LUKE 21:15 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, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, 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).

ULT for I will give to you a mouth and wisdom that all the ones opposing you will not be able to resist or contradict.

UST because I will give you the right words so that you will know what to say. As a result, none of the people accusing you will be able to say that you are wrong.

BSB For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist [or] contradict.

MSB For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to contradict [or] resist.[fn]

BLB For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all those opposing you will not be able to resist nor to reply to.

AICNT “For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries will not be able to resist [or contradict].[fn]

21:15, or contradict: Absent from some manuscripts. D(05) Latin(a ff² i it) Syriac(sy^s sy^c sy^p)

OEB for I will myself give you words, and a wisdom which all your opponents together will be unable to resist or defy.

WEBBE for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For I will give you the words along with the wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.

LSV for I will give to you a mouth and wisdom that all your opposers will not be able to refute or resist.

FBV for I will give you words of wisdom that your enemies won't be able to dispute or contradict.

TCNT For I will give you a mouth to speak and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to [fn]refute or resist.

21:15 refute or resist ¦ resist or refute CT

T4T because I will make you wise [HEN] so that you will know what to say. As a result, none of your enemies will be able to oppose what you say or ◄refute you/show that you are wrong►.

LEB for I will give you a mouth and wisdom that all your opponents will not be able to resist or contradict.

BBE For I will give you words and wisdom, so that not one of those who are against you will be able to get the better of you, or to put you in the wrong.

Moff for I will give you words and wisdom that not one of your opponents will be able to meet or refute.

Wymth for I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to withstand or reply to.

ASV for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or to gainsay.

DRA For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to resist and gainsay.

YLT for I will give to you a mouth and wisdom that all your opposers shall not be able to refute or resist.

Drby for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your opposers shall not be able to reply to or resist.

RV for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or to gainsay.

SLT For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all they opposed to you shall not be able to contradict nor withstand.

Wbstr For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

KJB-1769 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

KJB-1611 For I will giue you a mouth and wisedome, which all your aduersaries shall not be able to gainsay, nor resist.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps For I wyll geue you a mouth, and wysedome, where agaynst, all your aduersaries shall not be able to speake nor resist.
(For I will give you a mouth, and wisdom, where against, all your adversaries shall not be able to speak nor resist.)

Gnva For I will giue you a mouth and wisdome, where against all your aduersaries shall not be able to speake, nor resist.
(For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, where against all your adversaries shall not be able to speak, nor resist. )

Cvdl for I wil geue you mouth & wyssdome, agaynst the which all youre aduersaries shal not be able to speake ner to resist.
(for I will give you mouth and wisdom, against the which all your(pl) adversaries shall not be able to speak nor to resist.)

TNT for I will geve you a mouth and wisdome where agaynste all youre adversarys shall not be able to speake nor resist.
(for I will give you a mouth and wisdom where against all your(pl) adversarys shall not be able to speak nor resist. )

Wycl to whiche alle youre aduersaries schulen not mowe ayenstonde, and ayenseie.
(to which all your(pl) adversaries should not more stand_against, and againsteie.)

Luth Denn ich will euch Mund und Weisheit geben, welcher nicht sollen widersprechen mögen noch widerstehen alle eure Widerwärtigen.
(Because I will you mouth and wise_(people) give, which not should againstsprechen may still resist all your(pl) disgusting_(thing/one).)

ClVg ego enim dabo vobis os et sapientiam, cui non poterunt resistere et contradicere omnes adversarii vestri.
(I because I_will_give to_you(pl) mouth and wisdom, to_whom not/no they_will_be_able to_resist and contradicere everyone adversarii yours. )

UGNT ἐγὼ γὰρ δώσω ὑμῖν στόμα καὶ σοφίαν, ᾗ οὐ δυνήσονται ἀντιστῆναι ἢ ἀντειπεῖν, πάντες οἱ ἀντικείμενοι ὑμῖν.
(egō gar dōsō humin stoma kai sofian, haʸ ou dunaʸsontai antistaʸnai aʸ anteipein, pantes hoi antikeimenoi humin.)

SBL-GNT ἐγὼ γὰρ δώσω ὑμῖν στόμα καὶ σοφίαν ᾗ οὐ δυνήσονται ⸂ἀντιστῆναι ἢ ἀντειπεῖν⸃ ⸀ἅπαντες οἱ ἀντικείμενοι ὑμῖν.
(egō gar dōsō humin stoma kai sofian haʸ ou dunaʸsontai ⸂antistaʸnai aʸ anteipein⸃ ⸀hapantes hoi antikeimenoi humin.)

RP-GNT ἐγὼ γὰρ δώσω ὑμῖν στόμα καὶ σοφίαν, ᾗ οὐ δυνήσονται ἀντειπεῖν οὐδὲ ἀντιστῆναι πάντες οἱ ἀντικείμενοι ὑμῖν.
(egō gar dōsō humin stoma kai sofian, haʸ ou dunaʸsontai anteipein oude antistaʸnai pantes hoi antikeimenoi humin.)

TC-GNT ἐγὼ γὰρ δώσω ὑμῖν στόμα καὶ σοφίαν, ᾗ οὐ δυνήσονται [fn]ἀντειπεῖν οὐδὲ ἀντιστῆναι [fn]πάντες οἱ ἀντικείμενοι ὑμῖν.
(egō gar dōsō humin stoma kai sofian, haʸ ou dunaʸsontai anteipein oude antistaʸnai pantes hoi antikeimenoi humin. )

21:15 αντειπειν ουδε αντιστηναι ¦ αντειπειν η αντιστηναι PCK ¦ αντιστηναι η αντειπειν CT

21:15 παντες ¦ απαντες NA SBL WH

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 21:5–38: Jesus taught about what would happen in the future

After the events of the preceding section, some of Jesus’ disciples were admiring the beautiful stones and gifts that people used to adorn the Temple. Jesus told them that one day the Temple would be completely destroyed. Enemies would attack Jerusalem and destroy the Temple.In A.D. 70, the Jews rebelled against the Romans, and the Roman destroyed the temple. Jesus also told them about other things that would happen in the future. He told them that after these things happened, he would return to earth in power and great glory. He warned his disciples to pray so that they would be able to endure the future troubles and be ready to meet him when he comes again.

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

The Jerusalem temple would soon be destroyed

The destruction of the temple and the coming times of trouble

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 24:1–35 and Mark 13:1–31.

21:15a

For I will give you speech and wisdom

For I myself will give you^(plur) words that will be so wise
I say this because I myself will cause you^(plur) to speak so wisely
At that time I myself will give you^(plur) such wise words

For: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as For introduces the reason why the disciples should resolve not to prepare/plan or be anxious about how they should defend themselves. What Jesus said in 21:15 was the reason for what he told his disciples to do in 21:14. Another way to translate this conjunction is “because,” as in the GNT. It may also be natural to begin this verse as a new sentence. For example:

I say this because…

In some languages the connection may be implied without a conjunction.

I: The Greek word that the BSB translates as I is emphatic. Jesus emphasized that he himself would give his disciples words and wisdom. Another way to emphasize this in English is:

I am the one who…

Emphasize it in a natural way in your language.

speech and wisdom: The Greek text that the BSB translates as speech and wisdom is literally “a mouth and wisdom,” as in the RSV. The word “mouth” is used figuratively for the words that the mouth speaks. In this context the phrase speech and wisdom means “wise words.” It refers to being able to speak wisely and rightly in any situation. Some other ways to translate this are:

the wisdom to know what to say (CEV)

the right words and such wisdom that… (NLT)

eloquence and wisdom (JBP)NJB is very similar with “an eloquence and a wisdom.”

21:15b

that none of your adversaries will be able to resist

that none of your^(plur) enemies can disprove what you^(plur) say
that none of those who accuse you^(plur) will be able to refute your arguments

21:15c

or contradict.

or deny that it is true.
or claim that you are not telling the truth.

21:15b–c

that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict: This clause tells the result of the wise words that the disciples will speak (21:15a). They will speak so wisely that their enemies will not know how to disprove what they say.

The words resist and contradict have similar meanings here. The word contradict refers specifically to saying that what someone has said is not correct. The word resist can also include other types of opposition. Jesus used both these words to emphasize what he said. Other ways to translate the clause are:

so that your enemies will thus have no way to defeat you and to contradict what you are sayingKankanaey back translation on TW.

as for your enemies, they will not be able to answer your reasoning. They will also not be able to say that what you are saying is a lie.Western Bukidnon Manobo back translation on TW.

adversaries: The Greek word that the BSB translates as adversaries means “opponents.” In this context it probably refers to people who would accuse the disciples in court. Another way to translate it is:

those who oppose/accuse you

Some languages express this meaning with an idiom. For example:

those who show a sour face toward you

those who have a mean heart toward you

resist: The Greek word that the BSB translates as resist means “withstand.” It implies here that the disciples’ enemies will not be able to prove that what the disciples say is wrong. They will not be successful in opposing them.

contradict: The word contradict means “speak against.” It indicates that no enemy will know what to say against the disciples’ wise words. The enemies will not be able to deny that the disciples are speaking the truth.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-versebridge

γὰρ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγώ γάρ δώσω ὑμῖν στόμα καί σοφίαν ᾗ οὒ δυνήσονται ἀντιστῆναι ἤ ἀντειπεῖν πάντες οἱ ἀντικείμενοι ὑμῖν)

Jesus is giving the reason why his disciples should do what he told them in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could put this reason before the result by creating a verse bridge. You could combine [21:14](../21/14.md) and [21:15](../21/15.md), putting all of [21:15](../21/15.md) first, followed by all of [21:14](../21/14.md). You could begin [21:15](../21/15.md) with “Since” and have no introductory word for [21:14](../21/14.md), or you could have no introductory word for [21:15](../21/15.md) and begin [21:14](../21/14.md) with “So.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

στόμα καὶ σοφίαν

˓a˒_mouth (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγώ γάρ δώσω ὑμῖν στόμα καί σοφίαν ᾗ οὒ δυνήσονται ἀντιστῆναι ἤ ἀντειπεῖν πάντες οἱ ἀντικείμενοι ὑμῖν)

Jesus is using the term mouth to refer to speech. Alternate translation: [speech and wisdom]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

στόμα καὶ σοφίαν

The phrase a mouth and wisdom expresses a single idea by using two words connected with and. The word wisdom describes what kind of speech Jesus will give the disciples. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [wise things to say] or [wise responses]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

ᾗ οὐ δυνήσονται ἀντιστῆναι ἢ ἀντειπεῖν, πάντες οἱ ἀντικείμενοι ὑμῖν

˱to˲_which (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγώ γάρ δώσω ὑμῖν στόμα καί σοφίαν ᾗ οὒ δυνήσονται ἀντιστῆναι ἤ ἀντειπεῖν πάντες οἱ ἀντικείμενοι ὑμῖν)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning of the negative word not combined with the negative verbs resist and contradict as a single positive statement. (See note just below explaining that these two verbs likely form a doublet.) Alternate translation: [that all of your adversaries will have to agree are true]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ἀντιστῆναι ἢ ἀντειπεῖν

˓to˒_resist (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγώ γάρ δώσω ὑμῖν στόμα καί σοφίαν ᾗ οὒ δυνήσονται ἀντιστῆναι ἤ ἀντειπεῖν πάντες οἱ ἀντικείμενοι ὑμῖν)

The terms resist and contradict mean basically the same thing. Jesus is likely using repetition for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine these terms into a single, equivalent expression. Alternate translation: [to deny]

Parallel LUKE 21:15

Section 21:5–38: Jesus taught about what would happen in the future

21:15a

21:15b

21:15c

21:15b–c