LUKE 3:19 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) [ref]He scolded King Herod (who was the ruler of the Galilean quarter) about marrying his own brother Philip’s wife Herodias. Herod had also been scolded by him about many other evil things that he’d done,

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, 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 But Herod the tetrarch, having been rebuked by him concerning Herodias, the wife of his brother, and concerning all the evil things that Herod had done,

UST John even rebuked King Herod for all of the many evil things that Herod had done. But when John rebuked Herod for marrying his brother’s wife, Herodias, while his brother was still alive,

BLB But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias the wife of his brother, and concerning all the evils that Herod had done,

AICNT But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him concerning Herodias, his {brother's}[fn] wife, and for all the evil things that Herod had done,

3:19, brother's: Some manuscripts read “brother Phillip's.” A(02) C(04) W(032) TR Latin(e)

OEB But when John rebuked Herod the ruler, for Herodia his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things that he had done,

WEBBE but Herod the tetrarch,[fn] being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s[fn] wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,

3:19 a tetrarch is one of four governors of a province

3:19 TR reads “brother Philip’s” instead of “brother’s”

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NET But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the evil deeds that he had done,

LSV and Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, and concerning all the evils that Herod did,

FBV But when John reprimanded Herod the ruler for marrying Herodias, Herod's brother's wife, and for all the evil things he'd done,

TCNT But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias, his [fn]brother's wife, and because of all the evils he had done,

3:19 brother's ¦ brother Philip's TR

T4T He also rebuked the ruler of the district, Herod Antipas. He rebuked him for marrying Herodias, his brother’s wife, while his brother was still alive, and for doing many other evil things.

LEB But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him concerning Herodias, his brother’s wife, and concerning all the evil deeds that Herod had done,

BBE But Herod the king, because John had made a protest on account of Herodias, his brother's wife, and other evil things which Herod had done,

Moff But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Herodias his brother's wife as well as for all the wickedness that he, Herod, had committed,

Wymth But Herod the Tetrarch, being repeatedly rebuked by him about Herodias his brother's wife, and about all the wicked deeds that he had done,

ASV but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,

DRA But Herod the tetrarch, when he was reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done;

YLT and Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, and concerning all the evils that Herod did,

Drby But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him as to Herodias, the wife of his brother, and as to all the wicked things which Herod had done,

RV but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,

SLT And Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod did,

Wbstr But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

KJB-1769 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

KJB-1611 But Herode the Tetrarch being reprooued by him for Herodias his brother Philips wife, and for all the euils which Herode had done,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps Then Herode the tetrarch, when he was rebuked of hym for Herodias, his brother Philippes wyfe, and for all the euyls which Herode dyd,
(Then Herod the tetrarch, when he was rebuked of him for Herodias, his brother Philips wife, and for all the evils which Herod did,)

Gnva But when Herod the Tetrarch was rebuked of him, for Herodias his brother Philips wife, and for all the euils which Herod had done,
(But when Herod the Tetrarch was rebuked of him, for Herodias his brother Philips wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, )

Cvdl But Herode the Tetrarcha (wha he was rebuked of him because of Herodias his brothers wife, and for all the euels that Herode dyd)
(But Herod the Tetrarcha (wha he was rebuked of him because of Herodias his brothers wife, and for all the evils that Herod dyd))

TNT Then Herode the Tetrach (when he was rebuked of him for Herodias his brother Philippes wyfe and for all the evyls which Herod had done)
(Then Herod the Tetrach (when he was rebuked of him for Herodias his brother Philips wife and for all the evyls which Herod had done) )

Wycl the wijf of his brother, and for alle the yuelis that Eroude dide,
(the wife of his brother, and for all the evils that Herod did,)

Luth Herodes aber der Vierfürst, da er von ihm gestraft ward um der Herodias willen, seines Bruders Weib, und um alles Übels willen, das Herodes tat-
(Herod but the/of_the Vierfürst, there he from him punished what/which around/by/for the/of_the Herodias will, his brothers woman, and around/by/for all/everything evils will, the Herod tat-)

ClVg Herodes autem tetrarcha cum corriperetur ab illo de Herodiade uxore fratris sui, et de omnibus malis quæ fecit Herodes,[fn]
(Herod however tetrarcha when/with corriperetur away that/there from/about Herodiade wife brother's self, and from/about to_all bad_things which he_did Herod, )

3.19 Herodes. Antequam Lucas aliquid narrat de actibus Jesu, dicit Joannem ab Herode captum, ut ostendat se solummodo ea facta descripturum, quæ eo anno gesta sunt, quo Joannes vel captus est, vel punitus.

3.19 Herod. Antequam Lucas something tells from/about acts Yesu, he_says Yoannem away Herode captured, as show himself onlymodo them facts descripturum, which by_him in_the_year deeds are, where Yoannes or captured it_is, or punished.

UGNT ὁ δὲ Ἡρῴδης ὁ τετράρχης, ἐλεγχόμενος ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ περὶ Ἡρῳδιάδος, τῆς γυναικὸς τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ, καὶ περὶ πάντων ὧν ἐποίησεν πονηρῶν ὁ Ἡρῴδης,
(ho de Haʸrōdaʸs ho tetrarⱪaʸs, elegⱪomenos hup’ autou peri Haʸrōidiados, taʸs gunaikos tou adelfou autou, kai peri pantōn hōn epoiaʸsen ponaʸrōn ho Haʸrōdaʸs,)

SBL-GNT ὁ δὲ Ἡρῴδης ὁ τετραάρχης, ἐλεγχόμενος ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ περὶ Ἡρῳδιάδος τῆς γυναικὸς τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ καὶ περὶ πάντων ὧν ἐποίησεν πονηρῶν ὁ Ἡρῴδης,
(ho de Haʸrōdaʸs ho tetraʼarⱪaʸs, elegⱪomenos hupʼ autou peri Haʸrōidiados taʸs gunaikos tou adelfou autou kai peri pantōn hōn epoiaʸsen ponaʸrōn ho Haʸrōdaʸs,)

RP-GNT ὁ δὲ Ἡρῴδης ὁ τετράρχης, ἐλεγχόμενος ὑπ' αὐτοῦ περὶ Ἡρῳδιάδος τῆς γυναικὸς τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ, καὶ περὶ πάντων ὧν ἐποίησεν πονηρῶν ὁ Ἡρῴδης,
(ho de Haʸrōdaʸs ho tetrarⱪaʸs, elegⱪomenos hup' autou peri Haʸrōidiados taʸs gunaikos tou adelfou autou, kai peri pantōn hōn epoiaʸsen ponaʸrōn ho Haʸrōdaʸs,)

TC-GNT ὁ δὲ Ἡρῴδης ὁ [fn]τετράρχης, ἐλεγχόμενος ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ περὶ Ἡρῳδιάδος τῆς γυναικὸς [fn]τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ, καὶ περὶ πάντων ὧν ἐποίησε πονηρῶν ὁ Ἡρῴδης,
(ho de Haʸrōdaʸs ho tetrarⱪaʸs, elegⱪomenos hup autou peri Haʸrōidiados taʸs gunaikos tou adelfou autou, kai peri pantōn hōn epoiaʸse ponaʸrōn ho Haʸrōdaʸs, )

3:19 τετραρχης ¦ τετρααρχης NA SBL WH

3:19 του ¦ φιλιππου του TR

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:1–20: John the Baptizer prepared the way for Jesus

The last event in Luke 2 describes Jesus’ trip to Jerusalem when he was twelve years old. This section begins about eighteen years later. At the beginning of chapter 3, both Jesus and John the Baptizer were about thirty years old. Both men were ready to begin public ministry.

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

The Preaching of John (NCV)

John the Baptist and Jesus (REB)

John the Baptizer tells people to prepare themselves for the Messiah

Parts of Luke 3:1–20 are basically the same as verses in Matthew 3:1–12. But Luke 3:1–2, 10–14, and 19–20 are not in Matthew.

Paragraph 3:19–20

In the next two paragraphs Luke did not tell the events in the order in which they happened. Paragraph 3:19–20 tells about something that would happen after John baptized Jesus in 3:21–22.Luke may have used this order because John’s imprisonment was the end of his public ministry (3:19–20) and the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry (3:21–22). In some languages, it will be more natural to put these events in the order in which they actually happened. For example:

²¹When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened ²²and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

¹⁹ Sometime after this John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done. ²⁰Then Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.

3:19a

But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch

¶ During this time John denounced/criticized Governor Herod
¶ But Herod the ruler caused trouble for John because John said that Herod had sinned
¶ At a certain time John said, “Herod has sinned.”

he rebuked Herod the tetrarch: The Greek word that the BSB translates as rebuked here means “to say that what someone did was wrong.” John said that what Herod did was wrong. It was sinful. John could have said this directly to Herod or he could have said it about him to other people.

In some languages it may be more natural to translate this as direct speech. In that case it is possible to say either:

John said about Herod the tetrarch, “He has done wrong….”

John told Herod the tetrarch, “You have done wrong….”

Herod the tetrarch: Herod was the name of the government leader of the district of Galilee.

Some ways to translate Herod the tetrarch are:

Herod the ruler (CEV)

the ruler Herod (GW)

Herod the leader

This same phrase also occurs in 3:1c. See 3:1c for more details about the meaning of tetrarch.

3:19b

regarding his brother’s wife Herodias

for marrying his brother’s wife, whose name was Herodias.
by marrying Herodias, who was the wife of his own half-brother.
He said this because Herod had married the wife of his own brother.

regarding his brother’s wife Herodias: There is a textual issue here. Some manuscripts have “his brother Philip’s wife.” However, the earliest manuscripts have only “his brother’s wife.” It is recommended that you follow these earliest manuscripts, which do not include Philip’s name here. This recommendation based on Swanson, p. 42, and Exegetical Summaries on TW. Herod had divorced his own wife and had married Herodias. Herodias had earlier been married to one of Herod’s half-brothers. It was against God’s law for Herod to marry her. Herod had sinned. For the whole story, see Mark 6:14–29.

In some languages it may be necessary to make some of this information explicit. For example:

because he had married Herodias, his brother’s wife

brother’s: In this context the word “brother” refers to an older half-brother. The two men had different mothers. (This half-brother, Herod Philip, is not the same as the half-brother named Philip who was mentioned in 3:1.The mother of Herod Philip (the husband of Herodias) was Mariamne.)

3:19c

and all the evils he had done,

John also rebuked Herod for all the other sins that Herod had done.
John also criticized Herod for all the other evil things that he had done.
John also said, “Herod has done many other evil things.”

all the evils he had done: The phrase all the evils he had done indicates that John also rebuked Herod because of other ways that Herod had sinned.

General Comment on 3:19a–c

In some languages it may be natural to reorder this verse and put it in chronological order. For example:

^19bHerod the tetrarch had married his brother’s wife Herodias ^19cand had done many other evil things, ^19aso John rebuked him.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Ἡρῴδης ὁ τετράρχης ἐλεγχόμενος ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ περί Ἡρῳδιάδος τῆς γυναικός τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ καί περί πάντων ὧν ἐποίησεν πονηρῶν ὁ Ἡρῴδης)

Luke uses the term But to introduce some background information to the story. In this verse and the next one, he tells what later happened to John. This had not yet happened at this time. When Luke says in [3:21](../03/21.md) that Jesus was baptized, he means that John was still there and that John baptized Jesus.

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

ὁ & Ἡρῴδης ὁ τετράρχης

¬the & Herod the tetrarch

See how you translated the term tetrarch in [3:1](../03/01.md) Alternate translation: [Herod, who ruled the region of Galilee]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐλεγχόμενος ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ περὶ Ἡρῳδιάδος, τῆς γυναικὸς τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ

˓being˒_rebuked by him (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Ἡρῴδης ὁ τετράρχης ἐλεγχόμενος ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ περί Ἡρῳδιάδος τῆς γυναικός τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ καί περί πάντων ὧν ἐποίησεν πονηρῶν ὁ Ἡρῴδης)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could make clear who did the action. Alternate translation: [because John had rebuked him for marrying Herodias, his brother’s former wife]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit