MAT 11:9 Parallel Verse View

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

OET (OET-RV) So why did you go out there? To see a prophet? Yes, I’m telling you that he is a prophet, and even more important than the prophets.

Key: khaki:verbs, 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 RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

UST Surely you traveled to the desolate area to see a man who spoke for God. Yes, that is who John is! But I want to tell you that John is more significant than other people who speak for God.

BSB What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
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MSB What then did you go out to see? A prophet?[fn] Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
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11:9 SBL and WH Why did you go out? To see a prophet?

BLB But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and one more excellent than a prophet.

AICNT But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

OEB What, then, did you go for? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.

WEBBE But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET What did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

LSV But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet,

FBV So what did you go to see then? A prophet? Yes, and I tell you he is much more than a prophet!

TCNT But [fn]what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

11:9 what did you go out to see? A prophet? ¦ why did you go out? To see a prophet? SBL WH

T4T Then what kind of person did you go to see [RHQ]? Did you go there [RHQ] to see John because he was ◄a prophet/a person who speaks what God tells him to say►? Yes! But I will tell you that John is more important than an ordinary prophet.

LEB No LEB MAT book available

BBE But why did you go out? to see a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

Moff No Moff MAT book available

Wymth But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.

ASV But wherefore went ye out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.

DRA But what went you out to see? a prophet? yea I tell you, and more than a prophet.

YLT 'But what went ye out to see? — a prophet? yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet,

Drby But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet:

RV But wherefore went ye out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
(But wherefore went ye/you_all out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. )

SLT But what went ye out to see? A prophet? yes, I say to you, and more eminent than a prophet.

Wbstr But what went ye out to see? A prophet? yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

KJB-1769 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
( But what went ye/you_all out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. )

KJB-1611 But what went ye out for to see? A Prophet? yea, I say vnto you, and more then a Prophet.
(But what went ye/you_all out for to see? A Prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more then a Prophet.)

Bshps No Bshps MAT book available

Gnva But what went ye out to see? A Prophet? Yea, I say vnto you, and more then a Prophet.
(But what went ye/you_all out to see? A Prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and more then a Prophet. )

Cvdl No Cvdl MAT book available

TNT But what wet ye oute for to se? A prophete? Ye I saye to you and more the a prophete.
(But what wet ye/you_all out for to se? A prophet? Ye/You_all I say to you and more the a prophet. )

Wycl No Wycl MAT book available

Luth No Luth MAT book available

ClVg Sed quid existis videre? prophetam? Etiam dico vobis, et plus quam prophetam.[fn]
(But what existis seere? prophet? Etiam Iv_mean/say to_you, and plus how prophet. )

11.9 Plusquam propheta. BEDA. Quia angelus non natura sed officio.

11.9 Plusquam a_prophet. BEDA. Because angelus not/no natura but officio.

UGNT ἀλλὰ τί ἐξήλθατε? προφήτην ἰδεῖν? ναί, λέγω ὑμῖν, καὶ περισσότερον προφήτου.
(alla ti exaʸlthate? profaʸtaʸn idein? nai, legō humin, kai perissoteron profaʸtou.)

SBL-GNT ἀλλὰ τί ἐξήλθατε⸂; προφήτην ἰδεῖν⸃; ναί, λέγω ὑμῖν, καὶ περισσότερον προφήτου.
(alla ti exaʸlthate⸂; profaʸtaʸn idein⸃; nai, legō humin, kai perissoteron profaʸtou.)

RP-GNT Ἀλλὰ τί ἐξήλθετε ἰδεῖν; Προφήτην; Ναί, λέγω ὑμῖν, καὶ περισσότερον προφήτου.
(Alla ti exaʸlthete idein; Profaʸtaʸn; Nai, legō humin, kai perissoteron profaʸtou.)

TC-GNT Ἀλλὰ τί [fn]ἐξήλθετε [fn]ἰδεῖν; Προφήτην; Ναί, λέγω ὑμῖν, καὶ περισσότερον προφήτου.
(Alla ti exaʸlthete idein; Profaʸtaʸn; Nai, legō humin, kai perissoteron profaʸtou. )

11:9 εξηλθετε ¦ εξηλθατε CT

11:9 ιδειν προφητην ¦ προφητην ιδειν SBL WH

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

ἀλλὰ

but

Here, much as in [11:8](../11/08.md), the word But introduces a contrast with the possibility that Jesus asked about in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of contrast, or you could leave But untranslated. Alternate translation: [If not that,] or [So,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

τί ἐξήλθατε? προφήτην ἰδεῖν?

why ˱you_all˲_came_out ˓a˒_prophet ˓to˒_see

Here the two questions could be divided so that the phrase To see goes with: (1) a prophet. See the ULT. (2) go out. Alternate translation: [what did you go out to see? A prophet?]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

ἀλλὰ τί ἐξήλθατε? προφήτην ἰδεῖν

but why ˱you_all˲_came_out ˓a˒_prophet ˓to˒_see

Jesus is using the question form to teach the crowds about John. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate these questions as statements or exclamations. Alternate translation: [Surely you went out to see a prophet!] or [I know why you went out. It was to see a prophet.]

λέγω ὑμῖν

˱I˲_˓am˒_saying ˱to˲_you_all

Jesus uses the clause I say to you to emphasize what he is telling the crowds. Use a natural form in your language for emphasizing the truth and importance of a statement. Alternate translation: [I want you to know]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

καὶ περισσότερον

and more_important_‹than›

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 the context. Alternate translation: [and he was more than]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

περισσότερον προφήτου

more_important_‹than› ˓a˒_prophet

Jesus means that John was indeed a prophet, but that he was even more than a typical prophet. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [not just an ordinary prophet] or [greater than the other prophets]

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