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OET (OET-LV) Therefore be_subjected to_ the _god.
But resist against_the devil, and he_will_be_fleeing from you_all.
OET (OET-RV) So strive then to do what God wants of you. Resist the devil and he will flee away from you.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
ὑποτάγητε οὖν
/be/_subjected therefore
If your language does not use this passive form, you can express this with an active form. Alternate translation: [Submit, therefore]
Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
ὑποτάγητε οὖν
/be/_subjected therefore
James is giving the reason for the result he described in the previous verse. Alternate translation: [Because God gives grace to the humble, be submitted] or [Because God gives grace to the humble, submit]
Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
ἀντίστητε δὲ τῷ διαβόλῳ, καὶ φεύξεται ἀφ’ ὑμῶν
resist but ˱against˲_the devil and ˱he˲_/will_be/_fleeing from you_all
James is using the word translated and to describe a result. Alternate translation: [But resist the devil. If you do, then he will flee from you]
ἀντίστητε & τῷ διαβόλῳ
resist & ˱against˲_the devil
Alternate translation: [resolve not to do what the devil wants]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
φεύξεται ἀφ’ ὑμῶν
˱he˲_/will_be/_fleeing from you_all
James is speaking of the devil as if he would run away from a believer who resisted him after humbling himself before God. Alternate translation: [he will stop trying to get you to do what he wants]
OET (OET-LV) Therefore be_subjected to_ the _god.
But resist against_the devil, and he_will_be_fleeing from you_all.
OET (OET-RV) So strive then to do what God wants of you. Resist the devil and he will flee away from you.
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 SR-GNT.