12:6

I tell you: The words I tell you emphasize the words that follow.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

• Use a phrase before Jesus’ statement. For example:

I say to you
-or-
I assure you
-or-
I can guarantee (God’s Word)

• Include an emphatic word or phrase such as “certainly” within the following statement. For example:

something greater than the temple is certainly here

that something greater than the temple is here: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible literally translates as something probably refers to Jesus. In some languages, it is possible for Jesus to refer to himself as something. In other languages, it will be more natural to say:

one greater than the temple is here (New International Version)
-or-
someone more important than the temple is here

greater: In this context, the word greater refers to higher in status and not to bigger in size. Jesus was more important than the temple.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

more important (Phillips’ New Testament in Modern English)
-or-
more valuable

-or-

with/of greater authority

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