LUKE 9:62 Parallel Verse View

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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.’

WEBBE But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is fit for God’s Kingdom.”

WMBB But Yeshua said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plough 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 puts his[fn] hand on the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God!”

9:62 Some manuscripts have “said to him”

9:62 *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.

Moff No Moff LUKE book available

Wymth Jesus answered him, "No one who has put his hand to the plough, and then looks behind him, is fit for the Kingdom of God.
¶ 

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.'

Drby 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.

Wbstr 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-1769 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

KJB-1611 And Iesus said vnto him, No man hauing put his hand to the plough, and looking backe, is fit for the kingdome of God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps 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 back, is apt to the kingdom of God.)

Gnva 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 back, is apt to the kingdom of God. )

Cvdl 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 back, 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. )

Wycl 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.)

Luth 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 him: Who his hand at the Pflug leget and siehet zurück, the/of_the is not geschickt for_the kingdom God’s.)

ClVg Ait ad illum Jesus: Nemo mittens manum suam ad aratrum, et respiciens retro, aptus est regno Dei.
(He_said to him Yesus: Nemo mittens hand his_own to aratrum, and respiciens retro, aptus it_is regno of_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).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

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]

Parallel LUKE 9:62