MAT 19:18 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator,Yeshua,Narrator,Yeshua (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) “Which ones?” he asked.[ref]
¶ “Don’t murder,” Yeshua answered, “don’t mess with another person’s spouse, don’t steal, don’t lie in court,

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
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 He says to him, “Which ones?”
¶ And Jesus said, “Do not kill, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not testify falsely,

UST The man replied, “Which things that God has commanded do you mean?”
¶ Jesus answered him, “Here are the ones I mean: Do not murder others. Do not be sexually unfaithful to your spouse. Do not steal things. Do not say what is untrue.

BSB & MSB “Which [ones]?” [the man] asked.
§ Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,

BLB He says to Him, "Which?" And Jesus said, "'You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness,

AICNT He said to him, “Which ones?” {Jesus}[fn] said, “You shall not murder, [You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal,][fn] you shall not bear false witness,

19:18, Jesus: Some manuscripts read “he.” 𝔓71 Latin(e).

19:18, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal: Absent from ℵ(01).

OEB ‘What commandments?’ asked the man. ‘These,’ answered Jesus, – ‘“You must not kill. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not say what is false about others.

WEBBE He said to him, “Which ones?”
¶ Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder.’ ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You shall not offer false testimony.’

WMBB He said to him, “Which ones?”
¶ Yeshua said, “‘You shall not murder.’ ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You shall not offer false testimony.’

NET “Which ones?” he asked. Jesus replied, “ Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

LSV He says to Him, “What kind?” And Jesus said, “You will not murder, You will not commit adultery, You will not steal, You will not bear false witness,

FBV “Which ones?” the man asked him.
¶ “Don't murder, don't commit adultery, don't steal, don't give false testimony,

TCNT The man said to him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “Yoʋ shall not murder, Yoʋ shall not commit adultery, Yoʋ shall not steal, Yoʋ shall not give false testimony,

T4T The man asked Jesus, “Which commandments must I keep?” Jesus answered him, “Do not murder anyone, do not commit adultery, do not steal things, do not testify falsely,

LEB He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “Do not commit murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

BBE He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Do not put anyone to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness,

Moff "Which?" he said. Jesus answered, "The commands, you shall not kill, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness,

Wymth "Which Commandments?" he asked. Jesus answered, "`Thou shalt not kill;' `Thou shalt not commit adultery;' `Thou shalt not steal;' `Thou shalt not lie in giving evidence;'

ASV He saith unto him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

DRA He said to him: Which? And Jesus said: Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness.

YLT He saith to him, 'What kind?' And Jesus said, 'Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness,

Drby He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

RV He saith unto him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
(He saith/says unto him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou/You shalt/shall not kill, Thou/You shalt/shall not commit adultery, Thou/You shalt/shall not steal, Thou/You shalt/shall not bear false witness,)

SLT He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, thus: Thou shalt not murder; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou shalt not steal; Thou shalt not bear false witness;

Wbstr He saith to him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

KJB-1769 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
(He saith/says unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou/You shalt/shall do no murder, Thou/You shalt/shall not commit adultery, Thou/You shalt/shall not steal, Thou/You shalt/shall not bear false witness,)

KJB-1611 He saith vnto him, Which? Iesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steale, Thou shalt not beare false witnesse,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps He sayth vnto hym: Which? Iesus sayde: Thou shalt do no murther, Thou shalt not commit adulterie, Thou shalt not steale, Thou shalt not beare false witnesse,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Gnva He sayd to him, Which? And Iesus sayde, These, Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not commit adulterie: Thou shalt not steale: Thou shalt not beare false witnesse.
(He said to him, Which? And Yesus/Yeshua said, These, Thou/You shalt/shall not kill: Thou/You shalt/shall not commit adultery: Thou/You shalt/shall not steal: Thou/You shalt/shall not bear false witness.)

Cvdl The sayde, he vnto him: Which? Iesus saide: Thou shalt not kyll: thou shalt not breake wedlocke: thou shalt not steale: thou shalt beare no false wytnes:
(The said, he unto him: Which? Yesus/Yeshua said: Thou/You shalt/shall not kill: thou/you shalt/shall not break wedlock: thou/you shalt/shall not steal: thou/you shalt/shall bear no false witness:)

TNT The other sayde to him Which? And Iesus sayde: breake no wedloke kill not steale not: beare not falce witnes:
(The other said to him Which? And Yesus/Yeshua said: break no wedloke kill not steal not: bear not false witnes:)

Wycl He seith to hym, Whiche? And Jhesus seide, Thou schalt not do mansleying, thou schalt not do auowtrie, thou schalt not do thefte, thou schalt not seie fals witnessying;
(He saith/says to him, Whiche? And Yhesus said, Thou/You shalt/shall not do mansleying, thou/you shalt/shall not do adultery, thou/you shalt/shall not do theft, thou/you shalt/shall not say false witnessying;)

Luth Da sprach er zu ihm: Welche? JEsus aber sprach: Du sollst nicht töten; du sollst nicht ehebrechen; du sollst nicht stehlen; du sollst nicht falsch Zeugnis geben;
(So spoke he to/for him: Which? Yesus but spoke: You(sg) should not kill; you(sg) should not commit_adultery; you(sg) should not steal; you(sg) should not false/incorrect testimonials give;)

ClVg Dicit illi: Quæ? Jesus autem dixit: Non homicidium facies; non adulterabis; non facies furtum; non falsum testimonium dices;
(He_says them: Which? Yesus however he/she_said: Not/No murder faces; not/no adulterabis; not/no faces theft; not/no false/error testimony you_say;)

UGNT λέγει αὐτῷ, ποίας? ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν, τὸ οὐ φονεύσεις, οὐ μοιχεύσεις, οὐ κλέψεις, οὐ ψευδομαρτυρήσεις,
(legei autōi, poias? ho de Yaʸsous eipen, to ou foneuseis, ou moiⱪeuseis, ou klepseis, ou pseudomarturaʸseis,)

SBL-GNT λέγει αὐτῷ· Ποίας; ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ⸀εἶπεν· Τὸ Οὐ φονεύσεις, Οὐ μοιχεύσεις, Οὐ κλέψεις, Οὐ ψευδομαρτυρήσεις,
(legei autōi; Poias; ho de Yaʸsous ⸀eipen; To Ou foneuseis, Ou moiⱪeuseis, Ou klepseis, Ou pseudomarturaʸseis,)

RP-GNT Λέγει αὐτῷ, Ποίας; Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν, Τὸ Οὐ φονεύσεις· οὐ μοιχεύσεις· οὐ κλέψεις· οὐ ψευδομαρτυρήσεις·
(Legei autōi, Poias; Ho de Yaʸsous eipen, To Ou foneuseis; ou moiⱪeuseis; ou klepseis; ou pseudomarturaʸseis;)

TC-GNT λέγει αὐτῷ, Ποίας; ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς [fn]εἶπε, Τὸ Οὐ φονεύσεις, Οὐ μοιχεύσεις, Οὐ κλέψεις, Οὐ ψευδομαρτυρήσεις,
(legei autōi, Poias; ho de Yaʸsous eipe, To Ou foneuseis, Ou moiⱪeuseis, Ou klepseis, Ou pseudomarturaʸseis,)

19:18 ειπε ¦ εφη ᴡʜ

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 19:16–30: Jesus taught about entering the kingdom of heaven

In this section, a young man asked Jesus what he must do to get eternal life. Jesus gave him a standard answer, which was to obey God’s commands.

The young man apparently felt that this was not enough and asked what else he should do (19:20). Then Jesus told him to sell his possessions, give the money to the poor, and follow him. The young man was rich, and he was not willing to sell his things. So he left.

Jesus then used the rich young man as an example. He explained that riches make it difficult to enter the kingdom (19:23–24). The saying of a camel going through the eye of a needle was probably a well-known proverb about something impossible to do. Without God making it possible, neither a rich person nor anyone else is able to enter the kingdom (19:26).

Jesus also gave a promise that those whom he asked to leave their possessions and family behind to serve him would receive great rewards (19:29).

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The Rich Young Man (NIV)

A rich young man’s questions

There are parallel passages for this section in Mark 10:17–31 and Luke 18:18–30.

19:18a

“Which ones?” the man asked.

He asked, “Which ones do I need to obey?”
The young man said, “Which of the/his commands should I do/keep?”

Which ones?: Some words are implied but not repeated here. The complete question would be:

Which commandments should I keep?

The Jews of that time counted 613 commandments in the five books of Moses. The young man’s question was about which of those commandments he was required to keep.

Here is another way to translate this question:

Which? (RSV)

Which commands? (NCV)

19:18b–19a

These commands are a quote from the Old Testament (either Exodus 20:12–16 or Deuteronomy 5:16–20). (But they are not in the same order as in those passages.) You may want to add a footnote with these references in your translation.

In Greek, these commands are singular. But it is a command to each person. In some languages, it may be more natural to use a plural or another form. For example:

You^(plur) must not murder

A person must not murder

19:18b

Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery,

Jesus answered, “Do^(sing) not murder, do not do adultery,
Jesus told him, “Do^(sing) not kill someone on purpose. Do not have sexual relations with someone who is not your wife.

Do not murder: The Greek word that the BSB translates as murder means “kill illegally and on purpose.”

This verb, and the next three, are in the future tense. But together with the word not they form negative commands.

Here are some other ways to translate this commandment:

You shall not kill (RSV)

Do not commit murder (GNT)

This word also occurs in 5:21b and 15:19b.

do not commit adultery: The Greek word that the BSB translates as adultery means “have sexual relations with a woman who is married to another man.”

Here are some other ways to translate this commandment:

Do not have sexual relations with another man’s wife

Do not take another man’s wife to bed with you

Do not sleep with a married woman

See how you translated this word in 5:27b and 15:19c.

19:18c

do not steal, do not bear false witness,

do^(sing) not steal, do not lie about someone,
Do^(sing) not take what does not belong to you. Do not say in court what is not true concerning your neighbor.

do not steal: The Greek word that the BSB translates as steal means “secretly take the property of someone else without permission.”

Here is another way to translate this commandment:

do not take what is not yours

See how you translated this word in 6:19c and 15:19d.

do not bear false witness: The Greek word that the BSB translates as bear false witness means “testify something about a person which is not true.”

Here are some other ways to translate this command:

you must not tell lies about your neighbor (NCV)

do not accuse anyone falsely (GNT)

See how you translated this word in 15:19d.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

λέγει αὐτῷ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Λέγει αὐτῷ Ποίας ὁ Δέ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν τό Οὒ φονεύσεις οὒ μοιχεύσεις οὒ κλέψεις οὒ ψευδομαρτυρήσεις)

The pronoun He refers to the man, and the pronoun him refers to Jesus. If this is not clear for your readers, you could refer to these people more directly. Alternate translation: [The man says to Jesus]

Note 2 topic: translate-tense

λέγει

To call attention to a development in the story, Matthew uses the present tense in past narration. If it would not be natural to do that in your language, you could use the past tense in your translation. Alternate translation: [He said]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

τὸ οὐ φονεύσεις, οὐ μοιχεύσεις, οὐ κλέψεις, οὐ ψευδομαρτυρήσεις

In these commands God is addressing each specific person who is part of God’s people, so the commands are singular.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

οὐ μοιχεύσεις

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of adultery, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [do not be an adulterer or adulteress] or [do not do what is adulterous]

Parallel MAT 19:18

Section 19:16–30: Jesus taught about entering the kingdom of heaven

19:18a

19:18b–19a

19:18b

19:18c