MAT 10:42 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
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ULT And whoever gives to one of these little ones a cup of cold water to drink only in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will certainly not lose his reward.”

UST As for those who offer an unimportant person cold water to drink just because they know that person is my apprentice, God will most certainly reward them. What I have said is true.

BSB And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”

BLB And whoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall certainly not lose his reward."

AICNT And {whoever}[fn] gives one of these little ones a cup of cold water [only],[fn] in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward.”

10:42, whoever: Later manuscripts read “if anyone.” BYZ TR

10:42, only: Absent from some manuscripts. D(05)

OEB And, if anyone gives but a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because they are a disciple, I tell you that they will assuredly not lose their reward.’

WEBBE Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, most certainly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, I tell you the truth, he will never lose his reward.”

LSV and whoever may give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he may not lose his reward.”

FBV I tell you the truth, those who give a drink of cool water to the least important of my disciples will definitely not miss out on their reward.”

TCNT And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will certainly not lose his reward.”

T4T Note this: Suppose people see that you are thirsty [MTY] and give you a drink of cold water because they know that [MTY] you are one of my disciples. God will certainly reward people who do that. They might consider that what they did is insignificant, but God will consider it very significant” [LIT].

LEB And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will never lose his reward.”

BBE And whoever gives to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will not go without his reward.

Moff No Moff MAT book available

Wymth And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink because he is a disciple, I solemnly tell you that he will not lose his reward."
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ASV And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward.

DRA And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, amen I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.

YLT and whoever may give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say to you, he may not lose his reward.'

Drby And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold [water] only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

RV And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

Wbstr And whoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones, a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily, I say to you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

KJB-1769 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
( And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily/truly I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. )

KJB-1611 [fn]And whosoeuer shall giue to drinke vnto one of these litle ones, a cup of cold water onely, in the name of a disciple, verily I say vnto you, hee shall in no wise lose his reward.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

10:42 Mar. 9. 41

Bshps And whosoeuer shall geue vnto one of these litle ones, to drynke, a cuppe of colde water only, in the name of a disciple, veryly I say vnto you, he shall not lose his rewarde.
(And whosoever shall give unto one of these little ones, to drink, a cup of colde water only, in the name of a disciple, verily/truly I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.)

Gnva And whosoeuer shall giue vnto one of these litle ones to drinke a cuppe of colde water onely, in the name of a disciple, verely I say vnto you, he shall not lose his rewarde.
(And whosoever shall give unto one of these little ones to drink a cup of colde water only, in the name of a disciple, verily/truly I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. )

Cvdl And who soeuer geueth vnto one of the least of these a cupp of colde water onely to drinke, in ye name of a disciple, verely I saie vnto you: he shal not lose his rewarde.
(And who soever giveth/gives unto one of the least of these a cupp of colde water only to drink, in ye/you_all name of a disciple, verily/truly I say unto you: he shall not lose his reward.)

TNT And whosoever shall geve vnto one of these lytle ones to drincke a cuppe of colde water only in the name of a disciple: I tel you of a trueth he shall not lose his rewarde.
(And whosoever shall give unto one of these little ones to drincke a cup of colde water only in the name of a disciple: I tel you of a truth he shall not lose his reward. )

Wycl And who euer yyueth drynke to oon of these leeste a cuppe of coolde watir oonli in the name of a disciple, treuli Y seie to you, he shal not leese his mede.
(And who ever giveth/gives drink to one of these leaste a cup of coolde water oonli in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his mede.)

Luth Und wer dieser Geringsten einen nur mit einem Becher kalten Wassers tränket in eines Jüngers Namen, wahrlich, ich sage euch, es wird ihm nicht unbelohnet bleiben!
(And who dieser Geringsten a nur with one Becher kalten waters tränket in one Yüngers name(s), wahrlich, I said you, it becomes him not unbelohnet bleiben!)

ClVg Et quicumque potum dederit uni ex minimis istis calicem aquæ frigidæ tantum in nomine discipuli: amen dico vobis, non perdet mercedem suam.[fn]
(And quicumque potum dederit uni from minimis istis calicem awhich frigidæ only in nomine discipuli: amen dico vobis, not/no perdet mercedem suam. )

10.42 Et quicumque. Qui periculum non suscipientium testimonio excussi pulveris denuntiavit, meritum recipientium ultra speratum commendat. Nota Deum magis ad pium affectum respicere quam ad quantitatem rei exhibitæ. Uni ex minimis. Minimi sunt qui nihil penitus habent in hoc mundo, et judices erunt cum Christo.

10.42 And quicumque. Who periculum not/no suscipientium testimonio excussi pulveris denuntiavit, meritum recipientium ultra speratum commendat. Nota God magis to pium affectum respicere how to quantitatem rei exhibitæ. Uni from minimis. Minimi are who nihil penitus habent in this mundo, and yudices erunt when/with Christo.

UGNT καὶ ὃς ἐὰν ποτίσῃ ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν τούτων ποτήριον ψυχροῦ, μόνον εἰς ὄνομα μαθητοῦ, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, οὐ μὴ ἀπολέσῃ τὸν μισθὸν αὐτοῦ.
(kai hos ean potisaʸ hena tōn mikrōn toutōn potaʸrion psuⱪrou, monon eis onoma mathaʸtou, amaʸn, legō humin, ou maʸ apolesaʸ ton misthon autou.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ὃς ⸀ἂν ποτίσῃ ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν τούτων ποτήριον ψυχροῦ μόνον εἰς ὄνομα μαθητοῦ, ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, οὐ μὴ ἀπολέσῃ τὸν μισθὸν αὐτοῦ.
(kai hos ⸀an potisaʸ hena tōn mikrōn toutōn potaʸrion psuⱪrou monon eis onoma mathaʸtou, amaʸn legō humin, ou maʸ apolesaʸ ton misthon autou.)

TC-GNT Καὶ ὃς [fn]ἐὰν ποτίσῃ ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν τούτων ποτήριον ψυχροῦ μόνον εἰς ὄνομα μαθητοῦ, ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, οὐ μὴ ἀπολέσῃ τὸν μισθὸν αὐτοῦ.
(Kai hos ean potisaʸ hena tōn mikrōn toutōn potaʸrion psuⱪrou monon eis onoma mathaʸtou, amaʸn legō humin, ou maʸ apolesaʸ ton misthon autou. )

10:42 εαν ¦ αν 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 / explicit

ὃς ἐὰν ποτίσῃ ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν τούτων ποτήριον ψυχροῦ

whoever ¬if /may/_give_to_drink one ¬the ˱of˲_little_‹ones› ˱of˲_these /a/_cup ˱of˲_cool_‹water›

Jesus speaks about giving someone a cup of cold water to drink as an example of one small way in which a person can help another person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could indicate that this is an example, or you could use a more general expression. Alternate translation: [whoever, for example, gives to one of these little ones a cup of cold water to drink] or [whoever helps one of these little ones in any way]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν τούτων

one ¬the ˱of˲_little_‹ones› ˱of˲_these

Here, Jesus refers to people whom others consider unimportant or insignificant as if they were little. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to any person whom people ignore] or [to an insignificant person]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

μόνον εἰς ὄνομα μαθητοῦ

only in /the/_name ˱of˲_/a/_disciple

See how you translated the phrase in the name of in the previous verse. Alternate translation: [with only the knowledge that this person is a disciple] or [simply because this person is a disciple]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

οὐ μὴ ἀπολέσῃ

by_no_means not ˱he˲_/may/_lose

Jesus is using a figure of speech here that expresses a strongly positive meaning by using a negative phrase, certainly not, together with an expression that is the opposite of the intended meaning, lose. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the positive meaning. Alternate translation: [he will most certainly receive]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

οὐ μὴ ἀπολέσῃ & αὐτοῦ

by_no_means not ˱he˲_/may/_lose & ˱of˲_him

Although the term he is masculine, Jesus is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: [that person will certainly not lose his or her]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

οὐ μὴ

by_no_means not

The words translated certainly not are two negative words. In this construction, the second negative does not cancel the first to create a positive meaning. Instead, it gives greater emphasis to the negative. If your language can use two negatives that do not cancel one another to create a positive meaning, you could use a double negative here. If your language does not use two negatives in that way, you could translate with one strong negative, as the ULT does. Alternate translation: [by no means]

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