Galatians 5:12 — Greek interlinear

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strong's
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. ἄρα
2. ἄρα
3. -
4. -
5. G686 ↗
6. C-·······
7. consequently
8. consequently
9. -
10. -
11. 127494
1. Ὄφελον
2. ὄφελον
3. I wish
4. I wish
5. G3785 ↗
6. T-·······
7. I_wish
8. I_wish
9. S
10. Y58; R127369; Person=Paul
11. 127495
1. καί
2. καί
3. also
4. -
5. G2532 ↗
6. D-·······
7. also
8. also
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127496
1. ἀποκόψονται
2. ἀποκόπτω
3. ˓will be cutting off themselves
4. cut off
5. G609 ↗
6. V-IFM3··P
7. ˓will_be˒ cutting_off ‹themselves›
8. ˓will_be˒ cutting_off ‹themselves›
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127497
1. ἀποκόψωνται
2. ἀποκόπτω
3. -
4. -
5. G609 ↗
6. V-SAM3··P
7. ˓may˒ cut_off ‹themselves›
8. ˓may˒ cut_off ‹themselves›
9. -
10. -
11. 127498
1. οἱ
2. ὁ
3. the ones
4. the
5. G3588 ↗
6. R-····NMP
7. the ‹ones›
8. the ‹ones›
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127499
1. ἀναστατοῦντες
2. ἀναστατόω
3. upsetting
4. upsetting
5. G387 ↗
6. V-PPA·NMP
7. upsetting
8. upsetting
9. -
10. Y58; R126006
11. 127500
1. ὑμᾶς
2. σύ
3. you all
4. you all
5. G4771 ↗
6. R-···2A·P
7. you_all
8. you_all
9. -
10. Y58; R127477
11. 127501

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:1–12: Remain in the freedom you have in Christ

In this section, Paul tried to persuade the Galatians believers not to yield to the pressure from the false teachers to get circumcised. He warned them that if they became circumcised in order to receive God’s approval, then they would have rejected the grace and freedom that God had given them. They would become slaves again. He encouraged them to refuse circumcision and remain free.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

Keep your freedom (NCV)

Do not become slaves again

Paragraph 5:11–12

In this paragraph, Paul concluded his discussion about circumcision. He made it clear that he was not preaching that people should be circumcised to be made right with God. He strongly condemned the false teachers who did teach this.

5:12

As for those who are agitating you, I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves!

I wish that those who trouble you would castrate themselves.
I wish that those people who are confusing you about circumcision would cut off their own testicles.
I wish that everyone who is upsetting you would not only get circumcised, but would cut off much more! (CEV)

Paul concluded his discussion about circumcision by condemning those who were troubling the Galatians.

As for those who are agitating you, I wish: The Greek word that the BSB translates as agitating also means “disturbing,” “upsetting,” or “troubling.”

The clause those who are agitating you refers to the false teachers whom Paul has criticized in this letter. He has also called them “false brothers” (2:4), people who had “bewitched” the Galatians (3:1), and those who were “zealous” for them (4:17). These people disturbed the Galatian believers by telling them that they needed to be circumcised in order to be made right with God.

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

I wish that those who are troubling you (NASB)

I wish that the people who are upsetting you (GNT)

I wish the people who are bothering you (NCV)

would proceed to emasculate themselves: The Greek word that the BSB translates as emasculate is literally “cut off.” In this discussion about circumcision, it is an allusion to castration.A second interpretation of this word is that it also has the sense of one being cut off from believers. It links back to the curse Paul pronounced in 1:9, that those who preach a false gospel are eternally condemned. The KJV and JBP follow this interpretation. For example: “I wish those who are so eager to cut your bodies would cut themselves off from you altogether!” (JBP) It refers to cutting off their testicles.

Some other ways to translate this verse are:

would castrate themselves (NRSV)

would cut off their own testicles

would not only get circumcised, but would cut off much more (CEV)

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

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strong's
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. I wish
2. I wish
3. G3785 ↗
4. Ὄφελον
5. ὄφελον
6. T-·······
7. I_wish
8. I_wish
9. S
10. Y58; R127369; Person=Paul
11. 127495
1. the ones
2. the
3. G3588 ↗
4. οἱ
5. ὁ
6. R-····NMP
7. the ‹ones›
8. the ‹ones›
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127499
1. upsetting
2. upsetting
3. G387 ↗
4. ἀναστατοῦντες
5. ἀναστατόω
6. V-PPA·NMP
7. upsetting
8. upsetting
9. -
10. Y58; R126006
11. 127500
1. you all
2. you all
3. G4771 ↗
4. ὑμᾶς
5. σύ
6. R-···2A·P
7. you_all
8. you_all
9. -
10. Y58; R127477
11. 127501
1. ˓will
2. cut off
3. G609 ↗
4. ἀποκόψονται
5. ἀποκόπτω
6. V-IFM3··P
7. ˓will_be˒ cutting_off ‹themselves›
8. ˓will_be˒ cutting_off ‹themselves›
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127497
1. also
2. -
3. G2532 ↗
4. καί
5. καί
6. D-·······
7. also
8. also
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127496
1. be cutting off themselves
2. cut off
3. G609 ↗
4. ἀποκόψονται
5. ἀποκόπτω
6. V-IFM3··P
7. ˓will_be˒ cutting_off ‹themselves›
8. ˓will_be˒ cutting_off ‹themselves›
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127497

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 5:12

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

Section 5:1–12: Remain in the freedom you have in Christ

Paragraph 5:11–12

5:12

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