MARK 9:8 Parallel Verse View

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

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
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 and, out-suddenly/unexpectedly, view[ing]-around-such-as-to-be-viewed-around, not-still not-one they-behold; contrariwise, the Jesus only alongside of {sameselves}.

ULT And suddenly, having looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them, but only Jesus.

UST When the three apprentices looked around, suddenly, the only person whom they still saw with them was Jesus.

BSB & MSB Suddenly, [when] they looked around, they saw no one with them except Jesus.

BLB And suddenly, having looked around, no longer did they see anyone with them, except Jesus alone.

AICNT And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone but Jesus alone with themselves.

OEB And suddenly, on looking round, they saw that there was now no one with them but Jesus alone.

WEBBE Suddenly looking around, they saw no one with them any more, except Jesus only.

WMBB Suddenly looking around, they saw no one with them any more, except Yeshua only.

NET Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more except Jesus.

LSV and suddenly, having looked around, they saw no one anymore, but Jesus only with themselves.

FBV Then, all of a sudden, as they were watching, there was nobody. Only Jesus was with them.

TCNT And suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus.

T4T When the three disciples looked around, they saw that suddenly Jesus was alone with them, and that there was no longer anyone else there.

LEB And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus alone.

BBE And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any longer, but Jesus only with themselves.

Moff And suddenly looking round they saw no one there except Jesus all alone beside them.

Wymth Instantly they looked round, and now they could no longer see any one, but themselves and Jesus.

ASV And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any more, save Jesus only with themselves.

DRA (MRK 9:7) And immediately looking about, they saw no man any more, but Jesus only with them.

YLT and suddenly, having looked around, they saw no one any more, but Jesus only with themselves.

Drby And suddenly having looked around, they no longer saw any one, but Jesus alone with themselves.

RV And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any more, save Jesus only with themselves.
(And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one anymore, save Jesus only with themselves.)

SLT And suddenly, having looked around, they no more saw any one, but Jesus alone with them.

Wbstr And suddenly, when they had looked around, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.

KJB-1769 And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.
(And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man anymore, save Jesus only with themselves.)

KJB-1611 And suddenly when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, saue Iesus only with themselues.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And sodenly, when they had loked rounde about, they sawe no man, more then Iesus only, with them.
(And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man, more then Yesus/Yeshua only, with them.)

Gnva And suddenly they looked roud about, and sawe no more any man saue Iesus only with them.
(And suddenly they looked round about, and saw no more any man save Yesus/Yeshua only with them.)

Cvdl And immediatly they loked aboute them, and sawe noman more then Iesus onely with them.
(And immediately they looked about them, and saw no man more then Yesus/Yeshua only with them.)

TNT And sodenly they loked rounde aboute them and sawe no man more then Iesus only with them.
(And suddenly they looked round about them and saw no man more then Yesus/Yeshua only with them.)

Wycl (MRK 9:7) And anoon thei bihelden aboute, and sayn no more ony man, but Jhesu oonli with hem.
(And anon/immediately they beheld about, and saw no more any man, but Yesus/Yeshua only with hem.)

Luth Und bald danach sahen sie um sich und sahen niemand mehr denn allein JEsum bei ihnen.
(And soon after/thereafter/then saw(v) they/she/them around/by/for itself/yourself/themselves and saw(v) no_one more because/than alone/only Yesus at/in to_them.)

ClVg (MRK 9:7) Et statim circumspicientes, neminem amplius viderunt, nisi Jesum tantum secum.[fn]
(And immediately looking_around, no_one more they_saw, except Yesus only with_him.)

9.7 Et statim. BEDA. Cum fieret vox super Filium hominis, inventus est ipse solus. Quia cum manifestaverit seipsum electis, erit Deus omnia in omnibus: imo ipse cum suis unus per omnia Christus, id est, caput cum corpore splendebit, unde: Nemo ascendit in cœlum, nisi qui descendit de cœlo, Filius hominis, qui est in cœlo Joan. 3..

9.7 And immediately. BEDA. Since would_be_done voice over Son of_man, found it_is exactly_that/himself alone. Because when/with has_made_manifest himself chosen_(ones), will_be God everything in/into/on to_all: rather exactly_that/himself when/with to_his_own one through everything Christ/Messiah, that it_is, the_head when/with body will_shine, from_where/who: Nobody went_up in/into/on sky, except who/which came_down from/about sky, Son of_man, who/which it_is in/into/on sky Yohan. 3..

UGNT καὶ ἐξάπινα περιβλεψάμενοι, οὐκέτι οὐδένα εἶδον, ἀλλὰ τὸν Ἰησοῦν μόνον μεθ’ ἑαυτῶν.
(kai exapina periblepsamenoi, ouketi oudena eidon, alla ton Yaʸsoun monon meth’ heautōn.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἐξάπινα περιβλεψάμενοι οὐκέτι οὐδένα εἶδον ⸂ἀλλὰ τὸν Ἰησοῦν μόνον μεθʼ ἑαυτῶν⸃.
(kai exapina periblepsamenoi ouketi oudena eidon ⸂alla ton Yaʸsoun monon methʼ heautōn⸃.)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἐξάπινα περιβλεψάμενοι, οὐκέτι οὐδένα εἶδον, ἀλλὰ τὸν Ἰησοῦν μόνον μεθ' ἑαυτῶν.
(Kai exapina periblepsamenoi, ouketi oudena eidon, alla ton Yaʸsoun monon meth' heautōn.)

TC-GNT καὶ ἐξάπινα περιβλεψάμενοι οὐκέτι οὐδένα εἶδον [fn]ἀλλὰ τὸν Ἰησοῦν μόνον μεθ᾽ ἑαυτῶν.
(kai exapina periblepsamenoi ouketi oudena eidon alla ton Yaʸsoun monon meth heautōn.)

9:8 αλλα τον ιησουν μονον μεθ εαυτων 93.3% ¦ μεθ εαυτων ει μη τον ιησουν μονον ᴡʜ 0.2%

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 9:2–13: Three disciples saw Jesus’ glory

In 8:27–30 Peter stated that Jesus was the Christ. In 8:31–38 Jesus told the disciples about his future suffering, death, and resurrection. Then in 9:2–13 God caused Jesus to be glorified for a short time. Peter, James, and John saw this.

During that time, Moses and Elijah appeared and talked with Jesus. Peter suggested building shelters for Jesus, Moses, and Elijah. God showed these disciples that Jesus was greater than the great prophets Moses and Elijah, because Jesus was God’s Son.

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

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

God shows three disciples who Jesus really is

Jesus shone brightly

The glory of Jesus was shown to three disciples

The change of/in Jesus’ appearance

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 17:1–12 and Luke 9:28–36.

9:8a

Suddenly, when they looked around,

Then as they looked around, they suddenly
When the disciples looked around, they suddenly/unexpectedly

Suddenly: There are two interpretations as to which verb the word Suddenly is connected:

The word Suddenly is connected with the verb saw. They looked around, then they suddenly saw that Elijah and Moses were already gone.This interpretation is made clear in Matthew. The disciples were at first afraid to look up. When Jesus touched them and they looked around, they suddenly noticed that Elijah and Moses were no longer there. For example, the NJB says:
Then suddenly, when they looked around, they saw no one (BSB, NIV, NJB, NRSV, NET, KJV, GW, ESV)
The word Suddenly is connected with the verb looked around. As soon as the disciples heard the voice, they suddenly looked around. For example, the NCV says:
Suddenly Peter, James, and John looked around (GNT, RSV, NASB, CEV, NCV, JBP)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1).

they: The pronoun they refers to the three disciples. For example, the NCV says:

Peter, James, and John

looked around: The verb looked around means “looked in several different directions.” Although the disciples expected to see Moses and Elijah, they only saw Jesus. Use a natural expression for that meaning.

9:8b

they saw no one with them except Jesus.

no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus. (NIV)
saw/noticed that only Jesus was there with them.

they saw no one with them except Jesus: The words saw no one…except Jesus indicates that Elijah and Moses were gone and the disciples saw only Jesus.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

Moses and Elijah were gone, and they saw only Jesus with them (NLT)

they saw only Jesus (CEV)

but they saw only Jesus there alone with them (NCV)

Parallel MARK 9:8

Section 9:2–13: Three disciples saw Jesus’ glory

9:8a

9:8b