MAT 15:9 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, 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).

ULT But they worship me in vain,
⇔  teaching as doctrines commandments of men.’ ”

UST When you worship me, it is useless.
⇔  That is because you use only what humans have commanded to instruct others.’ ”

BSB They worship Me in vain; they teach [as] doctrine [the] precepts of men.’[fn]”

AICNT But they worship me in vain, teaching doctrines, commandments of men.’ ”[fn]

15:8-9, Isaiah 29:13 LXX

OEB but vainly do they worship me, For they teach but human precepts.” ’

WEBBE And they worship me in vain,
⇔ teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’ ”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET and they worship me in vain,
⇔  teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”

LSV and in vain they worship Me, teaching teachings—commands of men.”

FBV Their worship of me is pointless. What they teach are just man-made requirements.’ ”[fn]

15:9 Quoting Isaiah 29:13.

TCNT They worship me in vain,
⇔ teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”

T4T It is useless for them to worship me, because they teach what people thought up as if I myself had commanded it.’ ”

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BBE But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.

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Wymth but it is in vain they worship Me, while they lay down precepts which are mere human rules.'"

ASV But in vain do they worship me,
⇔ Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.

DRA And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and commandments of men.

YLT and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings — commands of men.'

Drby but in vain do they worship me, teaching [as] teachings commandments of men.

RV But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.

SLT But they worship me in vain, teaching doctrines the commands of men.

Wbstr But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

KJB-1769 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

KJB-1611 But in vaine they do worship me, teaching for doctrines, the commandements of men.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

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Gnva But in vaine they worship me, teaching for doctrines, mens precepts.
(But in vain they worship me, teaching for doctrines, men’s precepts. )

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TNT but in vayne they worshippe me teachinge doctrines whiche are nothing but mens precepts.
(but in vain they worship me teachinge doctrines which are nothing but men’s precepts. )

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ClVg Sine causa autem colunt me, docentes doctrinas et mandata hominum.]
(Sine cause however colunt me, teachntes teaching/instructions and commands of_men.] )

UGNT μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με, διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων.
(mataʸn de sebontai me, didaskontes didaskalias entalmata anthrōpōn.)

SBL-GNT μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με, διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων.
(mataʸn de sebontai me, didaskontes didaskalias entalmata anthrōpōn.)

RP-GNT Μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με, διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων.
(Mataʸn de sebontai me, didaskontes didaskalias entalmata anthrōpōn.)

TC-GNT Μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με,
⇔ διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων.
(Mataʸn de sebontai me,
⇔ didaskontes didaskalias entalmata anthrōpōn. )

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

and

Here, the word But introduces the next idea in the quotation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next idea, or you could leave But untranslated. Alternate translation: [Further,]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

διδάσκοντες

teaching

Here, the word teaching introduces a reason why their worship is in vain. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason. Alternate translation: [since they teach]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

διδασκαλίας ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων

teachings ˱as˲_˓the˒_commandments ˱of˲_humans

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of doctrines and commandments, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: [as authoritative what men have commanded]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων

˱as˲_˓the˒_commandments ˱of˲_humans

Here, Isaiah is using the possessive form to describe commandments that are given by men. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [things commanded by men]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἀνθρώπων

˱of˲_humans

Although the term men is masculine, Isaiah 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: [of people]

Parallel MAT 15:9