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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
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ULTBut he, answering, said, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’
Wymth"`In solemn truth I tell you,' he replied, `I do not know you.'
ASVBut he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
DRABut he answering said: Amen I say to you, I know you not.
YLTand he answering said, Verily I say to you, I have not known you.
Drbybut he answering said, Verily I say unto you, I do not know you.
RVBut he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
WbstrBut he answered and said, Verily I say to you, I know you not.
KJB-1769 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. ( But he answered and said, Verily/Truly I say unto you, I know you not.)
KJB-1611But he answered, and said, Uerely I say vnto you, I know you not. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
BshpsBut he aunswered and sayde: veryly I say vnto you, I knowe you not. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)
GnvaBut he answered, and said, Verely I say vnto you, I knowe you not. (But he answered, and said, Verily/Truly I say unto you, I know you not. )
CvdlBut he answered, and sayde: Verely I saye vnto you: I knowe you not. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
TNTBut he answered and sayde: verely I saye vnto you: I knowe not you. (But he answered and said: verily/truly I say unto you: I know not you. )
WyclAnd he answeride, and seide, Treuli Y seie to you, Y knowe you not. (And he answered, and said, Truly I say to you, I know you not.)
LuthEr antwortete aber und sprach: Wahrlich, ich sage euch, ich kenne euer nicht. (He replied but and spoke: Wahrlich, I said you, I kenne euer not.)
ClVgAt ille respondens, ait: Amen dico vobis, nescio vos. (But he responding, he_said: Amen dico vobis, nescio vos. )
The word But introduces what the bridegroom actually did in contrast to what the foolish virgins wanted him to do. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of contrast, or you could leave But untranslated. Alternate translation: [However]
said truly ˱I˲_/am/_saying ˱to˲_you_all not ˱I˲_/have/_known you_all
If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [said that he was speaking truly and that he did not know them]
By answering in this way, the bridegroom implies that he will not open the door for the foolish virgins. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [I do not know you, so I will not open the door]
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).
