Verse List for GAL 2:4

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OET (OET-RV) However, some false brothers were sneaked in to monitor the freedoms that we have in the messiah, Yeshua, and they wanted us to be enslaved to their traditions.

OET-LV But because _of the sneaked _in false _brothers, who slipped _in to _spy _out the freedom of _us, which we _are _having in chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), in _order _that they _will _be _enslaving us,

ULT But it was because of the secretly brought in false brothers, who came in secretly to spy on our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus so that they will enslave us,

UST But this problem occurred because some people demanded that Titus be circumcised after they had successfully pretended that they were fellow believers and associated with the true believers. They associated with the true believers in order that they might observe closely what we do because we are free from having to obey all the Jewish laws and rituals because of our close relationship with the Messiah Jesus. Those people wanted to make us like slaves of those rituals by convincing us that we cannot trust the Messiah solely but that we must also obey all the Jewish laws and rituals.

BSB & MSB [This issue arose] because [some] false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.

BLB even because of the false brothers brought in secretly, who came in by stealth to spy out our freedom which we have in Christ Jesus that they will enslave us,

AICNT but because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who slipped in to spy out our freedom which we have in Christ Jesus, in order to bring us into bondage,

OEB But, because of those who pretended to be followers who had stolen in, the intruders who had crept in to spy on the liberty which we have through union with Christ Jesus, in order to bring us back to slavery –

WEBBE This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage,

WMBB This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Messiah Yeshua, that they might bring us into bondage,

NET Now this matter arose because of the false brothers with false pretenses who slipped in unnoticed to spy on our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, to make us slaves.

LSV and [that] because of the false brothers brought in unaware, who came in secretly to spy out our liberty that we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us under bondage,

FBV (That issue only arose because some false Christians slipped in to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus, trying to make us slaves.

TCNT Now this matter arose because of the false brothers who were secretly brought in, who slipped in to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might enslave us.

T4T I talked to them privately because some people successfully pretended that they were fellow believers and associated with the true believers. They did that in order that they might observe closely what we do because we are free from having to obey all the Jewish laws and rituals because of our close relationship with Christ Jesus [MET]. Those people wanted to make us like slaves [MET] of those rituals by convincing us that we cannot trust Christ solely but that we must also obey all the Jewish rituals.

LEB Now this was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, in order that they might enslave us,

BBE And that because of the false brothers let in secretly, who came searching out our free condition which we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might make servants of us;

Moff There were traitors of false brothers, who had crept in to spy out the freedom we enjoy in Christ Jesus; they did aim at enslaving us again.

Wymth Yet there was danger of this through the false brethren secretly introduced into the Church, who had stolen in to spy out the freedom which is ours in Christ Jesus, in order to rob us of it.

ASV and that because of the false brethren privily brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

DRA But because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privately to spy our liberty, which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into servitude.

YLT and [that] because of the false brethren brought in unawares, who did come in privily to spy out our liberty that we have in Christ Jesus, that us they might bring under bondage,

Drby and [it was] on account of the false brethren brought in surreptitiously, who came in surreptitiously to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage;

RV and that because of the false brethren privily brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
(and that because of the false brethren/brothers privily/secretly brought in, who came in privily/secretly to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:)

SLT And through false brethren introduced privately, who came in privately to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might reduce us to slavery:

Wbstr And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privately to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

KJB-1769 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
(And that because of false brethren/brothers unawares brought in, who came in privily/secretly to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:)

KJB-1611 And that because of false brethren vnawares brought in, who came in priuily to spie out our libertie, which wee haue in Christ Iesus, that they might bring vs into bondage.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And that because of incommers, being false brethren, which came in priuily, to spye out our libertie which we haue in Christe Iesu, that they myght bryng vs into bondage.
(And that because of incommers, being false brethren/brothers, which came in privily/secretly, to spye out our liberty which we have in Christ Yesu, that they might bring us into bondage.)

Gnva To wit, for the false brethren which were craftily sent in, and crept in priuily to spie out our libertie, which we haue in Christ Iesus, that they might bring vs into bondage.
(To wit, for the false brethren/brothers which were craftily sent in, and crept in privily/secretly to spy out our liberty, which we have in Christ Yesus/Yeshua, that they might bring us into bondage.)

Cvdl and that because of certayne incommers beynge false brethre, which came in amoge other, to spye out oure libertye, which we haue in Christ Iesus, that they mighte brynge vs in to bondage:
(and that because of certain incommers being false brethren/brothers, which came in among other, to spye out our libertye, which we have in Christ Yesus/Yeshua, that they might bring us in to bondage:)

TNT and that because of incommers beynge falce brethren which came in amonge other to spye out oure libertie which we have in Christ Iesus that they might bringe vs into bondage.
(and that because of incommers being false brethren/brothers which came in among other to spye out our liberty which we have in Christ Yesus/Yeshua that they might bring us into bondage.)

Wycl but for false britheren that weren brouyt ynne, whiche hadden entrid to aspie oure fredom, which we han in Jhesu Crist, to bring vs in to seruage.
(but for false brethren/brothers that were brought in, which had entered to aspie our freedom, which we have in Yhesu Christ, to bring us in to servitude.)

Luth Denn da etliche falsche Brüder sich mit eingedrungen und neben eingeschlichen waren, zu verkundschaften unsere Freiheit, die wir haben in Christo JEsu, daß sie uns gefangennähmen,
(Because there several false brothers itself/yourself/themselves with penetrated and next_to crept_in were, to/for scout(v) our freedom, the we/us have in Christ Yesu, that they/she/them us/to_us/ourselves capture,)

ClVg sed propter subintroductos falsos fratres, qui subintroierunt explorare libertatem nostram, quam habemus in Christo Jesu, ut nos in servitutem redigerent.[fn]
(but because subintroductos false brothers, who/which subthey_entered explorare freedom ours, how we_have in/into/on to_Christ/Messiah Yesu, as us in/into/on slavery redigerent.)

SR-GNT Διὰ δὲ τοὺς παρεισάκτους ψευδαδέλφους, οἵτινες παρεισῆλθον κατασκοπῆσαι τὴν ἐλευθερίαν ἡμῶν, ἣν ἔχομεν ἐν ˚Χριστῷ ˚Ἰησοῦ, ἵνα ἡμᾶς καταδουλώσουσιν· ‡

UGNT διὰ δὲ τοὺς παρεισάκτους ψευδαδέλφους, οἵτινες παρεισῆλθον κατασκοπῆσαι τὴν ἐλευθερίαν ἡμῶν, ἣν ἔχομεν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, ἵνα ἡμᾶς καταδουλώσουσιν;

SBL-GNT διὰ δὲ τοὺς παρεισάκτους ψευδαδέλφους, οἵτινες παρεισῆλθον κατασκοπῆσαι τὴν ἐλευθερίαν ἡμῶν ἣν ἔχομεν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, ἵνα ἡμᾶς ⸀καταδουλώσουσιν—

RP-GNT διὰ δὲ τοὺς παρεισάκτους ψευδαδέλφους, οἵτινες παρεισῆλθον κατασκοπῆσαι τὴν ἐλευθερίαν ἡμῶν ἣν ἔχομεν ἐν χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, ἵνα ἡμᾶς καταδουλώσωνται·

TC-GNT διὰ δὲ τοὺς παρεισάκτους ψευδαδέλφους, οἵτινες παρεισῆλθον κατασκοπῆσαι τὴν ἐλευθερίαν ἡμῶν ἣν ἔχομεν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, ἵνα ἡμᾶς [fn]καταδουλώσωνται·