GAL 4:13 Parallel View

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4:13 Scholars are unclear whether this might mean something like ill health, poor eyesight (see v15), or even a moral weakness, so we’ve left it as ambiguous in the translation as it is in the original.

Key: yellow:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Now you know that because of a weakness of the flesh I proclaimed the gospel to you previously.

UST You remember that I originally told you the good news because I was physically weak and was recovering. Because of the opportunity which that sickness provided I was able to tell you the good news.

BSB § You know that it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you.

BLB Now you know that in weakness of the flesh I proclaimed the gospel the first time to you.

AICNT But you know that because of a weakness of the flesh I preached the gospel to you the first time,

OEB You remember that it was owing to bodily infirmity that on the first occasion I told you the good news.

WEB but you know that because of weakness in the flesh I preached the Good News to you the first time.

NET But you know it was because of a physical illness that I first proclaimed the gospel to you,

LSV and you have known that through weakness of the flesh I proclaimed good news to you at the first,

FBV You remember that it was because I was sick that I shared with you the good news on my first visit.[fn]

4:13 It seems that because Paul was delayed due to sickness that he had the chance to share the good news with the Galatians.

TCNT But you know that it was because of a physical infirmity that I preached the gospel to you the first time.

T4T You know that the first time I preached to you, I went to your area to regain my health, because I was physically weak.

LEB But you know that because of an illness of the flesh I proclaimed the gospel to you the first time.

BBE But you have knowledge that with a feeble body I was preaching the good news to you the first time;

MOF No MOF GAL book available

ASV but ye know that because of an infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you the first time:

DRA And you know, how through infirmity of the flesh, I preached the gospel to you heretofore: and your temptation in my flesh,

YLT and ye have known that through infirmity of the flesh I did proclaim good news to you at the first,

DBY But ye know that in weakness of the flesh I announced the glad tidings to you at the first;

RV but ye know that because of an infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you the first time:

WBS Ye know that in infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel to you at the first.

KJB Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.
(Ye/You_all know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first. )

BB Ye knowe howe through infirmitie of the fleshe, I preached the Gospell vnto you at the first:
(Ye/You_all know how through infirmitie of the flesh, I preached the Gospel unto you at the first:)

GNV And ye know, how through infirmitie of the flesh, I preached ye Gospel vnto you at the first.
(And ye/you_all know, how through infirmitie of the flesh, I preached ye/you_all Gospel unto you at the first. )

CB For ye knowe how that in weaknes after ye flesh I preached ye Gospell vnto you at the first:
(For ye/you_all know how that in weaknes after ye/you_all flesh I preached ye/you_all Gospel unto you at the first:)

TNT Ye knowe how thorow infirmite of the flesshe I preached the gospell vnto you at the fyrst.
(Ye/You_all know how through infirmite of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first. )

WYC But ye knowen, that bi infirmyte of fleisch Y haue prechid to you now bifore;
(But ye/you_all known, that by infirmyte of flesh I have preached to you now before;)

LUT Denn ihr wisset, daß ich euch in Schwachheit nach dem Fleisch das Evangelium geprediget habe zum erstenmal.
(Because her wisset, that I you in Schwachheit nach to_him flesh the Evangelium geprediget have for_the erstenmal.)

CLV Scitis autem quia per infirmitatem carnis evangelizavi vobis jampridem: et tentationem vestram in carne mea[fn]
(Scitis however because per infirmitatem carnis evangelizavi to_you yampridem: and tentationem vestram in carne mea)

4.13 Tentationem vestram. Tentati enim sunt (cum tribulationem secundum carnem pateretur Apostolus), utrum timore desererent eum, an charitate amplecterentur.

4.13 Tentationem vestram. Tentati because are (cum tribulationem after/second carnem pateretur Apostolus), utrum timore desererent him, an charitate amplecterentur.

UGNT οἴδατε δὲ ὅτι δι’ ἀσθένειαν τῆς σαρκὸς, εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν τὸ πρότερον;
(oidate de hoti di’ astheneian taʸs sarkos, euaʸngelisamaʸn humin to proteron?)

SBL-GNT οἴδατε δὲ ὅτι διʼ ἀσθένειαν τῆς σαρκὸς εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν τὸ πρότερον,
(oidate de hoti diʼ astheneian taʸs sarkos euaʸngelisamaʸn humin to proteron, )

TC-GNT οἴδατε δὲ ὅτι δι᾽ ἀσθένειαν τῆς σαρκὸς εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν τὸ πρότερον.
(oidate de hoti di᾽ astheneian taʸs sarkos euaʸngelisamaʸn humin to proteron. )

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-background

δὲ

but

Paul is using the word Now to introduce background information. Use a natural way in your language for introducing background information. Alternate translation: “And”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

οἴδατε & ὑμῖν

˱you_all˲_/have/_known & ˱to˲_you_all

In this verse both occurrences of the word you are plural and refer to the Galatian believers. Your language may require you to mark such forms.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

δι’ ἀσθένειαν τῆς σαρκὸς, εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν

because_of weakness ˱of˲_the flesh ˱I˲_gospel_preached ˱to˲_you_all

Here, Paul states that it was a physical illness that previously caused him to proclaim the gospel to Galatians. This could mean that: (1) Paul was already in Galatia when illness caused him to remain there to recover, which gave him time and opportunity to proclaim the gospel to the Galatians. (2) because of a physical illness, Paul went to Galatia to recover from his sickness. While there, he proclaimed the gospel to the Galatians. Because Paul does not explicitly state what provided the opportunity for him to preach the gospel, you should not further explain what Paul says here about his sickness but, rather, you should use a general expression.

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

δι’

because_of

Here, Paul is using the phrase because to introduce the reason that he proclaimed the gospel to the Galatians previously, which was because he had to stay in Galatia due to illness. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a reason-result clause. Here, the reason is a weakness of the flesh and the result is that Paul proclaimed the gospel to the Galatians. Alternate translation: “on account of”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἀσθένειαν τῆς σαρκὸς

weakness ˱of˲_the flesh

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of weakness, you could express the same idea with an adjective such as “weak,” or you could express the meaning in some other way that is natural in your language.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

τῆς σαρκὸς

˱of˲_the flesh

Here, Paul uses the word flesh, which is one part of his body, to refer to his entire body. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or use plain language. See how you translated the phrase the flesh in 2:20 where it is used with the same meaning. Alternate translation: “of the body” or “of my body”

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