MAT 18:16 Parallel Verse View

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ULT But if he does not listen, take with you yet one or two others, so that ‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word might be verified.’

UST However, suppose that those fellow believers do not accept what you say. In that case, bring one or two other believers with you when you visit them again to tell them what they did wrong. That way, you are doing what Moses wrote in the law about how two or three people must confirm what someone says.

BSB But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’[fn]

BLB But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that 'every word may be strengthened upon the testimony of two or three witnesses.'

AICNT but if he does not listen, take with you one or two others, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established;

OEB But, if they do not listen to you, take with you one or two others, so that on the evidence of two or three witnesses, every word may be put beyond dispute.

WEBBE But if he doesn’t listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.

LSV and if he may not hear, take with you yet one or two, that by the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may stand.

FBV But if he doesn't listen, then take one or two more people with you, so that by two or three witnesses the truth can be confirmed.[fn]

18:16 See Deuteronomy 19:15.

TCNT But if he does not listen, take one or two others with yoʋ, so that every matter may be established by the mouth of two or three witnesses.

T4T If that person will not listen to you nor feel sorry that he has sinned against you, go get one or two other people who will listen to what you both have to say. Have them go with you so that what is written {Moses wrote} in the Scriptures might happen: ‘When one person accuses another in some matter, it should be confirmed by at least two or three people {at least two or three people should confirm it} before that person can be declared guilty {before they declare that person guilty}.’

LEB But if he does not listen, take with you in addition one or two others, so that by the testimony[fn] of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.

18:16 Literally “the mouth”

BBE But if he will not give ear to you, take with you one or two more, that by the lips of two or three witnesses every word may be made certain.

Moff No Moff MAT book available

Wymth But if he will not listen to you, go again, and ask one or two to go with you, that every word spoken may be attested by two or three witnesses.

ASV But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.

DRA And if he will not hear thee, take with thee one or two more: that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may stand.

YLT and if he may not hear, take with thee yet one or two, that by the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may stand.

Drby But if he do not hear [thee], take with thee one or two besides, that every matter may stand upon the word of two witnesses or of three.

RV But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.

Wbstr But if he will not hear thee , then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

KJB-1769 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
( But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee/you one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. )

KJB-1611 [fn]But if he will not heare thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses, euery word may be established.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

18:16 Deut. 19.15. iohn 8.17. 2. cor. 13.1. hebr. 10.28.

Bshps But yf he heare thee not, then take yet with thee one or two: that in the mouth of two or three witnesses, euery worde may be stablyshed.
(But if he hear thee/you not, then take yet with thee/you one or two: that in the mouth of two or three witnesses, every word may be stablyshed.)

Gnva But if he heare thee not, take yet with thee one or two, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses euery worde may be confirmed.
(But if he hear thee/you not, take yet with thee/you one or two, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be confirmed. )

Cvdl But yf he heare the not, then take yet with the one or two, that in the mouth of two or thre wytnesses, euery matter maye be stablyshed.
(But if he hear the not, then take yet with the one or two, that in the mouth of two or three wytnesses, every matter may be stablyshed.)

TNT But yf he heare the not then take yet with the one or two that in the mouth of two or thre witnesses all thinges maye be stablisshed.
(But if he hear the not then take yet with the one or two that in the mouth of two or three witnesses all things may be stablisshed. )

Wycl And if he herith thee not, take with thee oon or tweyne, that euery word stonde in the mouth of tweyne or thre witnessis.
(And if he hears thee/you not, take with thee/you one or tweyne, that every word stand in the mouth of two or three witnessis.)

Luth Höret er dich nicht, so nimm noch einen oder zwei zu dir, auf daß alle Sache bestehe auf zweier oder dreier Zeugen Mund.
(Listent he you/yourself not, so nimm still a or two to to_you, on that all matter bestehe on zweier or threeer Zeugen Mund.)

ClVg Si autem te non audierit, adhibe tecum adhuc unum, vel duos, ut in ore duorum, vel trium testium stet omne verbum.
(When/But_if however you(sg) not/no audierit, adhibe tecum adhuc unum, or duos, as in ore duorum, or trium testium stet omne verbum. )

UGNT ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀκούσῃ, παράλαβε μετὰ σοῦ ἔτι, ἕνα ἢ δύο, ἵνα ἐπὶ στόματος δύο μαρτύρων ἢ τριῶν, σταθῇ πᾶν ῥῆμα.
(ean de maʸ akousaʸ, paralabe meta sou eti, hena aʸ duo, hina epi stomatos duo marturōn aʸ triōn, stathaʸ pan ɽaʸma.)

SBL-GNT ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀκούσῃ, παράλαβε μετὰ σοῦ ἔτι ἕνα ἢ δύο, ἵνα ἐπὶ στόματος δύο μαρτύρων ἢ τριῶν σταθῇ πᾶν ῥῆμα·
(ean de maʸ akousaʸ, paralabe meta sou eti hena aʸ duo, hina epi stomatos duo marturōn aʸ triōn stathaʸ pan ɽaʸma;)

TC-GNT ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀκούσῃ, παράλαβε μετὰ σοῦ ἔτι ἕνα ἢ δύο, ἵνα ἐπὶ στόματος δύο μαρτύρων ἢ τριῶν σταθῇ πᾶν ῥῆμα·
(ean de maʸ akousaʸ, paralabe meta sou eti hena aʸ duo, hina epi stomatos duo marturōn aʸ triōn stathaʸ pan ɽaʸma; )

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

δὲ

but

Here the word But introduces the fact that the brother might not listen in contrast with the brother “listening” to the reproof (see 18:16). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of contrast. Alternate translation: [On the other hand,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

μὴ ἀκούσῃ

not ˱he˲_/may/_hear

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: [he or she does not listen]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

παράλαβε μετὰ σοῦ ἔτι, ἕνα ἢ δύο

take with you more one or two

Here Jesus implies that you will go back to the other person and “reprove” them again. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make some or all of those ideas more explicit. Alternate translation: [go back to him, and take with you yet one or two others] or [take with you yet one or two others and reprove him again]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / youcrowd

σοῦ

you

Even though Jesus is speaking to many disciples, he is addressing an individual situation, so you is singular throughout this verse. But if the singular form would not be natural in your language for someone who was speaking to a group of people, you could use the plural form of you in your translation. If you do so, you may also need to make some other words plural.

Note 5 topic: writing-quotations

ἵνα ἐπὶ στόματος δύο μαρτύρων ἢ τριῶν, σταθῇ πᾶν ῥῆμα

in_order_that on /the/_mouth ˱of˲_two witnesses or three /may_be/_established every word

Here Jesus quotes from the Old Testament scriptures, specifically from Deuteronomy 19:15. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could format these words in a different way and include this information in a footnote. Alternate translation: [so that, as you can read in the Scriptures, ‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word might be verified’] or [so that you are doing what God required in the law, that is, that every word might be verified by the mouth of two or three witnesses]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐπὶ στόματος δύο μαρτύρων ἢ τριῶν, σταθῇ πᾶν ῥῆμα

on /the/_mouth ˱of˲_two witnesses or three /may_be/_established every word

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [the mouth of two or three witnesses might verify every word]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

στόματος

/the/_mouth

Here, mouth represents what a person says. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the words] or [the testimony]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

πᾶν ῥῆμα

every word

Here, word represents what a person says using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [every statement] or [everything that people claim]

Parallel MAT 18:16