GAL 5:2 Interlinear View

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. Ἴδε
2. horaō
3. Behold
4. -
5. 37080
6. IMAA2··S
7. see
8. behold
9. PS
10. Y58; R127343
11. 127367
1. ἐγώ
2. egō
3. I
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1N·S
7. I
8. I
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127368
1. Παῦλος
2. paulos
3. Paulos
4. Paul
5. 39720
6. N····NMS
7. Paulos
8. Paul
9. U
10. Person=Paul; Y58; F127379; F127403; F127485; F127636; F127640; F127688; F127692; F127694; F127696; F127697; F127698; F127700; F127829; F127831; F127836; F127839; F127844; F127846; F127864; F127866; F127922; F127990
11. 127369
1. λέγω
2. legō
3. am saying
4. -
5. 30040
6. VIPA1··S
7. ˓am˒ saying
8. ˓am˒ saying
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127370
1. ὑμῖν
2. su
3. to you all
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2D·P
7. ˱to˲ you_all
8. ˱to˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y58; R127343
11. 127371
1. ὅτι
2. hoti
3. that
4. -
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127372
1. ἐάν
2. ean
3. if
4. -
5. 14370
6. C·······
7. if
8. if
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127373
1. περιτέμνησθε
2. peritemnō
3. you all may be being circumcised
4. circumcised
5. 40590
6. VSPP2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓may_be_being˒ circumcised
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓may_be_being˒ circumcised
9. -
10. Y58; R127343
11. 127374
1. Χριστός
2. χristos
3. chosen one messiah
4. messiah
5. 55470
6. N····NMS
7. chosen_one/messiah
8. Christ
9. WN
10. Y58; Person=Jesus
11. 127375
1. ὑμᾶς
2. su
3. you all
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2A·P
7. you_all
8. you_all
9. -
10. Y58; R127343
11. 127376
1. οὐδέν
2. oudeis
3. nothing
4. -
5. 37620
6. R····ANS
7. nothing
8. nothing
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127377
1. ὠφελήσει
2. ōfeleō
3. will be benefiting
4. benefit
5. 56230
6. VIFA3··S
7. ˓will_be˒ benefiting
8. ˓will_be˒ benefiting
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127378

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 5:2–6

In this paragraph, Paul warned the Galatians what would happen if they agreed to be circumcised.

5:2a

Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that

¶ Listen^(plur)! I, Paul, tell you^(plur) that
¶ Listen^(plur) to me! I, Paul, assure you that
¶ I, Paul, promise you that

Take notice: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Take notice indicates that what follows is important.

Some other ways to translate this are:

Listen! (GNT)

Look! (NASB)

This is important:

Pay attention to this:

I, Paul, tell you that: In this clause, Paul included his name because he wanted to emphasize his authority as an apostle. Jesus Christ had called him to be an apostle, so what he says has the authority of God. The Galatians should listen to him instead of those false teachers.

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

I, Paul, say to you that (ESV)

I, Paul, can guarantee that (GW)

I, Paul, promise you that (CEV)

5:2b

if you let yourselves be circumcised,

if you^(plur) get circumcised,
if you allow yourselves to be circumcised in order to be made right with God,

if you let yourselves be circumcised: This clause means “if you allow yourselves to be circumcised in order to become right with God.” You may need to make some of this information explicit. For example:

If you are counting on circumcision to make you right with God (NLT)

If you allow yourselves to be circumcised to be made right with God

It is important to remember that Paul did not say that “circumcision” in itself was bad. What was wrong was to insist that people must be circumcised and become like Jews in order for God to accept them.

be circumcised: For help on translating circumcised, see 2:3a.

5:2c

Christ will be of no value to you at all.

Christ will be of no value to you at all. (NIV)
then what Christ did is of no benefit to you.

Christ will be of no value to you at all: This clause indicates that Christ’s work on the cross and his resurrection will not benefit those who try to be saved by following the law.

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

then Christ will be of no benefit to you (NLT)

then you will not receive any benefit from the death of Christ

then what Christ did is absolutely no use/help to you

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἴδε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἴδε ἐγώ Παῦλος λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐάν περιτέμνησθε Χριστός ὑμᾶς οὐδέν ὠφελήσει)

Paul uses the term Behold to focus his audience’s attention on what he is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [Understand this!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐὰν περιτέμνησθε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἴδε ἐγώ Παῦλος λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐάν περιτέμνησθε Χριστός ὑμᾶς οὐδέν ὠφελήσει)

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: [if someone circumcises you] or [if you receive circumcision]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

Χριστὸς ὑμᾶς οὐδὲν ὠφελήσει.

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἴδε ἐγώ Παῦλος λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐάν περιτέμνησθε Χριστός ὑμᾶς οὐδέν ὠφελήσει)

In this clause Paul means that if a person is circumcised in order to complete their salvation, then what Christ has done to provide salvation for them will not help them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [what Christ has done will not benefit you at all]

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. Behold
2. -
3. 37080
4. PS
5. horaō
6. I-MAA2··S
7. see
8. behold
9. PS
10. Y58; R127343
11. 127367
1. I
2. -
3. 14730
5. egō
6. R-···1N·S
7. I
8. I
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127368
1. Paulos
2. Paul
3. 39720
4. U
5. paulos
6. N-····NMS
7. Paulos
8. Paul
9. U
10. Person=Paul; Y58; F127379; F127403; F127485; F127636; F127640; F127688; F127692; F127694; F127696; F127697; F127698; F127700; F127829; F127831; F127836; F127839; F127844; F127846; F127864; F127866; F127922; F127990
11. 127369
1. am saying
2. -
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-IPA1··S
7. ˓am˒ saying
8. ˓am˒ saying
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127370
1. to you all
2. -
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2D·P
7. ˱to˲ you_all
8. ˱to˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y58; R127343
11. 127371
1. that
2. -
3. 37540
5. hoti
6. C-·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127372
1. if
2. -
3. 14370
5. ean
6. C-·······
7. if
8. if
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127373
1. you all may be being circumcised
2. circumcised
3. 40590
5. peritemnō
6. V-SPP2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓may_be_being˒ circumcised
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓may_be_being˒ circumcised
9. -
10. Y58; R127343
11. 127374
1. chosen one messiah
2. messiah
3. 55470
4. WN
5. χristos
6. N-····NMS
7. chosen_one/messiah
8. Christ
9. WN
10. Y58; Person=Jesus
11. 127375
1. will be benefiting
2. benefit
3. 56230
5. ōfeleō
6. V-IFA3··S
7. ˓will_be˒ benefiting
8. ˓will_be˒ benefiting
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127378
1. you all
2. -
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2A·P
7. you_all
8. you_all
9. -
10. Y58; R127343
11. 127376
1. nothing
2. -
3. 37620
5. oudeis
6. R-····ANS
7. nothing
8. nothing
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127377

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 5:2

SR Greek word order

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

Paragraph 5:2–6

5:2a

5:2b

5:2c

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