OET interlinear ROM 7:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ὥστε

so_that

So then here introduces the result of what Paul said in 7:1–3. Use a natural way in your language for introducing a result clause. Alternate translation: “Since this is true”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἀδελφοί

brothers

See how you translated this word in 7:1.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐθανατώθητε τῷ νόμῳ

also you_all /were/_put_to_death ˱to˲_the law

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “you also died to the law”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rpronouns

καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐθανατώθητε

also you_all /were/_put_to_death

Paul uses the word yourselves to emphasize that even Jewish Christians are not required to obey the law of Moses. Use a way that is natural in your language to indicate this emphasis. Alternate translation: “you very Jews yourselves were also made dead” or “even you Jews yourselves were also made dead”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐθανατώθητε τῷ νόμῳ

also you_all /were/_put_to_death ˱to˲_the law

Here Paul uses made dead to refer to Jewish Christians not being required to obey the law of Moses. Just as dead people don’t have to obey the law, so too, Jewish Christians no longer have to obey it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “your yourselves no longer have to obey the law” or “you yourselves are like dead people in that you do not have to obey the law”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

διὰ τοῦ σώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ

by the body ˱of˲_the Messiah

Here, through indicates that the body of Christ is the means by which believers were made dead to the law. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “by means of the body of Christ”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

διὰ τοῦ σώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ

by the body ˱of˲_the Messiah

Here, the body of Christ refers to the death of Jesus’ body. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “through the death of Christ’s body”

Note 8 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

εἰς τὸ γενέσθαι ὑμᾶς ἑτέρῳ

in_order that /to/_become you_all ˱to˲_another

Here, so that introduces a purpose clause. Paul is stating the purpose for which God made believers dead to the law. Use a natural way in your language for introducing a purpose clause. Alternate translation: “in order for us to become married to another”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

εἰς τὸ γενέσθαι ὑμᾶς ἑτέρῳ

in_order that /to/_become you_all ˱to˲_another

Here Paul uses married to another to refer to Christians being united with Christ as if they became married to him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “so that you might become united to Jesus” or “so that you might be united with Christ like a woman becomes married to another husband”

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

τῷ ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγερθέντι

˱to˲_the ˱to˲_the_‹one› from /the/_dead /having_been/_raised

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “to the one whom God raised from dead ones”

Note 11 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

τῷ ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγερθέντι

˱to˲_the ˱to˲_the_‹one› from /the/_dead /having_been/_raised

See how you translated a similar phrase in 4:24.

Note 12 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

ἵνα καρποφορήσωμεν τῷ Θεῷ

in_order_that ˱we˲_/may/_bear_fruit ¬the ˱to˲_God

Here, in order that introduces a purpose clause. Paul is stating the purpose for which God raised Jesus from dead ones. Use a natural way in your language for introducing a purpose clause. Alternate translation (without a comma preceding): “in order for us to produce fruit for God”

Note 13 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

καρποφορήσωμεν τῷ Θεῷ

˱we˲_/may/_bear_fruit ¬the ˱to˲_God

Paul uses fruit here to refer to actions that please God as if they were fruit that a person could grow. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “we might be able to do things pleasing to God”

Note 14 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

καρποφορήσωμεν

˱we˲_/may/_bear_fruit

Here, we includes all those whom Paul called brothers earlier in this verse and in 7:1, so we is inclusive of all Jewish Christians. Your language may require you to mark these forms.