GAL 5:13 Parallel View

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OET (OET-RV) Brothers and sisters, you were called into freedom. That doesn’t mean that you should use the freedom to do whatever your minds desire, but rather to be serving each other in love.

Key: yellow:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, magenta:vocative.
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 For you have been called to freedom, brothers, only not the freedom for an opportunity for the flesh; rather, through love serve one another.

UST Fellow believers, God has called you to free you from having to obey the laws God gave the Jews. But he did not free you from those laws so you could sin. Instead of sinning, serve each other by loving each other!

BSB § For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.

BLB For you brothers were called to freedom, but not the freedom for an opportunity to the flesh. Rather, serve one another through love.

AICNT For you were called to freedom, brothers; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

OEB ¶ Remember, friends, to you the call came to give you freedom. Only, do not make your freedom an opportunity for self-indulgence but serve one another in a loving spirit.

WEB For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

NET For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, but through love serve one another.

LSV For you were called to freedom, brothers, only the freedom [is] not for an occasion to the flesh, but serve one another through the love,

FBV You, my brothers and sisters, were called to freedom! Just don't use your freedom as an excuse to indulge your sinful human nature—instead serve one another in love.

TCNT You were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another in love.

T4T My fellow believers, God chose you in order that you might live without having to obey rules and rituals. But do not assume that because you are free from having to obey rules and rituals, God permits you to do whatever your self-directed nature desires. Instead, constantly, as you love each other, serve each other.

LEB For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not let your freedom become an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

BBE Because you, brothers, were marked out to be free; only do not make use of your free condition to give the flesh its chance, but through love be servants one to another.

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ASV For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

DRA For you, brethren, have been called unto liberty: only make not liberty an occasion to the flesh, but by charity of the spirit serve one another.

YLT For ye — to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,

DBY For ye have been called to liberty, brethren; only [do] not [turn] liberty into an opportunity to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

RV For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

WBS For, brethren, ye have been called to liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

KJB For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
(For, brethren, ye/you_all have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. )

BB For brethren, ye haue ben called into libertie: Only let not libertie be an occasio to the flesshe, but by loue serue one another.
(For brethren, ye/you_all have been called into liberty: Only let not liberty be an occasio to the flesh, but by love serve one another.)

GNV For brethren, ye haue bene called vnto libertie: onely vse not your libertie as an occasion vnto the flesh, but by loue serue one another.
(For brethren, ye/you_all have been called unto liberty: only use not your liberty as an occasion unto the flesh, but by love serve one another. )

CB But brethre, ye are called vnto liberty, onely let not youre libertie be an occasion vnto the flesh, but by loue serue one another.
(But brethre, ye/you_all are called unto liberty, only let not your(pl) liberty be an occasion unto the flesh, but by love serve one another.)

TNT Brethren ye were called in to (libertie) only let not youre libertie be an occasion vnto the flesshe but in love serve one another.
(Brethren ye/you_all were called in to (liberty) only let not your(pl) liberty be an occasion unto the flesh but in love serve one another. )

WYC For, britheren, ye ben clepid in to fredom; oneli yyue ye not fredom in to occasioun of fleisch, but bi charite of spirit serue ye togidere.
(For, brethren/brothers, ye/you_all been called in to fredom; oneli give ye/you_all not fredom in to occasioun of flesh, but by charity of spirit serve ye/you_all together.)

LUT Ihr aber, liebe Brüder, seid zur Freiheit berufen Allein sehet zu, daß ihr durch die Freiheit dem Fleisch nicht Raum gebet, sondern durch die Liebe diene einer dem andern.
(Ihr but, liebe brothers, seid zur Freiheit berufen Allein sehet zu, that her through the Freiheit to_him flesh not Raum gebet, rather through the love diene einer to_him andern.)

CLV Vos enim in libertatem vocati estis, fratres: tantum ne libertatem in occasionem detis carnis, sed per caritatem Spiritus servite invicem.[fn]
(Vos because in libertatem vocati estis, fratres: tantum ne libertatem in occasionem detis carnis, but per caritatem Spiritus servite invicem.)

5.13 Ne libertatem. Sensus est: Cavete ne audito nomine libertatis, impune vobis peccandum esse arbitremini. Sed per charitatem Spiritus. Non per affectum carnis charitas habenda est, sed per spiritum.

5.13 Ne libertatem. Sensus it_is: Cavete ne audito nomine libertatis, impune to_you peccandum esse arbitremini. Sed per charitatem Spiritus. Non per affectum carnis charitas habenda it_is, but per spiritum.

UGNT ὑμεῖς γὰρ ἐπ’ ἐλευθερίᾳ ἐκλήθητε, ἀδελφοί; μόνον μὴ τὴν ἐλευθερίαν εἰς ἀφορμὴν τῇ σαρκί, ἀλλὰ διὰ τῆς ἀγάπης δουλεύετε ἀλλήλοις.
(humeis gar ep’ eleutheria eklaʸthaʸte, adelfoi? monon maʸ taʸn eleutherian eis aformaʸn taʸ sarki, alla dia taʸs agapaʸs douleuete allaʸlois.)

SBL-GNT Ὑμεῖς γὰρ ἐπʼ ἐλευθερίᾳ ἐκλήθητε, ἀδελφοί· μόνον μὴ τὴν ἐλευθερίαν εἰς ἀφορμὴν τῇ σαρκί, ἀλλὰ διὰ τῆς ἀγάπης δουλεύετε ἀλλήλοις·
(Humeis gar epʼ eleutheria eklaʸthaʸte, adelfoi; monon maʸ taʸn eleutherian eis aformaʸn taʸ sarki, alla dia taʸs agapaʸs douleuete allaʸlois; )

TC-GNT Ὑμεῖς γὰρ ἐπ᾽ ἐλευθερίᾳ ἐκλήθητε, ἀδελφοί· μόνον μὴ τὴν ἐλευθερίαν εἰς ἀφορμὴν τῇ σαρκί, ἀλλὰ διὰ τῆς ἀγάπης δουλεύετε ἀλλήλοις.
(Humeis gar ep᾽ eleutheria eklaʸthaʸte, adelfoi; monon maʸ taʸn eleutherian eis aformaʸn taʸ sarki, alla dia taʸs agapaʸs douleuete allaʸlois. )

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

for

For here could indicate: (1) Paul is transitioning back to the topic he introduced in 5:1. Alternate translation: “Indeed,” (2) the reason for the harsh words Paul said in the previous verse. Alternate translation: “I wish they would do so because”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὑμεῖς & ἐπ’ ἐλευθερίᾳ ἐκλήθητε

you_all & for freedom /were/_called

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “God has called you to freedom”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐλευθερίᾳ & τὴν ἐλευθερίαν

freedom & the freedom

Here, freedom implies that Christ sets believers free from being required to obey the laws God gave the Jews. See how you translated the similar expression in 5:1. Alternate translation: “freedom from the law … that freedom from the law”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐλευθερίᾳ & ἐλευθερίαν

freedom & freedom

See how you translated freedom in 2:4.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἀδελφοί

brothers

See how you translated the same use of brothers in 1:2. Alternate translation: “brothers and sisters”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

ἀφορμὴν τῇ σαρκί

/an/_opportunity ˱to˲_the flesh

Here Paul speaks of the flesh as if it were a person who could take advantage of an opportunity. He is referring to believers thinking they can sin because they do not have to obey the laws God gave the Jews. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “an opportunity to sin”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τῇ σαρκί

˱to˲_the flesh

Here Paul uses flesh to refer to sinful human nature. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “for your sinful nature”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἀλλὰ διὰ τῆς ἀγάπης δουλεύετε ἀλλήλοις

but through ¬the love /be/_serving ˱for˲_one_another

Paul is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the context. Alternate translation: “rather than using your freedom as an excuse to sin, through love serve one another”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

διὰ τῆς ἀγάπης

through ¬the love

Here, through indicates the means by which believers should serve one another. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “by means of love”

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῆς ἀγάπης

¬the love

See how you translated love in 5:6.

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