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AICNT Now the one who was betraying him gave them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, that one is he; seize him.”
OEB Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them. ‘The man whom I kiss,’ he had said, ‘will be the one; arrest him.’
WEBBE Now he who betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, “Whoever I kiss, he is the one. Seize him.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET (Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him!”)
LSV And he who delivered Him up gave them a sign, saying, “Whomsoever I will kiss, it is He, lay hold on Him”;
FBV The betrayer had arranged to give them a signal: “The one that I kiss, that's him—arrest him,” he'd told them.
TCNT Now his betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, he is the one; arrest him.”
T4T Judas had previously arranged to give them a signal, saying, “The man whom I will kiss is the one you want. Seize him!”
LEB Now the one who was betraying him had given them a sign, saying, “The one whom I kiss—he is the one.[fn] Arrest him!”
BBE Now the false one had given them a sign saying, The one to whom I give a kiss, that is he: take him.
Moff No Moff MAT book available
Wymth Now the betrayer had agreed upon a sign with them, to direct them. He had said, "The one whom I kiss is the man: lay hold of him."
ASV Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he: take him.
DRA And he that betrayed him, gave them a sign, saying: Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he, hold him fast.
YLT And he who did deliver him up did give them a sign, saying, 'Whomsoever I will kiss, it is he: lay hold on him;'
Drby Now he that delivered him up had given them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, he it is: seize him.
RV Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he: take him.
Wbstr Now he that betrayed him, gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; hold him fast.
KJB-1769 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
KJB-1611 Now he that betrayed him, gaue them a signe, saying, Whomsoeuer I shall kisse, that same is he, hold him fast.
(Now he that betrayed him, gave them a signe, saying, Whomsoeuer I shall kisse, that same is he, hold him fast.)
Bshps But he that betrayed him, gaue them a token, saying: Whomsoeuer I kysse, that same is he, holde hym fast.
(But he that betrayed him, gave them a token, saying: Whomsoeuer I kysse, that same is he, hold him fast.)
Gnva Now he that betraied him, had giuen them a token, saying, Whomesoeuer I shall kisse, that is he, laie holde on him.
(Now he that betrayed him, had given them a token, saying, Whomsoeuer I shall kisse, that is he, laie hold on him. )
Cvdl And he that betrayed him, had geuen them a toke, sayenge: Whom so euer I kysse, that same is he, laye hodes vpo him.
(And he that betrayed him, had given them a toke, sayenge: Whom so ever I kysse, that same is he, lay hodes upo him.)
TNT And he that betrayed him had geven the a token sayinge: whosoever I kysse that same is he ley hondes on him.
(And he that betrayed him had given the a token saying: whosoever I kiss that same is he ley hands on him. )
Wycl And he that bitraiede hym, yaf to hem a tokene, and seide, Whom euer Y schal kisse, he it is; holde ye hym.
(And he that betrayed him, gave to them a tokene, and said, Whom ever I shall kisse, he it is; hold ye/you_all him.)
Luth Und der Verräter hatte ihnen ein Zeichen gegeben und gesagt: Welchen ich küssen werde, der ist‘s; den greifet.
(And the/of_the Verräter had to_them a sign given and said: Welchen I küssen become, the/of_the ist‘s; the greifet.)
ClVg Qui autem tradidit eum, dedit illis signum, dicens: Quemcumque osculatus fuero, ipse est, tenete eum.[fn]
(Who however he_delivered him, he_gave illis signum, saying: Quemcumque osculatus fuero, exactly_that/himself it_is, holdse him. )
UGNT ὁ δὲ παραδιδοὺς αὐτὸν, ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς σημεῖον λέγων, ὃν ἂν φιλήσω, αὐτός ἐστιν; κρατήσατε αὐτόν.
(ho de paradidous auton, edōken autois saʸmeion legōn, hon an filaʸsō, autos estin; krataʸsate auton.)
SBL-GNT ὁ δὲ παραδιδοὺς αὐτὸν ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς σημεῖον λέγων· Ὃν ἂν φιλήσω αὐτός ἐστιν· κρατήσατε αὐτόν.
(ho de paradidous auton edōken autois saʸmeion legōn; Hon an filaʸsō autos estin; krataʸsate auton.)
TC-GNT Ὁ δὲ παραδιδοὺς αὐτὸν ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς σημεῖον, λέγων, Ὃν [fn]ἂν φιλήσω, αὐτός ἐστι· κρατήσατε αὐτόν.
(Ho de paradidous auton edōken autois saʸmeion, legōn, Hon an filaʸsō, autos esti; krataʸsate auton. )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: writing-background
δὲ
and
Matthew uses the word Now to introduce background information that will help readers understand what happens next. It does not introduce another event in the story. Use a natural form in your language for introducing background information. Alternate translation: [At an earlier time,] or [Earlier,]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
σημεῖον
/a/_sign
Matthew is referring to an action by which one person communicates to others. More specifically, Judas arranged with the crowd an action that would communicate to them which person was Jesus. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [a signal to point out Jesus] or [a cue that would indicate whom to seize]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations
λέγων, ὃν ἂν φιλήσω, αὐτός ἐστιν; κρατήσατε αὐτόν.
saying whomever ¬wishfully ˱I˲_/may/_kiss he ˱it˲_is apprehend him
It may be more natural in your language to have an indirect quotation here. Alternate translation: [saying that whomever he kissed was he, and that they should seize him]
Note 4 topic: writing-quotations
λέγων
saying
If you keep the direct quotation, consider natural ways of introducing it in your language. Alternate translation: [and he said]
Note 5 topic: translate-symaction
ὃν ἂν φιλήσω
whomever ¬wishfully ˱I˲_/may/_kiss
In Jesus’ culture, close friends would greet each other with a kiss. In some cultures, a kiss as a greeting is appropriate, but in other cultures it is not appropriate. If it would be helpful in your language, you could explain what the kiss means, or you could refer to how close friends would greet each other in your culture. Alternate translation: [Whomever I greet with a kiss] or [Whomever I hug]
αὐτός
he
Alternate translation: [the one you are seeking]
