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OET (OET-RV) But Yeshua responded, “No one who starts ploughing a field and then starts looking backwards is suitable for God’s kingdom.”
OET-LV But the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said:
No_one Having_laid_on the hand of_him on the_plow, and looking on the things behind, is suitable in_the kingdom of_ the _god.
SR-GNT Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ ˚Ἰησοῦς, “Οὐδεὶς ἐπιβαλὼν τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπʼ ἄροτρον, καὶ βλέπων εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, εὔθετός ἐστιν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ.” ‡
(Eipen de ho ˚Yaʸsous, “Oudeis epibalōn taʸn ⱪeira autou epʼ arotron, kai blepōn eis ta opisō, euthetos estin taʸ Basileia tou ˚Theou.”)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT But Jesus replied, “No one, having put his hand on a plow, yet looking to the things behind, is fit for the kingdom of God.”
UST Jesus said to him, “Anyone who is like a farmer who tries to plow his field while looking behind him is not able to serve God as his ruler.”
BSB § Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
BLB And Jesus said to him, "No one having laid the hand upon the plow, and looking on the things behind, is fit for the kingdom of God."
AICNT But Jesus said [to him],[fn] “No one {who puts {the}[fn] hand to the plow and looks back}[fn] is fit for the kingdom of God.”
9:62, to him: ℵ(01) A(02) C(04) D(05) W(032) BYZ TR NA28[ ] THGNT ‖ Absent from some manuscripts. 𝔓45 𝔓75 B(03) SBLGNT
9:62, the: 𝔓75 B(03) NA28 SBLGNT ‖ Some manuscripts read “his.” 𝔓45 ℵ(01) A(02) C(04) D(05) W(032) BYZ TR THGNT
9:62, No one who puts the hand to the plow and looks back: Some manuscripts read “having put his hand to the plow and looking back.” 𝔓45 D(05) Latin(it)
OEB But Jesus answered, ‘No one who looks back, after putting their hand to the plough, is fitted for the kingdom of God.’
WEB But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for God’s Kingdom.”
WMB But Yeshua said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for God’s Kingdom.”
NET Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
LSV and Jesus said to him, “No one having put his hand on a plow, and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God.”
FBV But Jesus told him, “Nobody once they've started plowing and then looks back is fit for God's kingdom.”
TCNT But Jesus said [fn]to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
9:62 to him ¦ — SBL
T4T Jesus said to him, “Anyone who is plowing his field should not look back to see what he has done. He must look forward to what is ahead. Similarly, anyone who continues to be concerned about his family and other things he has left behind is not fit to serve me and tell others about how God wants to rule [MTY] people’s lives.”
LEB But Jesus said,[fn] “No one who putshis[fn] hand on the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God!”
?:? Some manuscripts have “said to him”
?:? *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
BBE But Jesus said, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is good enough for the kingdom of God.
MOF No MOF LUKE book available
ASV But Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
DRA Jesus said to him: No man putting his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
YLT and Jesus said unto him, 'No one having put his hand on a plough, and looking back, is fit for the reign of God.'
DBY But Jesus said to him, No one having laid his hand on [the] plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom of [fn]God.
9.62 Elohim
RV But Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
WBS And Jesus said to him, No man having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
KJB And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
BB Iesus sayde vnto hym: No man that putteth his hande to the plowe, and loketh backe, is apt to the kyngdome of God.
(Yesus/Yeshua said unto him: No man that putteth/puts his hand to the plowe, and looketh/looks backe, is apt to the kingdom of God.)
GNV And Iesus saide vnto him, No man that putteth his hand to the plough, and looketh backe, is apt to the kingdome of God.
(And Yesus/Yeshua said unto him, No man that putteth/puts his hand to the plough, and looketh backe, is apt to the kingdom of God. )
CB Iesus sayde vnto him: Who so putteth his hade to the plowe, and loketh backe, is not mete for the kingdome of God.
(Yesus/Yeshua said unto him: Who so putteth/puts his hade to the plowe, and looketh/looks backe, is not meet for the kingdom of God.)
TNT Iesus sayde vnto him: No man that putteth his honde to the plowe and loketh backe is apte to the kyngdome of God.
(Yesus/Yeshua said unto him: No man that putteth/puts his hand to the plowe and looketh/looks back is apte to the kingdom of God. )
WYC And Jhesus seide to hym, No man that puttith his hoond to the plouy, and biholdynge bacward, is able to the rewme of God.
(And Yhesus said to him, No man that puttith his hand to the plouy, and biholdynge bacward, is able to the realm of God.)
LUT JEsus aber sprach zu ihm: Wer seine Hand an den Pflug leget und siehet zurück, der ist nicht geschickt zum Reich Gottes.
(Yesus but spoke to ihm: Who his Hand at the Pflug leget and siehet zurück, the is not geschickt for_the kingdom God’s.)
CLV Ait ad illum Jesus: Nemo mittens manum suam ad aratrum, et respiciens retro, aptus est regno Dei.
(Ait to him Yesus: Nemo mittens manum his_own to aratrum, and respiciens retro, aptus it_is regno God. )
UGNT εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, οὐδεὶς ἐπιβαλὼν τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπ’ ἄροτρον καὶ βλέπων εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, εὔθετός ἐστιν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ τοῦ Θεοῦ.
(eipen de ho Yaʸsous, oudeis epibalōn taʸn ⱪeira autou ep’ arotron kai blepōn eis ta opisō, euthetos estin taʸ Basileia tou Theou.)
SBL-GNT εἶπεν δὲ ⸂ὁ Ἰησοῦς⸃· Οὐδεὶς ἐπιβαλὼν τὴν ⸀χεῖρα ἐπʼ ἄροτρον καὶ βλέπων εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω εὔθετός ἐστιν ⸂τῇ βασιλείᾳ⸃ τοῦ θεοῦ.
(eipen de ⸂ho Yaʸsous⸃; Oudeis epibalōn taʸn ⸀ⱪeira epʼ arotron kai blepōn eis ta opisō euthetos estin ⸂taʸ basileia⸃ tou theou. )
TC-GNT Εἶπε δὲ [fn]ὁ Ἰησοῦς πρὸς αὐτόν, Οὐδείς, ἐπιβαλὼν τὴν χεῖρα [fn]αὐτοῦ ἐπ᾽ ἄροτρον, καὶ βλέπων εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, εὔθετός ἐστιν [fn]εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.
(Eipe de ho Yaʸsous pros auton, Oudeis, epibalōn taʸn ⱪeira autou ep arotron, kai blepōn eis ta opisō, euthetos estin eis taʸn basileian tou Theou.)
9:62 ο ιησους προς αυτον ¦ προς αυτον ο ιησους NA TH TR WH ¦ ο ιησους SBL
9:62 αυτου ¦ — NA SBL WH
9:62 εις την βασιλειαν ¦ τη βασιλεια CT
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
9:57-62 As he traveled toward Jerusalem to suffer and die, Jesus explained the cost to those who wished to follow him.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
οὐδεὶς ἐπιβαλὼν τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπ’ ἄροτρον καὶ βλέπων εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, εὔθετός ἐστιν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ τοῦ Θεοῦ
no_one /having/_laid_on the hand ˱of˲_him on /the/_plow and looking on the_‹things› behind suitable is ˱in˲_the Kingdom ¬the ˱of˲_God
Jesus responds with an illustration that is designed to teach this person about what is required to be his disciple. He means that a person is not suitable for the kingdom to God if his past loyalties are more important to him. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain this illustration. Alternate translation, add: “No one can plow straight if he is looking backwards, and in the same way, no one will be useful in the kingdom of God if his past loyalties are more important to him”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
οὐδεὶς ἐπιβαλὼν τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπ’ ἄροτρον
no_one /having/_laid_on the hand ˱of˲_him on /the/_plow
Jesus refers to a person using a plow by describing one part of that activity, guiding the plow with the hand. Alternate translation: “No one who is using a plow”
Note 3 topic: translate-unknown
οὐδεὶς ἐπιβαλὼν τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπ’ ἄροτρον
no_one /having/_laid_on the hand ˱of˲_him on /the/_plow
A plow is a tool that farmers use to break up soil to prepare a field for planting. Plows have sharp, pointed prongs that dig into the soil. They usually have handles that the farmer uses to guide the plow. If your readers would not be familiar with this kind of tool, you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: “No one who needs to go straight forward”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
βλέπων εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω
looking on the_‹things› behind
The implication is that anyone who is looking backwards while plowing cannot guide the plow where it needs to go. That person must focus on looking forward in order to plow well. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “looking backwards, and so not going in the right direction”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
εὔθετός ἐστιν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ τοῦ Θεοῦ
suitable is ˱in˲_the Kingdom ¬the ˱of˲_God
See how you decided to translate the phrase the kingdom of God in 4:43. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind the abstract noun kingdom with a verb such as “rule.” Alternate translation: “can really let God rule his life”