| 12. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) Luke 19:12:1 ⧉εἶπενeepenhe said Luke 19:12:2 ⧉οὖνoontherefore Luke 19:12:3 ⧉Ἄνθρωπόςanthroposa man Luke 19:12:4 ⧉τιςtisa certain one Luke 19:12:5 ⧉εὐγενὴςevyeneesnoble Luke 19:12:6 ⧉ἐπορεύθηeporefthiwent Luke 19:12:7 ⧉εἰςisinto Luke 19:12:8 ⧉χώρανkhorana country Luke 19:12:9 ⧉μακρὰνmakranfar Luke 19:12:10 ⧉λαβεῖνlaveento receive Luke 19:12:11 ⧉ἑαυτῷeaftofor himself Luke 19:12:12 ⧉βασιλείανvasileeana kingdom Luke 19:12:13 ⧉καὶkeand Luke 19:12:14 ⧉ὑποστρέψαιeepostrepseto return |
| 12. Formal Translation So He{Iesous, Divine Storyteller} said, "A certain nobleman went into a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself and then return." |
| 12. Dynamic Translation Then He{Iesous, Parable Giver} said, "A man of noble birth traveled to a faraway land to be given a kingdom for himself and then come back." |