MAT 10:21 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object.
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ULT Now brother will hand over brother to death, and a father, his child, and children will rise up against parents and put them to death.

UST Men will have someone arrest their own brothers, and they will ask the judge to execute them. Fathers will do the same thing to their own children. Children will rebel against their parents and cause them to die.

BSB Brother will betray brother to death, and a father [his] child; children will rise against [their] parents and have them put to death.

BLB And brother will deliver up brother to death, and father, child; and children will rise up against parents and will put them to death.

AICNT “And brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and put them to death.

OEB Brother will betray brother to death, and the father his child; and children will turn against their parents, and cause them to be put to death;

WEBBE “Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. Children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death.

LSV And brother will deliver up brother to death, and father child, and children will rise up against parents, and will put them to death,

FBV Brother will betray brother and have him killed, and a father will do the same to his child. Children will rebel against their parents, and have them put to death.

TCNT Brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise up against their parents and have them put to death.

T4T You will be taken {People who do not believe in me will take you} to the authorities to be killed because you believe in me. For example, people will betray their brothers, and fathers will betray their children. Children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed.

LEB “And brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his children, and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death,

BBE And brother will give up brother to death, and the father his child: and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death.

Moff Brother will betray brother to death, the father will betray his child, children will rise against their parents and put them to death,

Wymth Brother will betray brother to death, and father, child; and children will rise against their own parents and will put them to death.

ASV And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

DRA The brother also shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the son: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and shall put them to death.

YLT 'And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child, and children shall rise up against parents, and shall put them to death,

Drby But brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child; and children shall rise up against parents and shall put them to death;

RV And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

SLT And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child: and children shall rise up in revolt against parents, and kill them.

Wbstr And the brother will deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children will rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.

KJB-1769 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.

KJB-1611 And the brother shall deliuer vp the brother to death, and the father the childe: and the children shall rise vp against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps The brother shall delyuer vp the brother to death, and the father the sonne, & the chyldren shall ryse agaynst their fathers, and mothers, and shall put them to death.
(The brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the son, and the children shall rise against their fathers, and mothers, and shall put them to death.)

Gnva And the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the sonne, and the children shall rise against their parents, and shall cause them to die.
(And the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son, and the children shall rise against their parents, and shall cause them to die. )

Cvdl The brother shall delyuer the brother to deeth, and the father the sonne. And the chyldren shall aryse agaynst their fathers & mothers, & shall helpe them to deeth:
(The brother shall deliver the brother to death, and the father the son. And the children shall arise against their fathers and mothers, and shall help them to death:)

TNT The brother shall betraye the brother to deeth and the father the sonne. And the chyldre shall aryse agaynste their fathers and mothers and shall put them to deethe:
(The brother shall betray the brother to death and the father the son. And the chyldre shall arise against their fathers and mothers and shall put them to deathe: )

Wycl `And the brother shal take the brother in to deeth, and the fader the sone, and sones schulen rise ayens fadir and modir, and schulen turmente hem bi deeth.
(And the brother shall take the brother in to death, and the fader the son, and sons should rise against father and mother, and should torment hem by death.)

Luth Es wird aber ein Bruder den andern zum Tod überantworten und der Vater den Sohn, und die Kinder werden sich empören wider ihre Eltern und ihnen zum Tode helfen.
(It becomes but a brother the change for_the Tod hand_over and the/of_the father the son, and the children become itself/yourself/themselves outrage/disgust against their/her Eltern and to_them for_the deaths help.)

ClVg Tradet autem frater fratrem in mortem, et pater filium: et insurgent filii in parentes, et morte eos afficient:[fn]
(Tradet however brother brother in/into/on death, and father son: and insurgent children in/into/on parents, and death them afficient: )

10.21 Tradet autem frater, etc. Minorem dolorem ingerunt mala quæ ab extraneis: majorem quæ ab illis patimur, de quorum mentibus præsumebamus: quia cum damno corporis, mala nos cruciant amissæ charitatis.

10.21 Tradet however brother, etc. Minorem pain ingerunt evil which away outsideneis: greater which away to_them patimur, from/about whose minds beforesumebamus: because when/with damno body, evil us cruciant amissæ of_charity.

UGNT παραδώσει δὲ ἀδελφὸς ἀδελφὸν εἰς θάνατον, καὶ πατὴρ τέκνον; καὶ ἐπαναστήσονται τέκνα ἐπὶ γονεῖς, καὶ θανατώσουσιν αὐτούς.
(paradōsei de adelfos adelfon eis thanaton, kai pataʸr teknon; kai epanastaʸsontai tekna epi goneis, kai thanatōsousin autous.)

SBL-GNT παραδώσει δὲ ἀδελφὸς ἀδελφὸν εἰς θάνατον καὶ πατὴρ τέκνον, καὶ ἐπαναστήσονται τέκνα ἐπὶ γονεῖς καὶ θανατώσουσιν αὐτούς.
(paradōsei de adelfos adelfon eis thanaton kai pataʸr teknon, kai epanastaʸsontai tekna epi goneis kai thanatōsousin autous.)

RP-GNT Παραδώσει δὲ ἀδελφὸς ἀδελφὸν εἰς θάνατον, καὶ πατὴρ τέκνον· καὶ ἐπαναστήσονται τέκνα ἐπὶ γονεῖς, καὶ θανατώσουσιν αὐτούς.
(Paradōsei de adelfos adelfon eis thanaton, kai pataʸr teknon; kai epanastaʸsontai tekna epi goneis, kai thanatōsousin autous.)

TC-GNT Παραδώσει δὲ ἀδελφὸς ἀδελφὸν εἰς θάνατον, καὶ πατὴρ τέκνον· καὶ ἐπαναστήσονται τέκνα ἐπὶ γονεῖς, καὶ θανατώσουσιν αὐτούς.
(Paradōsei de adelfos adelfon eis thanaton, kai pataʸr teknon; kai epanastaʸsontai tekna epi goneis, kai thanatōsousin autous. )

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 10:5–42: Jesus instructed the twelve apostles

In this section, Jesus gave various instructions to the twelve apostles. In 10:5–15, he gave them some practical instructions for preaching the good news. In 10:16–33, he described the opposition that they would see when they went out. Lastly, in 10:34–42, he described the commitment required to be a disciple and the reward for being a disciple.

You may want to break this long section into several shorter sections. Here is an example:

Section 10:5–15	The things the apostles should/must do when sent
Section 10:16–33	The difficulties the apostles will face
Section 10:34–42	The cost and reward of following Jesus

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Jesus gave directions/instructions to the twelve apostles for preaching the gospel

The Mission of the Twelve (GNT)

Instructions for the Twelve Apostles (CEV)

10:21a

Brother will betray brother to death,

¶ “A brother will hand over his own brother to the authorities who will put him to death,
¶ “Some people will betray their own brothers/siblings who believe in me and give them to those who will put them to death.

Brother will betray brother to death: This clause indicates that siblings will betray one another. In some languages, it will be more natural to use the plural “Brothers” here.

The word Brother can refer to any older or younger brother. If your language has specific words for older brother and younger brother, you can translate Brother and brother in one of the following ways:

An older brother will deliver over his younger brother

A younger brother will deliver over his older brother

Some people will deliver over their younger brothers and older brothers

will betray…to death: The Greek word that the BSB translates as betray…to is the same Greek word that occurs in 10:19a. Someone who does not believe in Jesus will hand over his believing brother to people who will kill him.

Here are some other ways to translate this entire clause:

People will hand over their own brothers to be put to death (GNT)

A brother will give his brother who believes in me to those who will put him to death

People will betray their siblings who believe in me to those who will kill them

10:21b

and a father his child;

and a father will do likewise to his child,
And men who do not believe will likewise betray their children who believe and give them to those who will put them to death.

and a father his child: Some words from the previous clause are implied but not repeated here. You may need to repeat some of those words here. Or you may need to use words that indicate the same action as the previous clause. For example:

and a father will hand over his child to be put to death

and fathers will give their children to those who will kill them

and men will betray their own children

In this context, the father is not a believer, and the child is a believer. In some languages, it may be necessary to include some of this implied information. For example:

a father who does not believe will hand over his child who believes to be put to death

10:21c

children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.

and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be put to death.
And people will turn against their parents who believe in me and permit/cause other people to kill them.

children will rise against their parents: The verb rise against means “oppose or fight against people in power.”

Here are some other ways to translate this verb:

oppose

turn against (GNT)

rebel against (NIV)

In this context, the children are older children, not infants. If the word children in your language only indicates young children, you may have to use another word. For example:

people will rebel against their parents

These children are not believers, and the parents are believers. In some languages, it may be necessary to make this explicit. For example:

children will oppose their parents who believe in me

non-believing people will rebel against their believing parents

have them put to death: This phrase indicates that children will give their parents to authorities who will judge them guilty and cause them to be killed.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

cause them to be killed (NLT)

and have them killed (CEV)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

παραδώσει & ἀδελφὸν εἰς θάνατον

˓will_be˒_giving_over & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: παραδώσει Δέ ἀδελφός ἀδελφόν εἰς θάνατον καί πατήρ τέκνον καί ἐπαναστήσονται τέκνα ἐπί γονεῖς καί θανατώσουσιν αὐτούς)

The phrase hand over refers to putting someone under the authority and control of other people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [will seize brother to cause his death] or [will bring brother before the authorities to cause his death]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

εἰς θάνατον

to death

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of death, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [to be killed]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

πατὴρ τέκνον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: παραδώσει Δέ ἀδελφός ἀδελφόν εἰς θάνατον καί πατήρ τέκνον καί ἐπαναστήσονται τέκνα ἐπί γονεῖς καί θανατώσουσιν αὐτούς)

Jesus is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from earlier in the sentence. Alternate translation: [a father will hand over his child to death]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐπαναστήσονται & ἐπὶ

˓will_be˒_rising_up & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: παραδώσει Δέ ἀδελφός ἀδελφόν εἰς θάνατον καί πατήρ τέκνον καί ἐπαναστήσονται τέκνα ἐπί γονεῖς καί θανατώσουσιν αὐτούς)

The phrase rise up against refers to rebelling against an authority. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [will defy]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

θανατώσουσιν αὐτούς

˱they˲_˓will_be˒_putting_to_death them

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of death, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [cause them to die]

Parallel MAT 10:21

Section 10:5–42: Jesus instructed the twelve apostles

10:21a

10:21b

10:21c