MARK 5:37 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, red:negative.
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).

ULT And he did not allow anyone to accompany him except Peter and James and John the brother of James.

UST Then Jesus took only Peter, James, and James’ younger brother John with him. He did not allow anyone else to come with them.

BLB And He did not allow anyone to follow with Him, except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

AICNT And he did not allow anyone to accompany him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.

OEB And he allowed no one to accompany him, except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.

WEBBE He allowed no one to follow him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

WMBB He allowed no one to follow him except Peter, Jacob, and Yochanan the brother of Jacob.

NET He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.

LSV And He did not permit anyone to follow with Him, except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James;

FBV He wouldn't let anyone go with him except Peter, James, and James' brother John.

TCNT From that point he did not allow anyone to accompany him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

T4T 37-38 Then he allowed only his three closest disciples, Peter, James, and John, to go with him to Jairus’ house. He did not allow any other people to go with him. After they arrived near the house, Jesus saw that the people there were in turmoil. They were weeping and wailing [DOU] loudly.

LEB And he did not allow anyone to follow along with him except Peter and James and John, the brother of James.

BBE And he did not let anyone come with him, but Peter and James and John, the brother of James.

Moff He would not allow anyone to accompany him except Peter and James and John the brother of James.

Wymth And He allowed no one to accompany Him except Peter and the brothers James and John.

ASV And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

DRA And he admitted not any man to follow him, but Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

YLT And he did not suffer any one to follow with him, except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James;

Drby And he suffered no one to accompany him save Peter and James, and John the brother of James.

RV And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
(And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and Yames/Yacob, and John the brother of Yames/Yacob. )

SLT And he permitted not any to follow him, except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

Wbstr And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

KJB-1769 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
(And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and Yames/Yacob, and John the brother of Yames/Yacob. )

KJB-1611 And he suffered no man to follow him, saue Peter, & Iames, and Iohn the brother of Iames.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And he suffred no man to folowe him, saue Peter, and Iames, and Iohn the brother of Iames.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Gnva And he suffered no man to follow him saue Peter and Iames, and Iohn the brother of Iames.
(And he suffered no man to follow him save Peter and Yames/Yacob, and Yohn the brother of Yames/Yacob. )

Cvdl And he suffred no ma to folowe him, but Peter and Iames and Ihon his brother.
(And he suffered no man to follow him, but Peter and Yames/Yacob and Yohn his brother.)

TNT And he suffred no man to folowe him moo then Peter and Iames and Ihon the brother of Iames.
(And he suffered no man to follow him moo then Peter and Yames/Yacob and Yohn the brother of Yames/Yacob. )

Wycl And he took no man to sue hym, but Petir, and James, and Joon, the brother of James.
(And he took no man to sue him, but Peter, and Yames/Yacob, and Yohn, the brother of Yames/Yacob.)

Luth Und ließ niemand ihm nachfolgen denn Petrus und Jakobus und Johannes, den Bruder des Jakobus.
(And left/let no_one him follow because/than Peter and Yakobus and Yohannes, the brother the Yakobus.)

ClVg Et non admisit quemquam se sequi nisi Petrum, et Jacobum, et Joannem fratrem Jacobi.[fn]
(And not/no admitted anyone himself to_follow except Peter, and Yacobum, and Yoannem brother Yacobi. )

5.37 Et non admisit, etc. BEDA. Blasphemis et irrisoribus non sunt revelanda mysteria, sed fidelibus qui honorent. Unde alibi: Justificata est sapientia ab omnibus filiis suis Matth. 11..

5.37 And not/no admitted, etc. BEDA. Blasphemy and mockers not/no are to_be_revealed mysteries, but to_the_faithful who/which honour. From_where/who alibi: Justified it_is wisdom away to_all to_the_children to_his_own Matth. 11..

UGNT καὶ οὐκ ἀφῆκεν οὐδένα μετ’ αὐτοῦ συνακολουθῆσαι, εἰ μὴ τὸν Πέτρον, καὶ Ἰάκωβον, καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν Ἰακώβου.
(kai ouk afaʸken oudena met’ autou sunakolouthaʸsai, ei maʸ ton Petron, kai Yakōbon, kai Yōannaʸn ton adelfon Yakōbou.)

SBL-GNT καὶ οὐκ ἀφῆκεν οὐδένα ⸂μετʼ αὐτοῦ⸃ συνακολουθῆσαι εἰ μὴ ⸀τὸν Πέτρον καὶ Ἰάκωβον καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν Ἰακώβου.
(kai ouk afaʸken oudena ⸂metʼ autou⸃ sunakolouthaʸsai ei maʸ ⸀ton Petron kai Yakōbon kai Yōannaʸn ton adelfon Yakōbou.)

RP-GNT Καὶ οὐκ ἀφῆκεν οὐδένα αὐτῷ συνακολουθῆσαι, εἰ μὴ Πέτρον καὶ Ἰάκωβον καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν Ἰακώβου.
(Kai ouk afaʸken oudena autōi sunakolouthaʸsai, ei maʸ Petron kai Yakōbon kai Yōannaʸn ton adelfon Yakōbou.)

TC-GNT Καὶ οὐκ ἀφῆκεν [fn]οὐδένα αὐτῷ συνακολουθῆσαι, εἰ μὴ [fn]Πέτρον καὶ Ἰάκωβον καὶ [fn]Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν Ἰακώβου.
(Kai ouk afaʸken oudena autōi sunakolouthaʸsai, ei maʸ Petron kai Yakōbon kai Yōannaʸn ton adelfon Yakōbou. )

5:37 οὐδένα αὐτῷ ¦ αὑτῷ οὐδένα ANT ¦ οὐδένα μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ CT

5:37 πετρον ¦ τον πετρον ECM^† NA SBL TH WH

5:37 ιωαννην ¦ ιωανην WH

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

SOTN SIL Open Translation Notes:

Section 5:21–43: Jesus healed a sick woman and caused a dead girl to live again

This section tells about two miracles that Jesus did. He healed a woman who had a sickness that caused her to have chronic bleeding. The story about this woman is told in the middle of the story about a dead girl whom he caused to live again. The situation was hopeless for both until Jesus miraculously helped them. His miracles showed the special power and authority that God had given to Jesus as the Messiah.

These stories include the idea of ritual impurity, just as in the story of the healing of the man with a “legion” of “unclean" spirits. Here, the woman was unclean according to the law of Moses because of the bleeding that was caused by her sickness. The dead body of Jairus’ daughter was also ritually unclean. But in spite of this, Jesus touched both of them. Instead of becoming unclean himself, he made them ritually clean by making them well.

Another important theme is faith. Jesus said that the woman who was bleeding was healed because of her faith. Then he encouraged Jairus to keep believing that God could make his daughter well, even after she died.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Jesus cured a woman with chronic bleeding and gave life to a dead girl

The child of Jairus and the woman who touched the hem of Jesus’ clothing

A dead girl and a sick woman (NIV)

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 9:18–26 and Luke 8:40–56.

Paragraph 5:35–43

In this paragraph, Mark returned to the story about Jairus and his daughter. Use a natural way in your language to focus again on the people who were introduced before the story about Jairus was interrupted in 5:25.

5:37a

And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him

He/Jesus did not permit the people in the crowd to accompany him/them.
He allowed only certain people to go with him to Jairus’ house.

He did not allow anyone to accompany Him: The clause He did not allow anyone to accompany Him indicates that Jesus dismissed the crowd that was following him, including most of his disciples.

Him: The pronoun Him refers to Jesus, but Jairus (and probably the men who brought the message about his daughter’s death) went with him too. In some languages, you may want to say “them” instead of Him to make this clear. In other languages it may be better to be even more specific:

He did not let anyone follow him and Jairus…

5:37b

except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

He allowed only Peter, James, and John the brother of James to come.
They were Peter, James, and John (the younger brother of James).

John the brother of James: John was probably the younger brother of James. If your language must distinguish between older and younger brothers, use the appropriate term in your language. See how you translated this at 1:19b and 3:17a.

General Comment on 5:37a–b

In some languages it may be more natural to change the order of information and mention first the people whom Jesus allowed to go with him. For example:

^37bHe allowed only Peter, James, and John the brother of James to go with him and Jairus. ^37aHe did not allow others in the crowd to go.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-exceptions

οὐκ ἀφῆκεν οὐδένα μετ’ αὐτοῦ συνακολουθῆσαι, εἰ μὴ τὸν Πέτρον, καὶ Ἰάκωβον, καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν Ἰακώβου

not ˱he˲_allowed no_one with him ˓to˒_accompany except (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί οὐκ ἀφῆκεν οὐδένα μετʼ αὐτοῦ συνακολουθῆσαι εἰ μή τόν Πέτρον καί Ἰάκωβον καί Ἰωάννην τόν ἀδελφόν Ἰακώβου)

If, in your language, it would appear that Mark was making a statement here and then contradicting it, you could reword this to avoid using an exception clause. Alternate translation: [he allowed only Peter and James and John the brother of James to accompany him]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

αὐτοῦ

him

Here Mark implies that Jairus, the synagogue ruler, went with Jesus as well. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [him and the synagogue ruler] or [him and Jairus]

Note 3 topic: translate-kinship

τὸν ἀδελφὸν Ἰακώβου

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί οὐκ ἀφῆκεν οὐδένα μετʼ αὐτοῦ συνακολουθῆσαι εἰ μή τόν Πέτρον καί Ἰάκωβον καί Ἰωάννην τόν ἀδελφόν Ἰακώβου)

Mark never says whether James or John was older, but he mentions James first, which could imply that he was the older brother. If you have to use a form that refers to an older or younger brother, you could state that John was younger. See how you expressed the idea in [1:19](../01/19.md). Alternate translation: [the younger brother of James]

Parallel MARK 5:37

Section 5:21–43: Jesus healed a sick woman and caused a dead girl to live again

Paragraph 5:35–43

5:37a

5:37b

General Comment on 5:37a–b