MAT 18:23 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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ULT For this reason, the kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man, a king, who wanted to take up a word together with his slaves.

UST Given what I have told you, here is what God’s heavenly kingdom is like: a king wished to have his servants pay him what they owed him.

BSB § Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

BLB Because of this, the kingdom of the heavens has become like to a man, a king, who desired to settle accounts with his servants.

AICNT “Therefore the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a king, who wished to settle accounts with his servants.

OEB Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants.

WEBBE Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.

LSV Because of this was the kingdom of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who willed to take reckoning with his servants,

FBV “This is why the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with those servants who owed him money.

TCNT “For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants.

T4T In order to illustrate why you should do this, I will tell you a story in which God [MTY/EUP], who cares for the people whose lives he rules over, is compared {I compare God, who cares for the people whose lives he rules over} to a king and his officials. That king told some of his servants that he wanted his officials to pay what they owed him.

LEB “For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man—a king—who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.

BBE For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants.

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Wymth "For this reason the Kingdom of the Heavens may be compared to a king who determined to have a settlement of accounts with his servants.

ASV Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would make a reckoning with his servants.

DRA Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a king, who would take an account of his servants.

YLT 'Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,

Drby For this cause the kingdom of the heavens has become like a king who would reckon with his bondmen.

RV Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would make a reckoning with his servants.

Wbstr Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a certain king who would take account of his servants.

KJB-1769 ¶ Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.

KJB-1611 ¶ Therefore is the kingdome of heauen likened vnto a certaine king, which would take accompt of his seruants.
(¶ Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take accompt of his servants.)

Bshps Therfore is the kyngdome of heauen, lykened vnto a certayne man, that was a kyng, which woulde take accomptes of his seruauntes.
(Therefore is the kingdom of heaven, likened unto a certain man, that was a king, which would take accomptes of his servants.)

Gnva Therefore is the kingdome of heauen likened vnto a certaine King, which would take an account of his seruants.
(Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain King, which would take an account of his servants. )

Cvdl Therfore is ye kingdome of heaue lickened vnto a kynge which wolde reken wt his seruauntes.
(Therefore is ye/you_all kingdom of heaven lickened unto a king which would reken with his servants.)

TNT Therfore is the kingdome of heven lykened vnto a certayne kynge which wolde take a countis of his servauntis.
(Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king which would take a countis of his servantis. )

Wycl Therfor the kyngdom of heuenes is licned to a kyng, that wolde rekyn with hise seruauntis.
(Therefore the kingdom of heavens is licned to a king, that would rekyn with his servants.)

Luth Darum ist das Himmelreich gleich einem Könige, der mit seinen Knechten rechnen wollte.
(Therefore is the heavenreich gleich one kings/king, the/of_the with his servants rechnen wanted.)

ClVg Ideo assimilatum est regnum cælorum homini regi, qui voluit rationem ponere cum servis suis.[fn]
(Ideo assimilatum it_is kingdom cælorum homini regi, who voluit rationem ponere when/with servis to_his_own. )

18.23 Ideo assimilatum. Ut sciatis dimittendum esse conservis, ostendam per similitudinem, quia si ille rex et dominus dimisit servo, multo magis homo conservis suis.

18.23 Ideo assimilatum. Ut sciatis dimittendum esse conservis, ostendam through similitudinem, because when/but_if he king and dominus dimisit servo, multo magis human conservis to_his_own.

UGNT διὰ τοῦτο ὡμοιώθη ἡ Βασιλεία τῶν Οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ βασιλεῖ, ὃς ἠθέλησεν συνᾶραι λόγον μετὰ τῶν δούλων αὐτοῦ.
(dia touto hōmoiōthaʸ haʸ Basileia tōn Ouranōn anthrōpōi basilei, hos aʸthelaʸsen sunarai logon meta tōn doulōn autou.)

SBL-GNT Διὰ τοῦτο ὡμοιώθη ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ βασιλεῖ ὃς ἠθέλησεν συνᾶραι λόγον μετὰ τῶν δούλων αὐτοῦ·
(Dia touto hōmoiōthaʸ haʸ basileia tōn ouranōn anthrōpōi basilei hos aʸthelaʸsen sunarai logon meta tōn doulōn autou;)

TC-GNT Διὰ τοῦτο ὡμοιώθη ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ βασιλεῖ, ὃς ἠθέλησε συνᾶραι λόγον μετὰ τῶν δούλων αὐτοῦ.
(Dia touto hōmoiōthaʸ haʸ basileia tōn ouranōn anthrōpōi basilei, hos aʸthelaʸse sunarai logon meta tōn doulōn autou. )

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 / parables

διὰ τοῦτο ὡμοιώθη ἡ Βασιλεία τῶν Οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ

because_of this /was/_likened the Kingdom ˱of˲_the Heavens ˱to˲_/a/_man

To teach his disciples, Jesus offers a story or illustration. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: [Listen to this story: given what I just said, the kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

διὰ τοῦτο

because_of this

Here, the phrase For this reason a conclusion or inference based on what Jesus has said about how his disciples should forgive others. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that introduces a conclusion or inference. Alternate translation: [Because of that] or [Given all that]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὡμοιώθη ἡ Βασιλεία τῶν Οὐρανῶν

/was/_likened the Kingdom ˱of˲_the Heavens

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. If you need to say who does the comparing, it is clear from the context that it is Jesus himself. Alternate translation: [I compare the kingdom of the heavens to] or [the kingdom of the heavens is comparable to]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

συνᾶραι λόγον

/to/_settle_accounts account

Here, the phrase to take up a word together refers to settling accounts, that is, resolving any debts or loans between people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to settle accounts]

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