who are alive] or [of people whom he has brought back to life]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν

all for ˱to˲_him ˓are˒_living

Interpreters understand this statement in various ways. One likely possibility is that Jesus is saying implicitly that after people die, while they are dead as far as other people are concerned, they are alive as far as God is concerned. That is because their spirits live on after death, and God is still able to relate to their spirits. Alternate translation: [because even after people die, God is still able to relate to them as living spirits]

BI Luke 20:38 ©