LUKE 21:18 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, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor, 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).

AICNT “But not a hair of your head will perish.

OEB Yet not a single hair of your heads will be lost!

WEBBE And not a hair of your head will perish.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Yet not a hair of your head will perish.

LSV and a hair out of your head will not perish;

FBV But not a single hair of your head will be lost.

TCNT Yet not a hair of your head will by any means perish.

T4T But your souls will be absolutely safe [IDM].

LEB Even a hair of your head will never perish!

BBE But not a hair of your head will come to destruction.

Moff but not a hair of your head will perish.

Wymth and yet not a hair of your heads shall perish.

ASV And not a hair of your head shall perish.

DRA But a hair of your head shall not perish.

YLT and a hair out of your head shall not perish;

Drby And a hair of your head shall in no wise perish.

RV And not a hair of your head shall perish.

SLT And there shall not a hair of your head perish.

Wbstr But there shall not a hair of your head perish.

KJB-1769 But there shall not an hair of your head perish.

KJB-1611 But there shall not a haire of your head perish.
(But there shall not a hair of your head perish.)

Bshps And there shall not one heere of your head peryshe.
(And there shall not one hear of your head peryshe.)

Gnva Yet there shall not one heare of your heads perish.
(Yet there shall not one hear of your heads perish. )

Cvdl and yet shal not one hayre of youre heade perishe.
(and yet shall not one hair of your(pl) head perish.)

TNT Yet ther shall not one heer of youre heedes perisshe.
(Yet there shall not one hair of your(pl) heedes perisshe. )

Wycl And an heere of youre heed schal not perische;
(And an hear of your(pl) heed shall not perish;)

Luth Und ein Haar von eurem Haupt soll nicht umkommen.
(And a hair from yours(pl) head should not perish/die.)

ClVg et capillus de capite vestro non peribit.[fn]
(and capillus from/about head your not/no will_perish. )

21.18 Et capillus. Quasi dicat: Cur timetis ne pereat, quod incisum dolet, quandoquidem nec illuc potest perire in vobis, quod incisum non dolet? Caro enim incisa dolet, capillus non dolet.

21.18 And capillus. As_if let_him_say: Cur he_is_afraidis not pereat, that incisum dolet, quandoquidem but_not there/to_that_place can to_perish in/into/on to_you(pl), that incisum not/no dolet? Caro because incisa dolet, capillus not/no dolet.

UGNT καὶ θρὶξ ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὑμῶν, οὐ μὴ ἀπόληται.
(kai thrix ek taʸs kefalaʸs humōn, ou maʸ apolaʸtai.)

SBL-GNT καὶ θρὶξ ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὑμῶν οὐ μὴ ἀπόληται.
(kai thrix ek taʸs kefalaʸs humōn ou maʸ apolaʸtai.)

RP-GNT Καὶ θρὶξ ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὑμῶν οὐ μὴ ἀπόληται.
(Kai thrix ek taʸs kefalaʸs humōn ou maʸ apolaʸtai.)

TC-GNT Καὶ θρὶξ ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὑμῶν οὐ μὴ ἀπόληται.
(Kai thrix ek taʸs kefalaʸs humōn ou maʸ apolaʸtai. )

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

SOTN SIL Open Translation 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.

21:18

Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.

But not even a hair on your^(plur) head will be lost/destroyed.
But you^(plur) will suffer no permanent harm.
But God will keep you^(plur) safe from any lasting/eternal harm.

Yet: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as Yet is often translated as “and.” Many English versions translate it as Yet or “But” because this verse contrasts strongly with 21:16–17. Jesus wanted his disciples to know that although people would oppose them and even kill them, his disciples would not suffer any permanent harm. Other ways to indicate the contrast are:

Yet (NASB)

And even though they hate/kill you

not even a hair of your head will perish: The Greek expression that the BSB translates as not even a hair of your head will perish literally means that even one hair from the disciples’ heads will not be destroyed or lost. It implies that they will not be harmed at all. Other ways to say this are:

even a single one of your hairs will not be lostKankanaey back translation on TW.

nothing will be lost not even one of your hairsYakan back translation on TW.

Jesus used this statement in a figurative way. He spoke about a very small part of a person to imply that the disciples will not suffer any permanent harm at all.Some commentators interpret this clause to mean that no physical harm can come to the disciples without God’s permission. This is a true fact, but the context does not mention “God’s permission,” so it does not seem to be in focus here. In favor of the view “no eternal harm,” Jesus spoke in 21:19 of the disciples gaining life (implying eternal life) as the result/end of their loyalty in suffering. The parallel passages in Mark and Matthew speak of “saving your souls.” The view that 21:18 refers to eternal harm has strong support in commentaries, including Marshall and Bock. Other commentators say that 21:18 is a promise that relatively few disciples will be killed (lose their physical lives in the persecution). However, in the immediate context, Jesus spoke of some of the disciples being killed. Historically, thousands of Christians were killed in major persecutions, even in the first century.

In some languages a literal translation may give a wrong meaning. If that is true in your language, some other ways to translate it are:

Translate the meaning without a figure of speech. For example:
none of these things can really harm you (NCV)
no one will be able to permanently hurt/harm you
Use an idiom or figure of speech that expresses the same meaning.

Translate this expression in a natural way in your language. If you do not choose to translate it literally, then you should put the literal text in a footnote.

a hair of your head will perish: The Greek word that the BSB translates as perish means “be lost” or “be destroyed.” In some languages people may not speak of a hair being “lost” or “destroyed.” Use a natural verb in your language. In other languages there may be a word that refers specifically to hair of the head. If that is true in your language, the phrase of your head may not be needed.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

καὶ