2 TIM 1:17 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, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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).

UST In fact, when he came here to the city of Rome, he kept looking for me until he located me.

AICNT but when he arrived in Rome, he diligently searched for me and found me.

OEB On the contrary, when he arrived in Rome, he sought eagerly for me until he found me.

WEBBE but when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently and found me

WMBB (Same as above)

NET But when he arrived in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me.

LSV but being in Rome, he sought me very diligently and found [me];

FBV When he was in Rome, he took the trouble to search for me, and he found me.

TCNT On the contrary, when he arrived in Rome, he sought me out [fn]very diligently and found me.

1:17 very 91.6% ¦ — CT 3.1%

T4T On the contrary, when he came here to Rome, he diligently searched for me until he found me.

LEB but when he[fn] was in Rome, he diligently sought me and found me.

1:17 *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was”) which is understood as temporal

BBE But when he was in Rome, he went in search of me everywhere, and came to me

Moff no, he made eager search for me when he reached Rome, and he found me

Wymth Nay, when he was here in Rome, he took great pains to inquire where I was living, and at last he found me.

ASV but, when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently, and found me

DRA But when he was come to Rome, he carefully sought me, and found me.

YLT but being in Rome, very diligently he sought me, and found;

Drby but being in Rome sought me out very diligently, and found [me] —

RV but, when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently, and found me

SLT But, being in Rome, he sought me very diligently, and found.

Wbstr But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me .

KJB-1769 But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.

KJB-1611 But when he was in Rome, hee sought mee out very diligently, and found me.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps But whe he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and founde me.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Gnva But when he was at Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.

Cvdl but whan he was at Rome he soughte me out very diligently, and founde me.
(but when he was at Rome he soughte me out very diligently, and found me.)

TNT but when he was at Rome he sought me out very diligently and founde me.
(but when he was at Rome he sought me out very diligently and found me. )

Wycl But whanne he cam to Rome, he souyte me bisili, and foond.
(But when he came to Rome, he sought me busily, and foond.)

Luth sondern da er zu Rom war, suchte er mich aufs fleißigste und fand mich.
(rather there he to/for Rom was, searched he me onto diligent/hardworkingste and found me.)

ClVg sed cum Romam venisset, sollicite me quæsivit, et invenit.
(but when/with Romam had_come, carefully me sought/asked, and he_found. )

UGNT ἀλλὰ γενόμενος ἐν Ῥώμῃ, σπουδαίως ἐζήτησέν με καὶ εὗρεν
(alla genomenos en Ɽōmaʸ, spoudaiōs ezaʸtaʸsen me kai heuren)

SBL-GNT ἀλλὰ γενόμενος ἐν Ῥώμῃ ⸀σπουδαίως ἐζήτησέν με καὶ εὗρεν—
(alla genomenos en Ɽōmaʸ ⸀spoudaiōs ezaʸtaʸsen me kai heuren—)

RP-GNT ἀλλὰ γενόμενος ἐν Ῥώμῃ, σπουδαιότερον ἐζήτησέν με καὶ εὗρεν -
(alla genomenos en Ɽōmaʸ, spoudaioteron ezaʸtaʸsen me kai heuren -)

TC-GNT ἀλλὰ γενόμενος ἐν Ῥώμῃ, [fn]σπουδαιότερον ἐζήτησέ με καὶ εὗρε—
(alla genomenos en Ɽōmaʸ, spoudaioteron ezaʸtaʸse me kai heure— )

1:17 σπουδαιοτερον 91.6% ¦ σπουδαιως CT 3.1%

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:3–18: Paul encouraged Timothy to continue doing the work that God gave him to do

Paragraph 1:15–18

In this paragraph Paul temporarily stopped giving instructions to Timothy and wrote about several people whom he had previously considered to be his friends. It is probable that these people lived in the province of Asia and that Timothy knew them. Paul contrasted a faithful friend named Onesiphorus with the people who had abandoned him.

1:17a

Indeed, when he arrived in Rome,

Instead, when he came to Rome,

Indeed: The word that the BSB translates as Indeed is the Greek conjunction alla. It expresses a strong contrast between 1:16c and 1:17. Other English words that express this contrast are “rather” or “instead.”

Rome: Rome was the capital city of the Roman Empire. Paul was still in prison in the city of Rome at the time he wrote this letter to Timothy.

1:17b

he searched diligently until he found me.

he searched eagerly/diligently for me in many places until he found me.
he exerted himself in searching for me until he discovered where I was.

he searched diligently until he found me: Onesiphorus wanted very much to find Paul. Apparently it was very difficult for him to find the prison where Paul was. He spent a long time searching, and probably walked long distances to various places in Rome, for it was a large city.

General Comment on 1:16–17

Onesiphorus would have arrived in Rome first (17a), then searched for and found Paul (17b), and only then refreshed him (16b). In some languages it may be necessary to reorder these verses. One way to do this is:

^17aWhen Onesiphorus arrived in Rome ^17bhe searched eagerly for me until he found me. ^16bHe often refreshed me ^16cand was not ashamed of me because I was in prison. ^16aTherefore, may the Lord do much good to Onesiphorus and his family.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

ἀλλὰ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀλλά γενόμενος ἐν Ῥώμῃ σπουδαίως ἐζήτησεν μέ καί εὗρεν)

Here the word but introduces what Onesiphorus did instead of being ashamed of Paul. 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 but untranslated. Alternate translation: [but instead,] or [and rather,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν Ῥώμῃ

in Rome

Here Paul implies that he was in prison in Rome. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [in Rome, where I am,]

Parallel 2 TIM 1:17

Section 1:3–18: Paul encouraged Timothy to continue doing the work that God gave him to do

Paragraph 1:15–18

1:17a

1:17b

General Comment on 1:16–17

Parallel 2 TIM 1:17