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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
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ULTAnd because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.
Wymthand because of the prevalent disregard of God's law the love of the great majority will grow cold;
ASVAnd because iniquity shall be multiplied, the love of the many shall wax cold.
DRAAnd because iniquity hath abounded, the charity of many shall grow cold.
YLTand because of the abounding of the lawlessness, the love of the many shall become cold;
Drbyand because lawlessness shall prevail, the love of the most shall grow cold;
RVAnd because iniquity shall be multiplied, the love of the many shall wax cold.
WbstrAnd because iniquity will abound, the love of many will become cold.
KJB-1769 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
KJB-1611And because iniquitie shal abound, the loue of many shall waxe cold. (And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall waxe cold.)
BshpsAnd because iniquitie shall abounde, the loue of many shall waxe colde. (And because iniquity shall abounde, the love of many shall waxe colde.)
GnvaAnd because iniquitie shalbe increased, the loue of many shalbe colde. (And because iniquity shall be increased, the love of many shall be colde. )
Cvdland because iniquyte shal haue the vpper hande, the loue of many shal abate. (and because iniquyte shall have the upper hand, the love of many shall abate.)
TNTAnd because iniquite shall have the vpper hande the love of many shall abate. (And because iniquite shall have the upper hand the love of many shall abate. )
WyclAnd for wickidnesse schal `be plenteuouse, the charite of manye schal wexe coold; (And for wickednesse shall `be plenteuouse, the charity of many shall wexe cold;)
LuthUnd dieweil die Ungerechtigkeit wird überhandnehmen, wird die Liebe in vielen erkalten. (And dieweil the Ungerechtigkeit becomes überhandnehmen, becomes the love in vielen erkalten.)
ClVgEt quoniam abundavit iniquitas, refrigescet caritas multorum: (And quoniam abundavit iniquitas, refrigescet caritas multorum: )
UGNTκαὶ διὰ τὸ πληθυνθῆναι τὴν ἀνομίαν, ψυγήσεται ἡ ἀγάπη τῶν πολλῶν. (kai dia to plaʸthunthaʸnai taʸn anomian, psugaʸsetai haʸ agapaʸ tōn pollōn.)
SBL-GNTκαὶ διὰ τὸ πληθυνθῆναι τὴν ἀνομίαν ψυγήσεται ἡ ἀγάπη τῶν πολλῶν. (kai dia to plaʸthunthaʸnai taʸn anomian psugaʸsetai haʸ agapaʸ tōn pollōn.)
TC-GNTΚαὶ διὰ τὸ πληθυνθῆναι τὴν ἀνομίαν, ψυγήσεται ἡ ἀγάπη τῶν πολλῶν· (Kai dia to plaʸthunthaʸnai taʸn anomian, psugaʸsetai haʸ agapaʸ tōn pollōn; )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).
24:12the love of many will grow cold (see Rev 2:4): If the love within the community of Jesus’ disciples diminishes to the point of extinction, then the community ceases to be what God has designed it to be.
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [lawlessness will increase]
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of lawlessness, you could express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: [people doing what is lawless]
Jesus speaks as if love were something hot that could literally grow cold. He means that love has diminished or ceased. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the love of many will be like a fire that has gone out] or [the love of many will cease]
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of love, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [many will grow cold in how they love]
Jesus could be speaking about: (1) love for other people. Alternate translation: [the love of many for other people] (2) love for God. Alternate translation: [the love of many for God]
Jesus is using the adjective many as a noun to mean many people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [of many men and women]
By the time of the New Testament, the ancient city of Jerusalem had been transformed from the relatively small fortress of David’s day (2 Samuel 5:6-10; 1 Chronicles 11:4-9) into a major city with a Temple that rivaled the greatest temples in the Roman world. Just prior to Jesus’ birth, Herod the Great completely renovated and expanded the Temple of the Lord, and he also built a lavish palace for himself, various pools (where Jesus occasionally performed healings), public buildings, and military citadels, including the Antonia Fortress, which overlooked the Temple. Wealthy residents, including the high priest, occupied extravagant houses in the Upper City, while the poorer residents were relegated to less desirable areas like the Lower City. The Essene Quarter was so named because many of its residents belonged to the Essenes, a strict religious sect that was known for its careful attention to the law of Moses. Across the Kidron Valley lay the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples (Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-53; John 18:1-14). Further east was the Mount of Olives, where Jesus began his triumphal entry one week before his crucifixion (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19), taught his disciples about the last days (Matthew 24-25; Mark 13), and eventually ascended to heaven after his resurrection (Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11).
