MAT 12:12 Parallel Verse View

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

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, 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 How much more valuable, then, is a man than a sheep? Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbaths.”

UST Therefore, since people are more important than sheep, you should help others even more than you help sheep on Jewish days of rest. So then, the laws that God gave Moses allow people to do what is good on Jewish days of rest.”

BSB How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

BLB How much more valuable therefore is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbaths."

AICNT How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

OEB How much more precious a person is than a sheep! Therefore it is allowable to do good on the Sabbath.’

WEBBE Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

LSV How much better, therefore, is a man than a sheep? So that it is lawful on the Sabbaths to do good.”

FBV “Don't you think a human being is worth much more than a sheep? So yes, you are allowed to do good on the Sabbath.”

TCNT Of how much more value is a person than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

T4T Because sheep are valuable, their owners may work on our day of rest in order to rescue them. So, because people are more valuable than sheep, it is certainly right for us to do something good by healing another person any day, including our day of rest!”

LEB Then to what degree is a man worth more than a sheep? So then, it is permitted to do good on the Sabbath.”

BBE Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! For this reason it is right to do good on the Sabbath day.

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Wymth Is not a man, however, far superior to a sheep? Therefore it is right to do good on the Sabbath."

ASV How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day.

DRA How much better is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do a good deed on the sabbath days.

YLT How much better, therefore, is a man than a sheep? — so that it is lawful on the sabbaths to do good.'

Drby How much better then is a man than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do well on the sabbath.

RV How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day.

Wbstr How much then is a man better than a sheep? wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

KJB-1769 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

KJB-1611 How much then is a man better then a shepe? Wherfore it is lawfull to doe well on the Sabbath dayes.
(How much then is a man better then a shepe? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the Sabbath days.)

Bshps Howe much more then is a man better then a sheepe? Wherfore it is lawfull to do a good deede on the Sabbath dayes.
(How much more then is a man better then a sheepe? Wherefore it is lawful to do a good deade on the Sabbath days.)

Gnva How much more then is a man better then a sheepe? therefore, it is lawfull to doe well on a Sabbath day.
(How much more then is a man better then a sheepe? therefore, it is lawful to do well on a Sabbath day. )

Cvdl And how moch is a man better then a shepe? Therfore it is lefull to do good vpon the Sabbath.
(And how much is a man better then a shepe? Therefore it is lefull to do good upon the Sabbath.)

TNT And how moche is a man better the a shepe? Wherfore it is lefull to do a good dede on the saboth dayes.
(And how much is a man better the a shepe? Wherefore it is lefull to do a good dede on the sabbath days. )

Wyc How myche more is a man better than a scheep? Therfor it is leueful to do good in the sabatis.
(How much more is a man better than a scheep? Therefore it is lawful to do good in the sabbathis.)

Luth Wieviel besser ist nun ein Mensch denn ein Schaf! Darum mag man wohl am Sabbat Gutes tun.
(Wieviel better is now a person because a Schaf! Therefore like man probably in/at/on_the Sabbat Goodness tun.)

ClVg Quanto magis melior est homo ove? itaque licet sabbatis benefacere.
(Quanto magis melior it_is human ove? therefore licet sabbatis benefacere. )

UGNT πόσῳ οὖν διαφέρει ἄνθρωπος προβάτου? ὥστε ἔξεστιν τοῖς Σάββασιν καλῶς ποιεῖν.
(posōi oun diaferei anthrōpos probatou? hōste exestin tois Sabbasin kalōs poiein.)

SBL-GNT πόσῳ οὖν διαφέρει ἄνθρωπος προβάτου. ὥστε ἔξεστιν τοῖς σάββασιν καλῶς ποιεῖν.
(posōi oun diaferei anthrōpos probatou. hōste exestin tois sabbasin kalōs poiein.)

TC-GNT Πόσῳ οὖν διαφέρει ἄνθρωπος προβάτου. Ὥστε ἔξεστι τοῖς σάββασι καλῶς ποιεῖν.
(Posōi oun diaferei anthrōpos probatou. Hōste exesti tois sabbasi kalōs poiein. )

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 / rquestion

πόσῳ οὖν διαφέρει ἄνθρωπος προβάτου?

˱for˲_how_much therefore /is/_carrying_value_‹than› /a/_human /a/_sheep

Jesus is using the question form to show that a man is more valuable than a sheep and should be treated accordingly. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “A man, then, is more valuable than a sheep.” or “A man, then, is much more valuable than a sheep!”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πόσῳ οὖν διαφέρει ἄνθρωπος προβάτου?

˱for˲_how_much therefore /is/_carrying_value_‹than› /a/_human /a/_sheep

Here Jesus implies that, since even on Sabbath days people help sheep that are less valuable, they should also help people, who are more valuable, even on Sabbath days. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “How much more valuable, then, is a man than a sheep? So, even on the Sabbaths, you should assist other people more than you assist sheep.”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

πόσῳ οὖν διαφέρει ἄνθρωπος

˱for˲_how_much therefore /is/_carrying_value_‹than› /a/_human

If it would be more natural in your language, you could move the transition word then to the beginning of the question. Alternate translation: “Then how much more valuable is a man than”

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

οὖν

therefore

Here, the word then introduces an inference based on what Jesus said about the sheep in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces an inference. Alternate translation: “given what I have said about sheep” or “in light of that”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἄνθρωπος

/a/_human

Although the term man 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: “is a person”

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ὥστε ἔξεστιν

so_then ˱it˲_/is/_permitting

Here, the word Therefore introduces an inference based on what Jesus has said about sheep and people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that introduces an inference. Alternate translation: “Because of those things, you can see that it is lawful” or “Since that is true, you can tell that it is lawful”

καλῶς ποιεῖν

good /to_be/_doing

Alternate translation: “to help people”

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