MAT 22:17 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) So then, tell us what you think: should we pay the poll tax to Caesar or not?”

Key: khaki:verbs, 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 OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Therefore, tell us, what do you think? Is it lawful to give a poll tax to Caesar, or not?”

UST So, please tell us how you answer this question: Does our law allow us to pay taxes to the Roman government, or does it not allow that?

BLB Therefore tell us, what do You think? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?"

AICNT So tell us what you think: is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

OEB Tell us, then, what you think. Are we right in paying taxes to the Emperor, or not?’

WEBBE Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Tell us then, what do you think? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

LSV tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?”

FBV So let us know your opinion. Is it right to pay Caesar's taxes, or not?”

TCNT Tell us then, what do yoʋ think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

T4T So tell us what you think [RHQ] about this matter: Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government [MTY], or not?”

LEB Therefore tell us what you think. Is it permitted to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

BBE Give us, then, your opinion of this: Is it right to give tax to Caesar, or not?

Moff No Moff MAT book available

Wymth Give us your judgement therefore: is it allowable for us to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?"

ASV Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not?

DRA Tell us therefore what dost thou think, is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

YLT tell us, therefore, what dost thou think? is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?'

Drby tell us therefore what thou thinkest: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

RV Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

Wbstr Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not?

KJB-1769 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

KJB-1611 Tell vs therefore, what thinkest thou? Is it lawfull to giue tribute vnto Cesar, or not?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps Tell vs therfore, howe thynkest thou? Is it lawfull that tribute be geuen vnto Caesar, or not?
(Tell us therefore, how thinkst thou? Is it lawful that tribute be given unto Caesar, or not?)

Gnva Tell vs therefore, how thinkest thou? Is it lawfull to giue tribute vnto Cesar, or not?
(Tell us therefore, how thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? )

Cvdl Tell us therfore, how thinkest thou? Is it laufulll to geue tribute vnto the Emperoure, or not?
(Tell us therefore, how thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto the Emperor, or not?)

TNT Tell vs therfore: how thynkest thou? Is it lawfull to geve tribute vnto Cesar or not?
(Tell us therefore: how thinkst thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar or not? )

Wycl Therfor seie to vs, what it seemeth to thee. Is it leueful that tribute be youun to the emperoure, ether nay?
(Therefore say to us, what it seemeth to thee/you. Is it lawful that tribute be given to the emperor, ether nay?)

Luth Darum sage uns, was dünket dich? Ist‘s recht, daß man dem Kaiser Zins gebe, oder nicht?
(Therefore said uns, what/which dünket dich? Ist‘s recht, that man to_him Kaiser Zins gebe, or nicht?)

ClVg dic ergo nobis quid tibi videtur, licet censum dare Cæsari, an non?
(dic therefore us quid to_you videtur, licet censum dare Cæsari, an non? )

UGNT εἰπὲ οὖν ἡμῖν, τί σοι δοκεῖ? ἔξεστιν δοῦναι κῆνσον Καίσαρι ἢ οὔ?
(eipe oun haʸmin, ti soi dokei? exestin dounai kaʸnson Kaisari aʸ ou?)

SBL-GNT εἰπὸν οὖν ἡμῖν τί σοι δοκεῖ· ἔξεστιν δοῦναι κῆνσον Καίσαρι ἢ οὔ;
(eipon oun haʸmin ti soi dokei; exestin dounai kaʸnson Kaisari aʸ ou;)

TC-GNT [fn]Εἰπὲ οὖν ἡμῖν, τί σοι δοκεῖ; Ἔξεστι δοῦναι κῆνσον Καίσαρι, ἢ οὔ;
(Eipe oun haʸmin, ti soi dokei; Exesti dounai kaʸnson Kaisari, aʸ ou; )

22:17 ειπε ¦ ειπον SBL WH

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

οὖν

therefore

Here, the word Therefore introduces what the Herodians and the disciples of the Pharisees want to ask because of what they have claimed to think about Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of question, or you could leave Therefore untranslated. Alternate translation: [So then] or [Since you teach that way]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

εἰπὲ & ἡμῖν, τί σοι δοκεῖ?

tell & ˱to˲_us what ˱to˲_you ˱it˲_/is/_supposing

The Herodians and the Pharisees are using the question form to get the attention of Jesus. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: [tell us what you think.] or [tell us what you think!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

εἰπὲ

tell

This is an imperative, but it should be translated as a polite request rather than as a command. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [we ask that you tell]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

εἰπὲ & σοι

tell & ˱to˲_you

Here, the imperative and the word you are singular because the Herodians and the disciples of the Pharisees are speaking to Jesus.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἔξεστιν

˱it˲_/is/_permitting

Here, the word lawful could be referring to: (1) whether something is permitted by the Jewish law that God gave to Moses. Alternate translation: [Does the law that God gave to Moses permit us] (2) whether something is generally right or wrong. Alternate translation: [Is it right] or [Is it appropriate]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

Καίσαρι

˱to˲_Caesar

Here, Caesar represents the Roman leaders and government in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to the Roman leaders] or [to the Roman empire]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

οὔ

not

The Herodians and the disciples of the Pharisees are 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: [is it not lawful to do so]

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