1 PET 4:7 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) The end of everything is getting close, so make good decisions and be serious in prayer,

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, 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).

ULT Now the end of all things has come near. Therefore, be of sound mind, and be sober for prayers;

UST All things on this earth will soon end. So think sensibly and clearly in order to pray well.

BSB The end of all [things] is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.

MSB The end of all [things] is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.[fn]

BLB Now the end of all has drawn near. Therefore be clear-minded and be sober for the purpose of prayers,

AICNT But the end of all things has drawn near. Therefore, be self-controlled and sober-minded for [[the]][fn] prayers.

4:7, the: Later manuscripts add. BYZ TR

OEB ¶ But the end of all things is near. Therefore exercise self-restraint and be calm, so that you may be able to pray.

WEBBE But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.

LSV Now the end of all things has come near; be sober-minded, then, and be sober in [your] prayers.

FBV Everything is coming to an end! So think clearly and stay alert when you pray.

TCNT The end of all things has drawn near. Therefore be alert and sober-minded for the sake of [fn]your prayers.

4:7 your prayers ¦ prayer CT

T4T It is almost the time when everything on this earth will come to an end. Therefore, keep thinking sensibly/reasonably and control what you think [DOU], so that you can pray clearly.

LEB No LEB 1 PET book available

BBE But the end of all things is near: so be serious in your behaviour and keep on the watch with prayer;

Moff No Moff 1 PET book available

Wymth But the end of all things is now close at hand: therefore be sober-minded and temperate, so that you may give yourselves to prayer.

ASV But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer:

DRA But the end of all is at hand. Be prudent therefore, and watch in prayers.

YLT And of all things the end hath come nigh; be sober-minded, then, and watch unto the prayers,

Drby But the end of all things is drawn nigh: be sober therefore, and be watchful unto prayers;

RV But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer:
(But the end of all things is at hand: be ye/you_all therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer: )

SLT And the end of all has drawn near: be ye therefore of sound mind, and live abstemiously in prayers.

Wbstr But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch to prayer.

KJB-1769 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
(But the end of all things is at hand: be ye/you_all therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. )

KJB-1611 But the ende of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober and watch vnto prayer.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps No Bshps 1 PET book available

Gnva Now the ende of all things is at hand. Be ye therefore sober, and watching in prayer.
(Now the end of all things is at hand. Be ye/you_all therefore sober, and watching in prayer. )

Cvdl No Cvdl 1 PET book available

TNT The ende of all thinges is at honde. Be ye therfore discrete and sober that ye maye be apte to prayers.
(The end of all things is at hand. Be ye/you_all therefore discrete and sober that ye/you_all may be apt to prayers. )

Wycl No Wycl 1 PET book available

Luth No Luth 1 PET book available

ClVg Omnium autem finis appropinquavit. Estote itaque prudentes, et vigilate in orationibus.[fn]
(Of_all however end/limit he_approached. Estote therefore prudentes, and watche in/into/on prayerbus. )

4.7 Omnium. Quia dixerat in judicio judicandos vivos et mortuos, ne quis blandiretur sibi de longinquitate futuri judicii, consulte admonet, quia etsi incertus adventus est extremi discriminis, tamen certum est omnibus quod in hac vita diu subsistere nequimus. Vigilate in orationibus. BEDA. Ne animus aliquid cogitet præter id solum quod precatur. Cum ad orandum stamus, omnis carnalis cogitatio absistat, intentio cordis sincera Deum non sono vocis, sed sensu animi oret.

4.7 Of_all. Because dixerat in/into/on judgement judgendos I_lives and the_dead, not who/any blandiretur to_himself from/about longinquitate of_the_future judgement, consulte admonet, because even_though incertus adventus it_is extremi discriminis, nevertheless certum it_is to_all that in/into/on this_way life diu subsistere nequimus. Vigilate in/into/on prayerbus. BEDA. Don't animus something cogitet besides id solum that prays. Since to orandum stamus, everyone carnalis cogitatio absistat, intentio of_the_heart sincera God not/no sono voices, but sensu of_the_soul pray.

UGNT πάντων δὲ τὸ τέλος ἤγγικεν. σωφρονήσατε οὖν καὶ νήψατε εἰς προσευχάς;
(pantōn de to telos aʸngiken. sōfronaʸsate oun kai naʸpsate eis proseuⱪas;)

SBL-GNT Πάντων δὲ τὸ τέλος ἤγγικεν. σωφρονήσατε οὖν καὶ νήψατε ⸀εἰς προσευχάς·
(Pantōn de to telos aʸngiken. sōfronaʸsate oun kai naʸpsate ⸀eis proseuⱪas;)

RP-GNT Πάντων δὲ τὸ τέλος ἤγγικεν· σωφρονήσατε οὖν καὶ νήψατε εἰς τὰς προσευχάς·
(Pantōn de to telos aʸngiken; sōfronaʸsate oun kai naʸpsate eis tas proseuⱪas;)

TC-GNT Πάντων δὲ τὸ τέλος ἤγγικε· σωφρονήσατε οὖν καὶ νήψατε εἰς [fn]τὰς προσευχάς·
(Pantōn de to telos aʸngike; sōfronaʸsate oun kai naʸpsate eis tas proseuⱪas; )

4:7 τας ¦ — CT

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πάντων & τὸ τέλος

˱of˲_all_‹things› & the end

Here, the end of all things refers to the end of the world, when Jesus returns and judges everyone. If this might confuse your readers, you could express this explicitly. Alternate translation: [the end of the world, when Jesus returns,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἤγγικεν

˓has˒_neared

Peter uses has come near to refer to something that will happen soon. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [will soon happen]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

σωφρονήσατε & καὶ νήψατε

be_sensible & and be_sober

The words translated as sound mind and sober mean basically the same thing. Peter uses them to emphasize the need to think clearly since the end of the world is near. If your language does not use repetition to do this, you can use one phrase and provide emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [be completely clearheaded]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

νήψατε

be_sober

See how you translated sober in [1:13](../01/13.md).

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

εἰς προσευχάς

for ˓the˒_prayers

Here, for introduces a purpose clause. Peter is stating a purpose for his readers to think clearly. Use a natural way in your language for introducing a purpose clause. Alternate translation: [for the purpose of praying prayers]

Parallel 1 PET 4:7

Parallel 1 PET 4:7