MARK 9:44 Parallel Verse View

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GHT which-where the worm of {same} is_not_deceasing and the fire is_not_being-quenched,

ULT [where their worm does not end, and the fire is not quenched].[fn]

Some ancient manuscripts include verse 44.

UST [In that place maggots feed on the people there forever, and the fires never go out.]

BSB

MSB where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’[fn]

9:44 Isaiah 66:24; CT does not include verse 44.

BLB

AICNT [[where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched]].[fn]

9:44, where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched: Some manuscripts include verse 44. A(02) D(05) Latin(a b ff² i) BYZ TR ‖ Absent from ℵ(01) B(03) C(04) W(032) Latin(k) Syriac(sy^s) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT.

OEB [fn]

9:44 Some later manuscripts add here or at verse 46: where their worm never dies and the fire is never quenched.

WEBBE ‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’ [fn]

9:44 NU omits verse 44.

NET [fn]

9:44 [[EMPTY]]

LSV [[where their worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched.]]

FBV [fn]

9:44 Verse 44 is not found in the early manuscripts.

TCNT ‘where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’

T4T 43-44 So, if you are wanting to use one of [MTY, PRS] your hands to sin, stop using your hand! Even if you have to cut your hand off and throw it away to avoid sinning, do it [HYP]! It is good that you not sin and that you live eternally, even though you lack one of your hands while you are here on earth. But it is not good that you sin and as a result God throws your whole body into hell. There the fires never go out!

LEB No LEB MRK 9:44 verse available

BBE []

Moff No Moff MRK 9:44 verse available

Wymth

ASV [fn]

9:44 Vs. 44 and 46 (which are identical with v. 48) are omitted by the best ancient authorities.

DRA (MRK 9:43) Where there worm dieth not, and the fire is not extinguished.

YLT where their worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched.

Drby [where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched].

RV [fn]

9:44 Ver. 44 and 46 (which are identical with ver. 48) are omitted by the best ancient authorities.

SLT Where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.

Wbstr Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

KJB-1769 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
( Where their worm dieth/dies not, and the fire is not quenched.)

KJB-1611 Where their worme dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Where their worme dyeth not, & the fire goeth not out.
(Where their worm dieth/dies not, and the fire goeth/goes not out.)

Gnva Where their worme dyeth not, and the fire neuer goeth out.
(Where their worm dieth/dies not, and the fire never goeth/goes out.)

Cvdl where their worme dyeth not, and their fyre goeth not out.
(where their worm dieth/dies not, and their fire goeth/goes not out.)

TNT where there worme dyeth not and the fyre never goeth oute.
(where there worm dieth/dies not and the fire never goeth/goes out.)

Wycl (MRK 9:43) where the worm of hem dieth not, and the fier is not quenchid.
(where the worm of hem dieth/dies not, and the fire is not quenched.)

Luth da ihr Wurm nicht stirbt und ihr Feuer nicht verlischt.
(there you(pl)/their/her worm not dies(v) and you(pl)/their/her fire(n) not goes_out.)

ClVg (MRK 9:43) ubi vermis eorum non moritur, et ignis non extinguitur.[fn]
(where worm their not/no he_dies, and fire not/no is_extinguished.)

9.43 Ubi vermis. BEDA. Fetor vermium de corruptione carnis et sanguinis, ideoque caro recens sale conditur, ut exsiccato humore sanguineo, vermis esse nequeat. Caro ergo et sanguis vermes creant, quia delectatio carnalis cui condimentum continentiæ non resistit, pœnam luxuriosis generat æternam. Debemus ergo corpus continentiæ sale, et mentem condimento sapientiæ ab erroris et vitiorum labe castigare.

9.43 Where worm. BEDA. Fetor worm from/about corruption of_flesh and blood, and_therefore flesh/meat recent sale is_founded, as dried with_moisture bleed, worm to_be cannot. Caro therefore and blood worms they_create, because pleasure/delight carnal/bodily to_whom spice continence/self-control not/no resists, punishment luxurious generates eternal. We_must therefore body continence/self-control sale, and mind spice of_wisdom away error and of_vices stain to_chastise.

UGNT [fn] [ὅπου ὁ σκώληξ αὐτῶν οὐ τελευτᾷ καὶ τὸ πῦρ οὐ σβέννυται.]
( [hopou ho skōlaʸx autōn ou teleuta kai to pur ou sbennutai.])

Some ancient manuscripts include verse 44.

SBL-GNT No SBL-GNT MRK 9:44 verse available

RP-GNT ὅπου ὁ σκώληξ αὐτῶν οὐ τελευτᾷ, καὶ τὸ πῦρ οὐ σβέννυται.
(hopou ho skōlaʸx autōn ou teleuta, kai to pur ou sbennutai.)

TC-GNT [fn]ὅπου ὁ σκώληξ αὐτῶν οὐ τελευτᾷ καὶ τὸ πῦρ οὐ σβέννυται.
(hopou ho skōlaʸx autōn ou teleuta kai to pur ou sbennutai.)

9:44 οπου ο σκωληξ αυτων ου τελευτα και το πυρ ου σβεννυται ¦ — ꜱʙʟ ᴛʜ ᴡʜ {Note: ɴᴀ encloses this text with double brackets.}

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 9:42–50: Jesus gave various warnings

In this section, Jesus warned his disciples about several things. A believer should not cause another person to sin (9:42). A believer should not allow causes of sin to remain in his own life (9:43–48). Jesus warned believers that they would suffer because they follow him (9:49).

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 warned his followers with various sayings

Various warnings

Temptations to Sin (GNT)

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 18:6–9 and Luke 17:1–2.

Paragraph 9:42–48

The Greek text does not indicate how much time occurred between the previous paragraph and this one. Both paragraphs include things that Jesus said, but he may have said them on separate occasions. The BSB begins this section with the word “But.” If you need an expression to introduce this paragraph, you should use a general expression that does not indicate time. For example:

Jesus also said

9:44

[Most English versions do not translate this verse. See the Notes on 9:44.]

There is a textual issue here. Mark 9:44 was added in some of the later Greek manuscripts. It repeats Mark 9:48. It is good to include this verse only as a footnote, as many English versions do.

Here is an example footnote:

Only some of the later Greek manuscripts include 9:44, which reads: where “their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.”

If the major language version in your area includes this verse in the text, you may want to include it in brackets. The NASB does this.

If you put 9:44 in a footnote, here are several ways to number the verses:

Put the number 44 after the number 43. For example:
^43–44…where the fire never goes out. ⁴⁵And if your foot…
Put in the number 44 after the last word of 9:43, and have the footnote marker after it. For example:
⁴³…where the fire never goes out. ⁴⁴ ‡ ⁴⁵And if your foot…
Do not include the number 44. For example:
⁴³…where the fire never goes out. ⁴⁵And if your foot…
Put the number 44 at the beginning of 43d. For example, the NJB says:
⁴³And if your hand should be your downfall, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life crippled, than to have two hands and go to hell, into the fire that ⁴⁴can never be put out.

For notes on how to translate “where ‘their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched,’ ” see 9:48a and 9:48b.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-textvariants

ὅπου ὁ σκώληξ αὐτῶν οὐ τελευτᾷ καὶ τὸ πῦρ οὐ σβέννυται

(hopou ho skōlaʸx autōn ou teleuta kai to pur ou sbennutai)

See the discussion of textual issues at the end of the introduction to this chapter to decide whether to include this verse in your translation. The notes below discuss translation issues in this verse, for those who decide to include it.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὅπου ὁ σκώληξ αὐτῶν οὐ τελευτᾷ καὶ τὸ πῦρ οὐ σβέννυται

(hopou ho skōlaʸx autōn ou teleuta kai to pur ou sbennutai)

Here the author describes hell as if it were a place where there were worms and fire. He means that it is a very unpleasant place where people experience punishment and pain. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in simile form. Alternate translation: [where it is as if their worm does not end, and it is as if the fire is not quenched] or [which is like a place where their worm does not end and the fire is not quenched]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

ὁ σκώληξ αὐτῶν

(ho skōlaʸx autōn)

The pronoun their refers to people who are in Gehenna. If this is not clear for your readers, you could refer to these people more directly. Alternate translation: [the worm of the people there]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ὁ σκώληξ αὐτῶν

(ho skōlaʸx autōn)

Here, the author is using the possessive form to describe a worm that devours them. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the worm that devours them]

Note 5 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

ὁ σκώληξ & οὐ τελευτᾷ

(ho skōlaʸx & ou teleuta)

If it would not be natural in your language to speak as if a group of people were being devoured by only one worm, you could use the plural form of that word in your translation. Alternate translation: [worms do not end]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

οὐ τελευτᾷ

(ou teleuta)

The author is referring to death in a polite way by using the word end. He means that the worm continues to devour the people there because it never dies. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a polite way of referring to this in your language, or you could state this plainly. Alternate translation: [does not pass away] or [does not die] or [never ceases to devour]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

τὸ πῦρ οὐ σβέννυται

(to pur ou sbennutai)

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: [people do not quench the fire]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὸ πῦρ

(to pur)

Here the author implies that the fire burns the people who are in Gehenna. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [the fire that burns them]

Parallel MARK 9:44

Section 9:42–50: Jesus gave various warnings

Paragraph 9:42–48

9:44