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Matthew 11

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matthew.11.mt11Capernaum

μὴ ἕως οὐρανοῦ ὑψωθήσῃ; / ἡ ἕως οὐρανοῦ ὑψωθεῖσα

TEXTGRAMMARTRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

Is Capernaum asked whether it will be exalted, or described as already exalted?

The witnesses divide between a rhetorical question and a participial description. The destination term is handled as a separate translation choice.

Why this default

The rhetorical question is the project default and coheres with the following answer, but an ancient participial reading describes Capernaum as already exalted. The difference involves both transmitted wording and English sentence form.

Evidence

ExternalEarly and later witnesses divide between interrogative and participial forms; neither reading should be hidden behind punctuation alone.

InternalThe rhetorical form parallels prophetic taunt language, while the participle can arise as grammatical smoothing or preserve an independent reading.

Project defaultCapernaum, will you be exalted as far as heaven? You will descend

Project default · rhetorical question

Witnessesμὴ ... ὑψωθήσῃ · rhetorical-question tradition
AlternativeCapernaum, having been exalted as far as heaven, you will descend

Descriptive reading

Witnessesἡ ... ὑψωθεῖσα · participial tradition
AlternativeCapernaum, [will you be/having been] exalted to heaven? You will descend

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WitnessesDisplay option · both constructions shown

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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