GAL 6:15 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
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9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. ἐν
2. en
3. -
4. -
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. -
11. 127933
1. γάρ
2. gar
3. -
4. -
5. 10630
6. C·······
7. for
8. for
9. -
10. -
11. 127934
1. Χριστῷ
2. χristos
3. -
4. -
5. 55470
6. N····DMS
7. chosen_one/messiah
8. Christ
9. WN
10. Person=Jesus
11. 127935
1. Ἰησοῦ
2. iēsous
3. -
4. -
5. 24240
6. N····DMS
7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
8. Jesus
9. UN
10. Person=Jesus
11. 127936
1. οὔτε
2. oute
3. neither
4. -
5. 37770
6. C·······
7. neither
8. neither
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127937
1. Γάρ
2. gar
3. For/Because
4. because
5. 10630
6. C·······
7. for
8. for
9. S
10. Y58
11. 127938
1. περιτομή
2. peritomē
3. circumcision
4. -
5. 40610
6. N····NFS
7. circumcision
8. circumcision
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127939
1. τὶ
2. tis
3. anything
4. -
5. 51000
6. R····NNS
7. anything
8. anything
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127940
1. ἐστίν
2. eimi
3. is
4. -
5. 15100
6. VIPA3··S
7. is
8. is
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127941
1. ἰσχύει
2. isχuō
3. -
4. -
5. 24800
6. VIPA3··S
7. ˓is˒ prevailing
8. ˓is˒ prevailing
9. -
10. -
11. 127942
1. οὔτε
2. oute
3. nor
4. -
5. 37770
6. C·······
7. nor
8. nor
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127943
1. ἀκροβυστία
2. akrobustia
3. uncircumcision
4. -
5. 2030
6. N····NFS
7. uncircumcision
8. uncircumcision
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127944
1. ἀλλά
2. alla
3. but
4. but
5. 2350
6. C·······
7. but
8. but
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127945
1. καινή
2. kainos
3. new
4. -
5. 25370
6. A····NFS
7. new
8. new
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127946
1. κτίσις
2. ktisis
3. creation
4. creation
5. 29370
6. N····NFS
7. creation
8. creation
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127947

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:11–18: Paul repeated his warning not to listen to false teachers

This section is Paul’s conclusion to his letter. In this section he again contrasted circumcision and true faith. Those who teach that believers must be circumcised have a false basis for boasting. The only true basis for boasting is Christ’s death on the cross. Through the cross, believers are new creations in Christ. That is what matters. The Galatians should follow these truths. They must not follow false teachers who want to add circumcision to faith.

Paul ended his letter with a blessing/prayer.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

Final Warning and Benediction (ESV)

Paul’s Final Advice (NLT)

Paul Summarizes His Teachings About Circumcision (GW)

6:15a

For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything.

Whether a man is circumcised or he is not circumcised does not matter.
Circumcision is of no value, neither is not being circumcised of any value.
It is not important if a man is circumcised or uncircumcised. (NCV)

For: Verse 6:15 further explains what Paul said in 6:14. Paul explained that being dead to the world means that the things of the world, such as circumcision, are no longer important. The Greek introduces this explanation with a conjunction that the BSB translates as For.

Many English versions do not translate this conjunction. In some languages, it may not be necessary to translate this conjunction either.

neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything: In Greek, this clause is more literally “neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision.” The BSB adds the word means to make the meaning clearer. It does not matter whether a person is circumcised or not. Paul had said this in 5:6 as well.

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

It is not important if a man is circumcised or uncircumcised. (NCV)

Certainly, it doesn’t matter whether a person is circumcised or not. (GW)

Circumcision is of no value, neither is not being circumcised of any value.

6:15b

What counts is a new creation.

But what does matter is being a new creation.
What is of value is being changed into new and different people.
The important thing is being the new people God has made. (NCV)

What counts is a new creation: The phrase a new creation refers to the new creatures/people that God makes. God completely changes a person when he becomes a believer. The important thing is the change that God makes in believers. They live their lives through the power of the Spirit.

Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

All that matters is that you are a new person. (CEV)

what does matter is being a new creature (GNT)

The important thing is being the new people God has made. (NCV)

What counts is whether we really have been changed into new and different people. (NLT96)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γὰρ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὔτε Γάρ περιτομή τὶ ἐστίν οὔτε ἀκροβυστία ἀλλά καινή κτίσις)

For here indicates that what follows is the reason why Paul only boasts “in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,” as stated in the previous verse. Use a natural way in your language for indicating a reason. Alternate translation: [I may boast in the cross because]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

οὔτε & περιτομή τὶ ἐστιν, οὔτε ἀκροβυστία

neither & circumcision anything nor & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὔτε Γάρ περιτομή τὶ ἐστίν οὔτε ἀκροβυστία ἀλλά καινή κτίσις)

Here, anything refers to being important to God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [neither circumcision is important to God, nor uncircumcision]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἀλλὰ καινὴ κτίσις

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὔτε Γάρ περιτομή τὶ ἐστίν οὔτε ἀκροβυστία ἀλλά καινή κτίσις)

Paul is leaving out some of the words that a clause would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the context. Alternate translation: [but a new creation is something important]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

καινὴ κτίσις

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὔτε Γάρ περιτομή τὶ ἐστίν οὔτε ἀκροβυστία ἀλλά καινή κτίσις)

Here, a new creation refers to the whole process when someone trusts in Jesus and the Holy Spirit gives that person a new life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See how new creation is translated in [2 Corinthians 5:17](../../2co/05/17.md). Alternate translation: [the Holy Spirit giving someone a new life]

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

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
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10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. For/Because
2. because
3. 10630
4. S
5. gar
6. C-·······
7. for
8. for
9. S
10. Y58
11. 127938
1. neither
2. -
3. 37770
5. oute
6. C-·······
7. neither
8. neither
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127937
1. circumcision
2. -
3. 40610
5. peritomē
6. N-····NFS
7. circumcision
8. circumcision
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127939
1. is
2. -
3. 15100
5. eimi
6. V-IPA3··S
7. is
8. is
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127941
1. anything
2. -
3. 51000
5. tis
6. R-····NNS
7. anything
8. anything
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127940
1. nor
2. -
3. 37770
5. oute
6. C-·······
7. nor
8. nor
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127943
1. uncircumcision
2. -
3. 2030
5. akrobustia
6. N-····NFS
7. uncircumcision
8. uncircumcision
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127944
1. but
2. but
3. 2350
5. alla
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127945
1. new
2. -
3. 25370
5. kainos
6. A-····NFS
7. new
8. new
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127946
1. creation
2. creation
3. 29370
5. ktisis
6. N-····NFS
7. creation
8. creation
9. -
10. Y58
11. 127947

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 6:15

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

Section 6:11–18: Paul repeated his warning not to listen to false teachers

6:15a

6:15b

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