OET interlinear GAL 6:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εὐπροσωπῆσαι

/to/_appear_good

Paul’s readers would have understood that he was referring to making a good impression on legalistic Jews who did not believe in Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “to make a good impression on the Jews”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐν σαρκί

in /the/_flesh

Here, the flesh refers to someone’s outward physical appearance, specifically the appearance of someone who has been circumcised in order to impress the Jews. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “with regard to physical appearance”

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

ἵνα

in_order_that

Here, so that introduces a purpose clause. Use a natural way in your language for introducing a purpose clause. Alternate translation: “for the purpose that”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

μὴ διώκωνται

not ˱they˲_/may_be_being/_persecuted

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. The context indicates that the Jews might do the action. Alternate translation: “the Jews might not persecute them”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τῷ σταυρῷ τοῦ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ

˱for˲_the cross ˱of˲_the Messiah Jesus

Here, the cross refers to believing in Christ’s sacrificial death on the cross. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “for believing in what Christ Jesus did when he died on the cross”