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OET interlinear GAL 5:16

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

    1. Greek word
    2. Greek lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. λέγω
    2. legō
    3. I am saying
    4. -
    5. 30040
    6. VIPA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ saying
    8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ saying
    9. -
    10. Y58
    11. 127553
    1. Δέ
    2. de
    3. But
    4. -
    5. 11610
    6. C·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. PS
    10. Y58
    11. 127554
    1. Πνεύματι
    2. pneuma
    3. by +the spirit
    4. spirit
    5. 41510
    6. N····DNS
    7. ˱by˲ ˓the˒ spirit
    8. ˱by˲ ˓the˒ Spirit
    9. GN
    10. Y58; Person=Holy_Spirit
    11. 127555
    1. περιπατεῖτε
    2. peripateō
    3. be walking
    4. -
    5. 40430
    6. VMPA2··P
    7. ˓be˒ walking
    8. ˓be˒ walking
    9. -
    10. Y58; R127507
    11. 127556
    1. περιπατεῖσθε
    2. peripateō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 40430
    6. VMPM2··P
    7. ˓be˒ walking
    8. ˓be˒ walking
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 127557
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. and
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y58
    11. 127558
    1. ἐπιθυμίαν
    2. epithumia
    3. +the desire
    4. desires
    5. 19390
    6. N····AFS
    7. ˓the˒ desire
    8. ˓the˒ desire
    9. -
    10. Y58
    11. 127559
    1. σαρκός
    2. sarka
    3. of +the flesh
    4. -
    5. 45610
    6. N····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ ˓the˒ flesh
    8. ˱of˲ ˓the˒ flesh
    9. -
    10. Y58
    11. 127560
    1. οὒ
    2. ou
    3. by no means
    4. -
    5. 37560
    6. D·······
    7. by_no_means
    8. by_no_means
    9. -
    10. Y58
    11. 127561
    1. μή
    2. mē
    3. not
    4. won't
    5. 33610
    6. D·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y58
    11. 127562
    1. τελέσητε
    2. teleō
    3. may accomplish
    4. -
    5. 50550
    6. VSAA2··P
    7. ˓may˒ accomplish
    8. ˓may˒ accomplish
    9. -
    10. Y58; R127507
    11. 127563

OET (OET-LV) But I_am_saying, be_walking by_the_spirit, and by_no_means may_ not _accomplish the_desire of_the_flesh.

OET (OET-RV) I’ll tell you: allow yourselves to be led by the spirit, and then your earthly desires won’t triumph,

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:13–26: Let the Spirit of God lead you

In this section, Paul talked about what freedom means. He no longer focused on how a person is made righteous. He focused on how a person who has received the righteousness of Christ should live.

Paul told the Galatians that choosing to live their lives in the power of the Holy Spirit would keep them from living sinful lives. It would keep them from living as slaves to the law. A life lived in the Spirit is a life of love for each other.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

Follow closely the Spirit of God

Obey God’s Spirit, not your sinful desires

Paragraph 5:16–18

In this paragraph, Paul told the Galatians to allow the Holy Spirit to guide their lives. The Holy Spirit enables believers to not live sinful lives and not live as slaves to the law.

5:16a

So I say, walk by the Spirit,

So I say: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as So I say introduces a further explanation of what 5:13–15 means.

Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

Let me explain further. (GW)

What I mean is this: (REB)

But I say, (ESV)

This same Greek expression occurs in 4:1a, where the BSB translates it as “What I am saying is.”

walk by the Spirit: This is a command. The word walk means “live” or “allow the Spirit to direct one’s life.” Paul wanted the Galatians to follow the Spirit’s leading.

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

Live by following the Spirit. (NCV)

let the Holy Spirit guide your lives (NLT)

submit yourselves to the Holy Spirit

Spirit: The word Spirit refers to the “Holy Spirit.” See Spirit, Meaning 1 in the Glossary.

5:16b

and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as will not gratify means “will not do” or “will not fulfill.” Those who follow the Spirit will not do what they would otherwise selfishly want to do.

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

Then you will not do what your sinful selves want. (NCV)

you won’t obey your selfish desires (CEV)

the desires of the flesh: This phrase refers to the desires/wants that come from our human nature.

Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

what your sinful nature craves (NLT)

what your corrupt nature wants (GW)

what your evil heart/mind wants

what you want because of your sinful nature

See flesh, Meaning 5 in the Glossary.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

Πνεύματι περιπατεῖτε

˱by˲_˓the˒_Spirit ˓be˒_walking

Here Paul uses walk to refer to how a person lives and behaves. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [act by the Spirit]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

Πνεύματι

˱by˲_˓the˒_Spirit

The phrase by the Spirit implies being directed or controlled by the Holy Spirit. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [by the direction of the Holy Spirit] or [according to how the Holy Spirit leads]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

οὐ μὴ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: λέγω Δέ Πνεύματι περιπατεῖτε καί ἐπιθυμίαν σαρκός οὒ μή τελέσητε)

The phrase certainly not translates two negative words in Greek. Paul uses them together to emphasize what he is saying. If your language can use two negatives together for emphasis without them canceling each other to create a positive meaning, it would be appropriate to use that construction here.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐπιθυμίαν σαρκὸς οὐ μὴ τελέσητε

˓the˒_desire (Some words not found in SR-GNT: λέγω Δέ Πνεύματι περιπατεῖτε καί ἐπιθυμίαν σαρκός οὒ μή τελέσητε)

The phrase you would certainly not fulfill desires refers to not doing what someone sinfully wants to do. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you would certainly not do what the flesh desires]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐπιθυμίαν σαρκὸς

˓the˒_desire (Some words not found in SR-GNT: λέγω Δέ Πνεύματι περιπατεῖτε καί ἐπιθυμίαν σαρκός οὒ μή τελέσητε)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of desires, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [what the flesh desires]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

ἐπιθυμίαν σαρκὸς

˓the˒_desire (Some words not found in SR-GNT: λέγω Δέ Πνεύματι περιπατεῖτε καί ἐπιθυμίαν σαρκός οὒ μή τελέσητε)

Here Paul speaks of the flesh as if it were a person who has desires. He is referring to what a person wants to do as a result of having a sinful human nature. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See how this phrase is translated in [Romans 13:14](../../rom/13/14.md). Alternate translation: [what you want to do because of your sinful nature] or [the things you want to do that are sinful]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

σαρκὸς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: λέγω Δέ Πνεύματι περιπατεῖτε καί ἐπιθυμίαν σαρκός οὒ μή τελέσητε)

Here, Paul uses the word flesh to refer to sinful human nature. See how you translated the phrase the flesh in [5:13](../05/13.md).

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

5:13–6:10 Having shown that justification comes by faith alone, Paul now addresses the question, “If we don’t keep the law, then what will guide our conduct?” His answer is that righteousness comes from the Spirit. The Judaizers probably warned that Paul’s message of freedom (5:1) would put believers on a slippery slope to moral ruin. Paul argues that freedom is not a license to sin, because love guides Christians. Liberty should be used to serve one another in love (cp. 2:20; 2 Cor 5:14-15).

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. But
    2. -
    3. 11610
    4. PS
    5. de
    6. C-·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. PS
    10. Y58
    11. 127554
    1. I am saying
    2. -
    3. 30040
    5. legō
    6. V-IPA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ saying
    8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ saying
    9. -
    10. Y58
    11. 127553
    1. be walking
    2. -
    3. 40430
    5. peripateō
    6. V-MPA2··P
    7. ˓be˒ walking
    8. ˓be˒ walking
    9. -
    10. Y58; R127507
    11. 127556
    1. by +the spirit
    2. spirit
    3. 41510
    4. GN
    5. pneuma
    6. N-····DNS
    7. ˱by˲ ˓the˒ spirit
    8. ˱by˲ ˓the˒ Spirit
    9. GN
    10. Y58; Person=Holy_Spirit
    11. 127555
    1. and
    2. and
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y58
    11. 127558
    1. by no means
    2. -
    3. 37560
    5. ou
    6. D-·······
    7. by_no_means
    8. by_no_means
    9. -
    10. Y58
    11. 127561
    1. may
    2. -
    3. 50550
    5. teleō
    6. V-SAA2··P
    7. ˓may˒ accomplish
    8. ˓may˒ accomplish
    9. -
    10. Y58; R127507
    11. 127563
    1. not
    2. won't
    3. 33610
    5. mē
    6. D-·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y58
    11. 127562
    1. accomplish
    2. -
    3. 50550
    5. teleō
    6. V-SAA2··P
    7. ˓may˒ accomplish
    8. ˓may˒ accomplish
    9. -
    10. Y58; R127507
    11. 127563
    1. +the desire
    2. desires
    3. 19390
    5. epithumia
    6. N-····AFS
    7. ˓the˒ desire
    8. ˓the˒ desire
    9. -
    10. Y58
    11. 127559
    1. of +the flesh
    2. -
    3. 45610
    5. sarka
    6. N-····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ ˓the˒ flesh
    8. ˱of˲ ˓the˒ flesh
    9. -
    10. Y58
    11. 127560

OET (OET-LV) But I_am_saying, be_walking by_the_spirit, and by_no_means may_ not _accomplish the_desire of_the_flesh.

OET (OET-RV) I’ll tell you: allow yourselves to be led by the spirit, and then your earthly desires won’t triumph,

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.

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