MARK 9:42 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) “But anyone who causes a young person to falter from their trust in me, it would be better if they were thrown into the sea with a heavy weight tied around their neck.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it is better for him instead if a millstone of a donkey is put around his neck and he has been thrown into the sea.

UST Jesus also said, “But if you cause child who believes in me to sin, God will punish you severely. If someone tied a very heavy stone around your neck and threw you into the sea, that would be better for you than if God punished you for causing a person who believes in me to sin.

BSB § But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

BLB And whoever might cause to stumble one of these little ones believing in Me, it is better for him rather if a heavy millstone is put around his neck, and he has been cast into the sea.

AICNT “And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe [in me] to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

OEB ‘And, if anyone puts temptation in the way of one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be far better for him if he had been thrown into the sea with a great millstone round his neck.

WEBBE “Whoever will cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if he were thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around his neck.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone tied around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

LSV and whoever may cause to stumble one of the little ones believing in Me, better is it for him if a millstone is hanged around his neck, and he has been cast into the sea.

FBV But if anyone leads one of these little ones who trust in me into sin, it would be better for them if they were thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around their neck.

TCNT “If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe [fn]in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a [fn]millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

9:42 in me ¦ — WH

9:42 millstone ¦ heavy millstone CT

T4T Jesus also said, “But if you cause someone who believes in me to sin, God will severely punish you, even if that person is socially unimportant like this little child. If someone tied a heavy stone around your neck and you were thrown {and threw you} into the sea, you would consider that was a severe punishment. But God will punish you more severely than that if you cause a person who believes in me to sin.

LEB “And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it is better for him if instead a large millstone[fn] is placed around his neck and he is thrown into the sea.

9:42 Literally “a millstone of a donkey”

BBE And whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea.

Moff No Moff MARK book available

Wymth "And whoever shall occasion the fall of one of these little ones who believe, he would be better off if, with a millstone round his neck, he were lying at the bottom of the sea.

ASV And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it were better for him if a great millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

DRA And if thy hand scandalize thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life, maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into unquenchable fire:

YLT and whoever may cause to stumble one of the little ones believing in me, better is it for him if a millstone is hanged about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea.

Drby And whosoever shall be a snare to one of the little ones who believe [in me], it were better for him if a millstone were hung about his neck, and he cast into the sea.

RV And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it were better for him if a great millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

Wbstr And whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe in me, to fall into sin, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

KJB-1769 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

KJB-1611 [fn]And whosoeuer shall offend one of these litle ones that beleeue in me, it is better for him, that a milstone were hanged about his necke, and he were cast into the Sea.
(And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him, that a millstone were hanged about his necke, and he were cast into the Sea.)

9:42 Mat.18. 6.

Bshps And whosoeuer shall offende one of these litle ones, that beleue in me, it were better for him, if a mylstone were hanged about his necke, and he were cast into the sea.
(And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones, that believe in me, it were better for him, if a millstone were hanged about his necke, and he were cast into the sea.)

Gnva And whosoeuer shall offend one of these litle ones, that beleeue in me, it were better for him rather, that a milstone were hanged about his necke, and that he were cast into the sea.
(And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones, that believe in me, it were better for him rather, that a millstone were hanged about his necke, and that he were cast into the sea. )

Cvdl And who so offendeth one of these litle ones that beleue in me, it were better for him, that a mylstone were haged aboute his neck, and he cast in to the see.
(And who so offendeth one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him, that a millstone were haged about his neck, and he cast in to the see.)

TNT And whosoever shall offende one of these lytelons that beleve in me it were better for him that a mylstone were hanged aboute his necke and that he he were cast into the see:
(And whosoever shall offend one of these lytelons that believe in me it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his necke and that he he were cast into the see: )

Wycl And if thin hoond sclaundre thee, kitte it awey; it is betere to thee to entre feble in to lijf, than haue two hondis, and go in to helle, in to fier that neuer schal be quenchid,
(And if thin hand sclaundre thee/you, kitte it away; it is better to thee/you to enter feble in to life, than have two hands, and go in to helle, in to fire that never shall be quenched,)

Luth Und wer der Kleinen einen ärgert, die an mich glauben, dem wäre es besser, daß ihm ein Mühlstein an seinen Hals gehänget würde, und er ins Meer geworfen würde.
(And who the/of_the Kleinen a annoys, the at me believe, to_him wäre it besser, that him a Mühlstein at his Hals gehänget würde, and he into_the sea geworfen würde.)

ClVg Et si scandalizaverit te manus tua, abscide illam: bonum est tibi debilem introire in vitam, quam duas manus habentem ire in gehennam, in ignem inextinguibilem,[fn]
(And when/but_if scandalizaverit you(sg) hands tua, abscide illam: bonum it_is to_you debilem introire in vitam, how duas hands habentem ire in gehennam, in ignem inextinguibilem, )

9.42 Et si scandalizaverit. Quia supra docuit, ne scandalizemus eos qui credunt in eum, admonet quantum debemus eos cavere qui scandalizant. Græce offendiculum vel ruina vel impactio pedis. Vel, ut alii, scrupulus. Ille ergo scandalizat fratrem qui ei dicto vel facto occasionem ruinæ præbet. Manus tua. Amicus, cujus ope et consilio indigemus quotidie. Sed si hic lædere in causa animæ voluerit, excludendus est a nostra societate, ne si cum perdito in hac vita partem habere volumus, simul cum illo pereamus. Quam duas manus. HIER. Duæ manus principatus, humilitas et superbia. Abscinde superbiam, tene humile principatum.

9.42 And when/but_if scandalizaverit. Because supra docuit, not scandalizemus them who credunt in him, admonet quantum debemus them cavere who scandalizant. Græce offendiculum or ruina or impactio pedis. Vel, as alii, scrupulus. Ille therefore scandalizat brother who to_him dicto or facto occasionem fall/ruins præbet. Manus your. Amicus, cuyus ope and consilio indigemus quotidie. But when/but_if this lædere in causa animæ voluerit, excludendus it_is from nostra societate, not when/but_if when/with perdito in hac vita partem habere volumus, simul when/with illo pereamus. Quam duas manus. HIER. Duæ hands principatus, humilitas and superbia. Abscinde superbiam, tene humile principatum.

UGNT καὶ ὃς ἂν σκανδαλίσῃ ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν τούτων τῶν πιστευόντων εἰς ἐμέ, καλόν ἐστιν αὐτῷ μᾶλλον εἰ περίκειται μύλος ὀνικὸς περὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ, καὶ βέβληται εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν.
(kai hos an skandalisaʸ hena tōn mikrōn toutōn tōn pisteuontōn eis eme, kalon estin autōi mallon ei perikeitai mulos onikos peri ton traⱪaʸlon autou, kai beblaʸtai eis taʸn thalassan.)

SBL-GNT Καὶ ὃς ⸀ἂν σκανδαλίσῃ ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν ⸀τούτων τῶν πιστευόντων ⸂εἰς ἐμέ⸃, καλόν ἐστιν αὐτῷ μᾶλλον εἰ περίκειται ⸂μύλος ὀνικὸς⸃ περὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ καὶ βέβληται εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν.
(Kai hos ⸀an skandalisaʸ hena tōn mikrōn ⸀toutōn tōn pisteuontōn ⸂eis eme⸃, kalon estin autōi mallon ei perikeitai ⸂mulos onikos⸃ peri ton traⱪaʸlon autou kai beblaʸtai eis taʸn thalassan.)

TC-GNT Καὶ ὃς [fn]ἐὰν σκανδαλίσῃ ἕνα τῶν [fn]μικρῶν τῶν πιστευόντων [fn]εἰς ἐμέ, καλόν ἐστιν αὐτῷ μᾶλλον εἰ περίκειται [fn]λίθος μυλικὸς περὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ, καὶ βέβληται εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν.
(Kai hos ean skandalisaʸ hena tōn mikrōn tōn pisteuontōn eis eme, kalon estin autōi mallon ei perikeitai lithos mulikos peri ton traⱪaʸlon autou, kai beblaʸtai eis taʸn thalassan. )

9:42 εαν ¦ αν ANT CT TR

9:42 μικρων ¦ μικρων τουτων ANT ECM^† NA SBL SCR TH WH

9:42 εις εμε ¦ — WH

9:42 λιθος μυλικος ¦ μυλος ονικος CT

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

καὶ

and

Here, the word And introduces a situation that contrasts with the situation that Jesus described in the previous verse. In this verse, people are harming instead of helping Jesus’ disciples. 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 And untranslated. Alternate translation: [In contrast,] or [However,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

σκανδαλίσῃ ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν τούτων τῶν πιστευόντων εἰς ἐμέ

/may/_stumble one ¬the ˱of˲_little_‹ones› these ¬which believing in me

Here, Jesus is speaking of sinning as if it were stumbling. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν τούτων τῶν πιστευόντων εἰς ἐμέ

one ¬the ˱of˲_little_‹ones› these ¬which believing in me

The phrase these little ones could refer: (1) to people who are not important from a human perspective. Alternate translation: [one of these unimportant people who believe in me] (2) to children who love Jesus and who are physically little compared to adults. Alternate translation: [one of these children who believe in me] (3) to people whose faith is new and has not yet become mature and strong. Alternate translation: [one of these people who recently believed in me]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

καλόν ἐστιν αὐτῷ μᾶλλον εἰ

better ˱it˲_is ˱for˲_him rather if

Here Jesus implies that what he is about to describe is better than being punished by God for causing one of these little ones to sin. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [rather than being punished by God for doing that, it is better for him if]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

αὐτῷ & αὐτοῦ & βέβληται

˱for˲_him & ˱of˲_him & ˱he˲_/has_been/_cast

Although the terms him, his, and he are masculine, Jesus is using the words in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: [for that person … his or her … he or she has been thrown]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

περίκειται μύλος ὀνικὸς περὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ, καὶ βέβληται εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν

/is/_hung_around /a/_millstone heavy around the neck ˱of˲_him and ˱he˲_/has_been/_cast into the sea

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, you could use an indefinite subject. Alternate translation: [that people might put a millstone of a donkey around his neck and throw him into the sea]

Note 7 topic: translate-unknown

μύλος ὀνικὸς

/a/_millstone heavy

A millstone was a round stone used for grinding grain into flour. The phrase of a donkey indicates that this kind of millstone was heavy enough that it took a donkey to turn it. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of stone, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [a very large rock] or [a very heavy object]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

περίκειται & περὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ

/is/_hung_around & around the neck ˱of˲_him

The implication is that someone would tie the millstone around the person’s neck. If it would be helpful in your language, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: [is attached to his neck]

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