LUKE 8:53 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, 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).

AICNT And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead.

OEB They began to laugh at him, for they knew that she was dead.

WEBBE They were ridiculing him, knowing that she was dead.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET And they began making fun of him, because they knew that she was dead.

LSV and they were deriding Him, knowing that she died;

FBV They laughed at him, because they knew that she was dead.

TCNT And they began laughing at him, knowing that she was dead.

T4T The people laughed at him, because they knew that the girl was dead.

LEB And they began laughing[fn] at him, because they[fn] knew that she was dead.

8:53 *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began laughing”)

8:53 *Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“knew”) which is understood as causal

BBE And they were laughing at him, being certain that she was dead.

Moff They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead.

Wymth And they jeered at Him, knowing that she was dead.

ASV And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

DRA And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

YLT and they were deriding him, knowing that she did die;

Drby And they derided him, knowing that she had died.

RV And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

SLT And they derided him, knowing that she was dead.

Wbstr And they derided him, knowing that she was dead.

KJB-1769 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

KJB-1611 And they laughed him to scorne, knowing that she was dead.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And they laughed hym to scorne, knowyng that she was dead.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Gnva And they laught him to scorne, knowing that she was dead.
(And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. )

Cvdl And they laughed hi to scorne, knowynge well that she was deed.
(And they laughed hi to scorn, knowing well that she was deed.)

TNT And they lewgh him to scorne. For they knew that she was deed.
(And they lewgh him to scorn. For they knew that she was deed. )

Wycl And thei scorneden hym, and wisten that sche was deed.
(And they scorned him, and knewn that she was deed.)

Luth Und sie verlachten ihn, wußten wohl, daß sie gestorben war.
(And they/she/them ridiculed him/it, knew probably/well, that they/she/them died was.)

ClVg Et deridebant eum, scientes quod mortua esset.[fn]
(And deridebant him, knowing that dead was. )

8.53 Deridebant, etc. Merito exclusi sunt, qui deridere quam credere malebant, indigni videre resurrectionis miraculum.

8.53 Deridebant, etc. Merito exclusi are, who/which deridere how to_believe malebant, indigni to_see resurrection miracle.

UGNT καὶ κατεγέλων αὐτοῦ, εἰδότες ὅτι ἀπέθανεν.
(kai kategelōn autou, eidotes hoti apethanen.)

SBL-GNT καὶ κατεγέλων αὐτοῦ, εἰδότες ὅτι ἀπέθανεν.
(kai kategelōn autou, eidotes hoti apethanen.)

RP-GNT Καὶ κατεγέλων αὐτοῦ, εἰδότες ὅτι ἀπέθανεν.
(Kai kategelōn autou, eidotes hoti apethanen.)

TC-GNT Καὶ κατεγέλων αὐτοῦ, εἰδότες ὅτι ἀπέθανεν.
(Kai kategelōn autou, eidotes hoti apethanen. )

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 8:40–56: Jesus healed a sick woman and caused a dead girl to live again

This section tells about two miracles that Jesus did. He healed a woman who had a sickness that caused her to have chronic menstrual bleeding. The story about this woman is told in the middle of the story about a dead girl whom Jesus caused to live again. The situation was hopeless for both until Jesus miraculously helped them. His miracles showed the special power and authority that God had given to him as the Messiah.

These stories include the concept of uncleanness, just as in the story of the healing of the man with a “legion” of unclean spirits. Here, the woman was unclean according to the law of Moses because of the bleeding that was caused by her sickness. The dead body of Jairus’ daughter was also ritually unclean. But in spite of this, Jesus touched both of them. Jesus did not become unclean himself when he touched them. Instead, he made them ritually clean by making them well.

Another important theme in this section is faith. Jesus said that the woman who was bleeding was healed because she believed that Jesus could heal her. Then he encouraged Jairus to keep believing that God could make his daughter well, even after she had died.

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

Jesus cured a woman with chronic bleeding and gave life to a dead girl

The child of Jairus and the woman who touched the border/edge of Jesus’ clothing

A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman (NIV)

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 9:18–26 and Mark 5:21–43.

8:53a

And they laughed at Him,

They began to laugh at him scornfully/mockingly,
But when they heard that, they ridiculed him repeatedly,

And: This verse in Greek begins with a conjunction that is often translated as “and” in English, as in the BSB. It introduces the way that the mourners responded to what Jesus said in 8:52c. When Jesus said that the child was not dead, they did not believe him. Instead, they laughed at him. Since there is a contrast between what Jesus said and how the mourners responded, you could also use a conjunction that indicates a contrast. For example:

But (NLT)

Connect this verse to 8:52 in a way that is natural in your language.

they: The word they refers to the mourners to whom Jesus had just spoken.

laughed at Him: The Greek word that the BSB translates as laughed at means “to mock” or “to laugh at with scorn.” The mourners treated Jesus as if he were a fool because they were sure that the girl was dead.

The form of this Greek verb indicates that the people repeatedly mocked Jesus. They probably said several different things as they laughed at him. Some languages have verb forms that distinguish between actions that happen once and actions that are repeated. If that is true in your language, use a form here that indicates that the action was repeated. The form here may indicate that the people started and then continued. For example:

began laughing at him (NASB)

began making fun of him (NET)

8:53b

knowing that she was dead.

for they knew that the girl was dead.
because they were certain that she had died.

knowing that she was dead: The Greek clause that the BSB translates as knowing that she was dead gives the reason why the mourners mocked Jesus. Other ways to translate this are:

for they knew that she was dead

because they were certain that she had died

General Comment on 8:53a–b

In some languages, it may be more natural to give the reason before the result. If that is true in your language, you may want to reverse the order of the parts of this verse. For example:

^53bThey knew that she was dead, ^53aso they laughed at him.

^53bSince they were sure that she had died, ^53athey began laughing at him.

Parallel LUKE 8:53

Section 8:40–56: Jesus healed a sick woman and caused a dead girl to live again

8:53a

8:53b

General Comment on 8:53a–b