MAT 6:31 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Yeshua (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object.
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).

GHT So, you-should_not_worry, saying, 'What we-may-eat[?]' or, 'What we-may-drink[?]' or, 'What we-may-drape-around-ourselves[?]',

ULT Therefore, you should not be anxious, saying, ‘What might we eat?’ or, ‘What might we drink?’ or, ‘What might we wear?’

UST So then, do not worry by asking about whether you have anything to eat or drink, or whether you have clothes to wear.

BSB & MSB Therefore [do] not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

BLB Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' Or 'What shall we drink?' Or 'What shall we wear?'

AICNT “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ Or, ‘What shall we drink?’ Or, ‘What shall we wear?’

OEB Do not then ask anxiously “What can we get to eat?” or “What can we get to drink?” or “What can we get to wear?”

WEBBE & WMBB “Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’

MSG ^(30-33)“If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.

NET So then, don’t worry saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’

LSV Therefore you may not be anxious, saying, What may we eat? Or, What may we drink? Or, [With] what may we be clothed?

FBV So don't worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

TCNT Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘What will we wear?’

T4T Because of God’s caring for you, do not worry and say, ‘Will we have anything to eat?’ or ‘Will we have anything to drink?’ or ‘Will we have clothes to wear?’ [RHQ]

LEB Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?,’

BBE Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?

Moff Do not be troubled, then, and cry, 'What are we to eat?' or 'what are we to drink?' or 'how are we to be clothed?'

Wymth Do not be over-anxious, therefore, asking `What shall we eat?' or `What shall we drink?' or `What shall we wear?'

ASV Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

DRA Be not solicitous therefore, saying, What shall we eat: or what shall we drink, or wherewith shall we be clothed?

YLT therefore ye may not be anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we put round?

Drby Be not therefore careful, saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or What shall we put on?

RV Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

SLT Therefore be ye not anxious, saying: What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, What shall we put round us?

Wbstr Therefore be not anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or what shall we drink? or, with what shall we be clothed?

KJB-1769 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

KJB-1611 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eate? or, what shall we drinke? or wherewithall shall wee be clothed?
(Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, what shall we drink? or wherewithall shall we be clothed?)

Bshps Therefore take no thought, saying: What shall we eate? or, what shall we drynke? or, wherewith shall we be clothed?
(Therefore take no thought, saying: What shall we eat? or, what shall we drink? or, wherewith shall we be clothed?)

Gnva Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eate? or what shall we drinke? or where with shall we be clothed?
(Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or what shall we drink? or where with shall we be clothed?)

Cvdl Therfore take no thought, sayinge: what shall we eate, or what shall we drinke? or where with shall we be clothed?
(Therefore take no thought, saying: what shall we eat, or what shall we drink? or where with shall we be clothed?)

TNT Therfore take no thought sayinge: what shall we eate or what shall we drincke or wherwith shall we be clothed?
(Therefore take no thought saying: what shall we eat or what shall we drink or wherewith shall we be clothed?)

Wycl Therfor nyle ye be bisi, seiynge, What schulen we ete? or, What schulen we drinke? or, With what thing schulen we be keuered?
(Therefore won’t ye/you_all be busy, saying, What should we eat? or, What should we drink? or, With what thing should we be cured?)

Luth Darum sollt ihr nicht sorgen und sagen: Was werden wir essen, was werden wir trinken, womit werden wir uns kleiden?
(Therefore should you(pl)/their/her not care_for/provide and say: What become we/us eat, what/which become we/us drink(v), with_what become we/us us/to_us/ourselves dress(v)?)

ClVg Nolite ergo solliciti esse, dicentes: Quid manducabimus, aut quid bibemus, aut quo operiemur?[fn]
(Don’t therefore anxious to_be, saying: What we_will_eat, or what we_will_drink, or where we_will_cover?)

6.31 Nolite ergo solliciti, etc. Plenius inculcat et revolvit, quod a principio sermonis docuit, ut absque sollicitudine vivamus. Nolite, etc. Hic videntur argui hi qui, spreto victu vel vestitu communi, lautiora sibi vel austeriora præ his cum quibus vivunt, alimenta quærunt vel indumenta. Solliciti esse. Sollicitudo suffocat verbum Dei, ne fructum referat, et facit similem gentili, id est infidelem.

6.31 Don’t therefore anxious, etc. Fuller instills and rolled_back, that from at_the_beginning speech taught, as without anxiety let’s_live. Nolite, etc. Here/This they_seem to_be_accused these who, spreto victu or wearsu common, lautiora to_himself or austeriora before his when/with to_whom they_live, food/provisions they_seek or indumenta. Solliciti to_be. Sollicitudo suffocat the_word/saying of_God, not fruit report, and he/it_does similar Gentile, that it_is infidel/unfaithful_(one).

UGNT μὴ οὖν μεριμνήσητε λέγοντες, τί φάγωμεν, ἤ, τί πίωμεν, ἤ, τί περιβαλώμεθα?
(maʸ oun merimnaʸsaʸte legontes, ti fagōmen, aʸ, ti piōmen, aʸ, ti peribalōmetha?)

SBL-GNT μὴ οὖν μεριμνήσητε λέγοντες· Τί φάγωμεν; ἤ· Τί πίωμεν; ἤ· Τί περιβαλώμεθα;
(maʸ oun merimnaʸsaʸte legontes; Ti fagōmen; aʸ; Ti piōmen; aʸ; Ti peribalōmetha;)

RP-GNT Μὴ οὖν μεριμνήσητε, λέγοντες, Τί φάγωμεν, ἢ τί πίωμεν, ἢ τί περιβαλώμεθα;
(Maʸ oun merimnaʸsaʸte, legontes, Ti fagōmen, aʸ ti piōmen, aʸ ti peribalōmetha;)

TC-GNT μὴ οὖν μεριμνήσητε, λέγοντες, Τί φάγωμεν, ἢ τί πίωμεν, ἢ τί περιβαλώμεθα;
(maʸ oun merimnaʸsaʸte, legontes, Ti fagōmen, aʸ ti piōmen, aʸ ti peribalōmetha;)

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:1–7:29: Jesus preached a sermon on a mountain

For many years, English versions and Christians have commonly referred to Matthew 5–7 as “The Sermon on the Mount.” In some translations, it may be helpful to include a heading for chapters 5–7 that is on a level above the section heading for 5:1–12.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The Sermon on the Mountain

The sermon that Jesus preached on a mountain

Jesus taught people on the side of a mountain/hill

6:31

Verse 6:31 repeats the examples that are in 6:25–30: Jesus’ disciples should not worry about the material things which they need to live. See the notes above on 6:25–30 for more information.

6:31a

Therefore do not worry,

¶ “So do not be anxious^(plur)
¶ “So do not worry^(plur).
¶ “Therefore do not worry^(plur) about

Therefore: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Therefore introduces a conclusion based on God’s abundant and kind care.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

So (NIV)

In conclusion

For this/that reason

Because God so wonderfully provides,

do not worry: This same phrase occurs in 6:25b.

6:31b

saying, ‘What shall we eat?’

and say^(plur) ‘What are we^(incl) going to eat?’
Do not ask yourselves, ‘Will we^(incl) have enough/any food to eat?’
what you^(plur) will eat

saying: The word saying introduces three questions that people may ask themselves. People do not necessarily ask these questions out loud.

Here are some other ways to introduce these questions:

and say (GW)

and ask yourselves (CEV)

Do not ask

What shall we eat?: This is a real question. It is implied that food is scarce and not easily acquired.

Here are some other ways to translate this question:

What are we going to eat? (GW)

Will we have anything to eat? (CEV)

6:31c

or ‘What shall we drink?’

or ‘What are we^(incl) going to drink?’
or ‘Will we have enough/any water to drink?’
or drink

What shall we drink?: This too is a real question. The verb means “to drink anything.” It refers especially to water but also refers to anything else people drink with their meals. You will want to translate this clause similarly to the way you did the previous one. For example:

What are we going to drink? (GW)

Will we have anything to drink? (CEV)

6:31d

or ‘What shall we wear?’

or ‘What are we^(incl) going to wear?’
or ‘Will we^(incl) have enough/any clothes to wear?’
or wear.

What shall we wear?: This also is a real question. You will want to translate this clause similarly to the way you did the two previous ones. For example:

What are we going to wear? (GW)

Will we have any clothes to wear? (CEV)

General Comment on 6:31a–d

In some languages it is more natural to use an indirect quotation for people’s thoughts. For instance:

Do not worry about what you will eat, drink or wear.

So don’t worry about having enough food or drink or clothing. (NLT96)