GAL 4:31 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
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9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. ἡμεῖς
2. egō
3. -
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1N·P
7. we
8. we
9. -
10. -
11. 127339
1. δέ
2. de
3. -
4. -
5. 11610
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. -
11. 127340
1. Διό
2. dio
3. Therefore
4. So
5. 13520
6. C·······
7. therefore
8. therefore
9. S
10. Y58
11. 127341
1. ἄρα
2. ara
3. -
4. -
5. 6860
6. C·······
7. consequently
8. consequently
9. -
10. -
11. 127342
1. ἀδελφοί
2. adelfos
3. brothers
4. brothers and sisters
5. 800
6. N····VMP
7. brothers
8. brothers
9. -
10. Y58; F127359; F127366; F127367; F127371; F127374; F127376; F127396
11. 127343
1. οὐκ
2. ou
3. not
4. -
5. 37560
6. C·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127344
1. ἐσμέν
2. eimi
3. we are
4. -
5. 15100
6. VIPA1··P
7. ˱we˲ are
8. ˱we˲ are
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127345
1. παιδίσκης
2. paidiskē
3. of +the servant girl
4. girl
5. 38140
6. N····GFS
7. ˱of˲ ˓the˒ servant_girl
8. ˱of˲ ˓the˒ servant_girl
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127346
1. τέκνα
2. teknon
3. children
4. -
5. 50430
6. N····NNP
7. children
8. children
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127347
1. ἀλλά
2. alla
3. but
4. but
5. 2350
6. C·······
7. but
8. but
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127348
1. τῆς
2. ho
3. of the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GFS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127349
1. ἐλευθέρας
2. eleutheros
3. free woman
4. woman
5. 16580
6. S····GFS
7. free ‹woman›
8. free ‹woman›
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127350

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:21–31: Because the Galatians are spiritual sons of Abraham they are free from slavery

In this section, Paul explained why the Galatians should return to freedom and reject the teaching of the false teachers. He contrasted two sons of Abraham: the son of the slave woman and the son of the free woman. The son of the slave woman represented slavery to the law. The son of the free woman represented the freedom of living in the grace of Christ. Living in slavery to the law is in conflict with living in the grace of Christ. Those who live in the grace of Christ must reject slavery to the law.

Some possible headings for this section are:

Hagar and Sarah

The covenant of the promise is better than the covenant of the law

Choose grace, not the law

Paragraph 4:28–31

In this paragraph, Paul showed the Galatians how the allegory about the free woman and the slave woman applied to their situation.

4:31a

Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman,

So then, my brothers, we^(incl) are not children of the slave woman.
Therefore, my fellow believers, we are not the slave woman’s children.

4:31b

but of the free woman.

Rather, we^(incl) are children of the free woman,
We are children of the woman who was not a slave.

4:31a–b

Therefore, brothers: Verse 4:31 is the conclusion to this section. The Greek introduces this conclusion with a conjunction that the BSB translates as Therefore.

Some other ways to translate this conjunction are:

So, brothers, (ESV)

In conclusion, fellow believers

we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman: In this clause, Paul concluded this section by repeating the main point of his illustration. His main point is the contrast between the two branches of Abraham’s family and who they are.

The slave woman and her slave children represent the Jewish law and those who are slaves to the law. The free woman represents righteousness by faith apart from the law. Her children are free through faith in Christ. The Galatian believers are children of the free woman.

In some languages, it may be necessary to make parts of this explicit. For example:

we are not children of the slave woman and slaves to the law. We are children of the free woman, and sons of God by faith.

we are not children of the slave woman, obligated to the law. We are children of the free woman, acceptable to God because of our faith. (NLT96)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

διό

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Διό ἀδελφοί οὐκ ἐσμέν παιδίσκης τέκνα ἀλλά τῆς ἐλευθέρας)

The word Therefore is introducing Paul’s conclusion to what he explained immediately prior to this verse. Use a natural form for introducing a concluding statement. Alternate translation: [So then]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἀδελφοί

brothers

See how you translated the word brothers in [1:2](../01/02.md) where it is used with the same meaning. Alternate translation: [brothers and sisters]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἐσμὲν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Διό ἀδελφοί οὐκ ἐσμέν παιδίσκης τέκνα ἀλλά τῆς ἐλευθέρας)

When Paul says we, he is including the Galatian believers, so we would be inclusive. Your language may require you to mark these forms.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τέκνα

children

Paul speaks of spiritual descendants as if they were children. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated the word children in [4:28](../04/28.md) where it is also used to mean “spiritual descendants.”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

παιδίσκης & ἀλλὰ τῆς ἐλευθέρας

˱of˲_˓the˒_servant_girl & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Διό ἀδελφοί οὐκ ἐσμέν παιδίσκης τέκνα ἀλλά τῆς ἐλευθέρας)

Paul is using the phrase slave girl to refer to Hagar, who symbolizes the law of Moses (which brings spiritual bondage), and he is using Sarah, the free woman, to symbolize God’s promise that he made to Abraham. If your readers would not understand this you could express the meaning in a non-figurative way. Alternate translation: [of the law of Moses, but of the promises that God made to Abraham]

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

ἀλλὰ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Διό ἀδελφοί οὐκ ἐσμέν παιδίσκης τέκνα ἀλλά τῆς ἐλευθέρας)

Here, the word but is introducing a contrast. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a contrast. Alternate translation (as a new sentence): [Instead, we are children]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Therefore
2. So
3. 13520
4. S
5. dio
6. C-·······
7. therefore
8. therefore
9. S
10. Y58
11. 127341
1. brothers
2. brothers and sisters
3. 800
5. adelfos
6. N-····VMP
7. brothers
8. brothers
9. -
10. Y58; F127359; F127366; F127367; F127371; F127374; F127376; F127396
11. 127343
1. we are
2. -
3. 15100
5. eimi
6. V-IPA1··P
7. ˱we˲ are
8. ˱we˲ are
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127345
1. not
2. -
3. 37560
5. ou
6. C-·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127344
1. children
2. -
3. 50430
5. teknon
6. N-····NNP
7. children
8. children
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127347
1. of +the servant girl
2. girl
3. 38140
5. paidiskē
6. N-····GFS
7. ˱of˲ ˓the˒ servant_girl
8. ˱of˲ ˓the˒ servant_girl
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127346
1. but
2. but
3. 2350
5. alla
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127348
1. of the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GFS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127349
1. free woman
2. woman
3. 16580
5. eleutheros
6. S-····GFS
7. free ‹woman›
8. free ‹woman›
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127350

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear GAL 4:31

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 4:21–31: Because the Galatians are spiritual sons of Abraham they are free from slavery

Paragraph 4:28–31

4:31a

4:31b

4:31a–b

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)