MAT 13:16 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, pink:genitive/possessor.
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).

UST However, it is very good for you, because you really see. It is very good for you, because you really listen.

BSB But blessed [are] your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.

BLB But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.

AICNT “But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.

OEB ‘But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear;

WEBBE “But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “But your eyes are blessed because they see, and your ears because they hear.

LSV And blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear,

FBV Your eyes are blessed, for they see. Your ears are blessed too, for they hear.

TCNT § But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.

T4T But as for you, God is pleased with you because you [SYN] have seen what I have done and because you [SYN] understand what I say [DOU].

LEB No LEB MAT book available

BBE But a blessing be on your eyes, because they see; and on your ears, because they are open.

Moff No Moff MAT book available

Wymth "But as for you, blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.

ASV But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.

DRA But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.

YLT 'And happy are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear,

Drby But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear;

RV But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.

SLT But happy your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

Wbstr But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

KJB-1769 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

KJB-1611 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your eares, for they heare.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps No Bshps MAT book available

Gnva But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your eares, for they heare.
(But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. )

Cvdl No Cvdl MAT book available

TNT But blessed are youre eyes for they se: and youre eares for they heare.
(But blessed are your(pl) eyes for they se: and your(pl) ears for they hear. )

Wycl No Wycl MAT book available

Luth No Luth MAT book available

ClVg Vestri autem beati oculi quia vident, et aures vestræ quia audiunt.[fn]
(Vestri however beati eyes because they_see, and ears yours because they_hear. )

13.16 Beati. Vere beati, quia hoc etiam præsentialiter videre et audire meruerunt, quod nullus priorum quantivis meriti meruit, quamvis multum desideraverit.

13.16 Blessed. Vere beati, because this also beforesentialiter seere and to_hear meruerunt, that none of_the_former quantivis meriti meruit, although/however a_lot desideraverit.

UGNT ὑμῶν δὲ μακάριοι οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ὅτι βλέπουσιν, καὶ τὰ ὦτα ὑμῶν ὅτι ἀκούουσιν.
(humōn de makarioi hoi ofthalmoi hoti blepousin, kai ta ōta humōn hoti akouousin.)

SBL-GNT ὑμῶν δὲ μακάριοι οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ὅτι βλέπουσιν, καὶ τὰ ὦτα ὑμῶν ὅτι ⸀ἀκούουσιν.
(humōn de makarioi hoi ofthalmoi hoti blepousin, kai ta ōta humōn hoti ⸀akouousin.)

RP-GNT Ὑμῶν δὲ μακάριοι οἱ ὀφθαλμοί, ὅτι βλέπουσιν· καὶ τὰ ὦτα ὑμῶν, ὅτι ἀκούει.
(Humōn de makarioi hoi ofthalmoi, hoti blepousin; kai ta ōta humōn, hoti akouei.)

TC-GNT § Ὑμῶν δὲ μακάριοι οἱ ὀφθαλμοί, ὅτι βλέπουσι· καὶ τὰ ὦτα ὑμῶν, ὅτι [fn]ἀκούει.
( § Humōn de makarioi hoi ofthalmoi, hoti blepousi; kai ta ōta humōn, hoti akouei. )

13:16 ακουει ¦ ακουουσιν ANT 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 / synecdoche

ὑμῶν & οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ὅτι βλέπουσιν, καὶ τὰ ὦτα ὑμῶν ὅτι ἀκούουσιν

˱of˲_you_all & the eyes because ˱they˲_˓are˒_seeing and the ears ˱of˲_you_all because ˱they˲_˓are˒_hearing

Jesus is using eyes and ears to represent people as they see and hear. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you, for you see; and blessed are you, for you hear] or [you as you look at things, for you see; and as you listen to things, for you hear]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

βλέπουσιν & ἀκούουσιν

˱they˲_˓are˒_seeing & ˱they˲_˓are˒_hearing

Here Jesus implies that their eyes can see properly and their ears can hear properly. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [they see well … they hear well]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

καὶ τὰ ὦτα ὑμῶν

and the ears ˱of˲_you_all

Jesus is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [and blessed are your ears]

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