GAL 1:10 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Am I trying to please and persuade people or God? If I was still trying to please people, I wouldn’t be a worthy slave of the messiah.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT For am I now trying to persuade men, or God? Or am I seeking to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

UST I said that because I do not desire that people approve me, contrary to what some people have said about me. It is God whom I desire to approve me. Specifically, I do not say and do things just to please people. If it were still people whom I was trying to please, then I would not be one who willingly and completely serves the Messiah.

BSB § Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

BLB For presently do I seek approval of men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

AICNT For am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? [[For]][fn] if I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

1:10, For: Later manuscripts add. BYZ TR

OEB ¶ Is this, I ask, trying to conciliate people, or God? Am I seeking to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I should not be a servant of Christ.

WEBBE For am I now seeking the favour of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.

WMBB For am I now seeking the favour of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Messiah.

NET Am I now trying to gain the approval of people, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ!

LSV For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men—I should not be Christ’s servant.

FBV Whose approval do you think I want—that of people, or of God? Do you think I'm trying to please people? If I wanted to please people I wouldn't be a servant of Christ!

TCNT Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

T4T I said that because [RHQ] I do not desire that people approve me, contrary to what some have said about me. It is God whom I desire to approve me. Specifically, I do not say and do [RHQ] things just to please people. If it were still people whom I was trying to please, then I would not be one who willingly and completely serves Christ.

LEB For am I now making an appeal to people or to God? Or am I seeking to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.
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BBE Am I now using arguments to men, or God? or is it my desire to give men pleasure? if I was still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Moff No Moff GAL book available

Wymth For is it man's favour or God's that I aspire to? Or am I seeking to please men? If I were still a man-pleaser, I should not be Christ's bondservant.

ASV For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? or am I striving to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ.

DRA For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? If I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

YLT for now men do I persuade, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if yet men I did please — Christ's servant I should not be.

Drby For do I now seek to satisfy men or [fn]God? or do I seek to please men? If I were yet pleasing men, I were not Christ's bondman.

1.10 Elohim

RV For am I now persuading men, or God? or am I seeking to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ.

Wbstr For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

KJB-1769 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

KJB-1611 For doe I now perswade men, or God? or doe I seeke to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I should not bee the seruant of Christ.
(For do I now perswade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.)

Bshps Do I nowe perswade men, or God? Other do I seke to please men? For yf I shoulde yet please men, I were not the seruaunt of Christe.
(Do I now perswade men, or God? Other do I seek to please men? For if I should yet please men, I were not the servant of Christ.)

Gnva For nowe preach I mans doctrine, or Gods? or go I about to please men? for if I should yet please men, I were not the seruant of Christ.
(For now preach I mans doctrine, or Gods? or go I about to please men? for if I should yet please men, I were not the servant of Christ. )

Cvdl Preach I men now or God? Or go I aboute to please men? Yf I shulde yet please men, I were not the seruaunt of Christ.
(Preach I men now or God? Or go I about to please men? If I should yet please men, I were not the servant of Christ.)

TNT Preache I mannes doctrine or Godes? Ether go I about to please men? If I stodyed to please men I were not the servaunt of Christ.
(Preache I mannes doctrine or Godes? Ether go I about to please men? If I stodyed to please men I were not the servant of Christ. )

Wyc For now whether counsele Y men, or God? or whether Y seche to plese men? If Y pleside yit men, Y were not Cristis seruaunt.
(For now whether council/counsele I men, or God? or whether I seche to please men? If I pleased yet men, I were not Christis servant.)

Luth Predige ich denn jetzt Menschen oder GOtt zu Dienst? Oder gedenke ich, Menschen gefällig zu sein? Wenn ich den Menschen noch gefällig wäre, so wäre ich Christi Knecht nicht.
(Predige I because jetzt Menschen or God to service? Oder gedenke I, Menschen gefällig to sein? When I the Menschen still gefällig wäre, so wäre I Christi Knecht not.)

ClVg Modo enim hominibus suadeo, an Deo? an quæro hominibus placere? si adhuc hominibus placerem, Christi servus non essem.[fn]
(Modo because hominibus suadeo, an Deo? an quæro hominibus placere? when/but_if adhuc hominibus placerem, of_Christ servus not/no essem. )

1.10 Modo. Dicit modo quia olim dum dixit hominem ex lege justificari, hominis gloriam inutilem, gratiam Dei prædicavit. Innuit hic etiam hoc facere illos seductores, ut laudarentur a Judæis, quos non timet offendere Paulus pro gloria Christi, qua veniente cessat lex. Si adhuc. Hinc quidam putant sufficere conscientiam, ut parum quid de eis existimet alius, curent; sed conscientia coram Deo est necessaria conversatio coram proximo; quæ si negligentius agitur, lædit exemplo. Unde alibi: Placete omnibus per omnia, sicut et ego omnibus placeo II Cor. 10.. Item: Sine offensione estote Judæis et Græcis Ecclesiæ Dei II Cor. 8.. Item: Providemus bona, non solum coram Deo, sed etiam coram hominibus Matth. 5.. Item: Luceant opera vestra coram hominibus, etc. Ergo contra temerarios judices, detractores, susurrones, murmuratores, quærentes suspicari quod non vident, quærentes etiam jactare quod non suspicantur, sufficit conscientia. Nec in aliis quibus placere volumus quæramus nostram gloriam, sed eorum salutem, ut non nos, sed Deum laudent, qui tales fecit; unde: Nolite facere justitiam vestram coram hominibus, ubi illos arguit qui ita ventilant opera sua, ut finem operum suorum laudem hominum ponant, eamdemque laudem quasi pro mercede operum suorum computent.

1.10 Modo. Dicit modo because olim dum he_said hominem from lege justificari, of_man gloriam inutilem, gratiam of_God prædicavit. Innuit this also this facere those seductores, as laudarentur from Yudæis, which not/no timet offendere Paulus for glory of_Christ, which veniente cessat lex. When/But_if adhuc. Hinc quidam putant sufficere conscientiam, as parum quid about to_them existimet alius, curent; but conscientia coram Deo it_is necessaria conversatio coram proximo; which when/but_if negligentius agitur, lædit exemplo. Unde alibi: Placete to_all through everything, like and I to_all placeo II Cor. 10.. Item: Sine offensione estote Yudæis and Græcis Ecclesiæ of_God II Cor. 8.. Item: Providemus bona, not/no solum coram Deo, but also coram hominibus Matth. 5.. Item: Luceant opera vestra coram hominibus, etc. Ergo on_the_contrary temerarios yudices, detractores, susurrones, murmuratores, quærentes suspicari that not/no vident, quærentes also yactare that not/no suspicantur, sufficit conscientia. Nec in aliis to_whom placere volumus quæramus nostram gloriam, but their salutem, as not/no we, but God laudent, who tales fecit; unde: Don't facere justitiam vestram coram hominibus, where those arguit who ita ventilant opera sua, as finem operum suorum laudem of_men ponant, eamdemque laudem as_if for reward operum suorum computent.

UGNT ἄρτι γὰρ ἀνθρώπους πείθω ἢ τὸν Θεόν? ἢ ζητῶ ἀνθρώποις ἀρέσκειν? εἰ ἔτι ἀνθρώποις ἤρεσκον, Χριστοῦ δοῦλος οὐκ ἂν ἤμην.
(arti gar anthrōpous peithō aʸ ton Theon? aʸ zaʸtō anthrōpois areskein? ei eti anthrōpois aʸreskon, Ⱪristou doulos ouk an aʸmaʸn.)

SBL-GNT Ἄρτι γὰρ ἀνθρώπους πείθω ἢ τὸν θεόν; ἢ ζητῶ ἀνθρώποις ἀρέσκειν; ⸀εἰ ἔτι ἀνθρώποις ἤρεσκον, Χριστοῦ δοῦλος οὐκ ἂν ἤμην.
(Arti gar anthrōpous peithō aʸ ton theon; aʸ zaʸtō anthrōpois areskein; ⸀ei eti anthrōpois aʸreskon, Ⱪristou doulos ouk an aʸmaʸn.)

TC-GNT Ἄρτι γὰρ ἀνθρώπους πείθω ἢ τὸν Θεόν; Ἢ ζητῶ ἀνθρώποις ἀρέσκειν; Εἰ [fn]γὰρ ἔτι ἀνθρώποις ἤρεσκον, Χριστοῦ δοῦλος οὐκ ἂν ἤμην.
(Arti gar anthrōpous peithō aʸ ton Theon; Aʸ zaʸtō anthrōpois areskein; Ei gar eti anthrōpois aʸreskon, Ⱪristou doulos ouk an aʸmaʸn. )

1:10 γαρ ¦ — CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

γὰρ

for

Here, the word For is being used to introduce Paul’s argument against an implied assertion that he altered the content of his gospel message in order to make it more acceptable to people. If it would help your readers, you could express the implied assertion explicitly. Alternative translation: “Despite their charges,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

ἄρτι γὰρ ἀνθρώπους πείθω ἢ τὸν Θεόν? ἢ ζητῶ ἀνθρώποις ἀρέσκειν

now for people ˱I˲_/am/_persuading or ¬the God or ˱I˲_/am/_seeking ˱to˲_people /to_be/_bringing_pleasure

By using these two rhetorical questions, Paul is not asking the Galatians for information, but is using the question form for emphasis and to engage his readers' thinking. If you would not use a rhetorical question for this purpose in your language, you could translate his words as a statement or an exclamation and communicate the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: “For I do not seek to persuade men, but instead I only seek the approval of God! I am not seeking to please men!” or “For I do not seek the approval of men, but instead I only seek the approval of God! I am not seeking to please men!”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἄρτι & ἀνθρώπους πείθω ἢ τὸν Θεόν? ἢ ζητῶ ἀνθρώποις ἀρέσκειν? εἰ ἔτι ἀνθρώποις ἤρεσκον

now & people ˱I˲_/am/_persuading or ¬the God or ˱I˲_/am/_seeking ˱to˲_people /to_be/_bringing_pleasure if still ˱to˲_people ˱I˲_/was/_bringing_pleasure

Although the term men is masculine, Paul is using the word here in a generic sense that includes both men and women, and refers to “people” in general. Alternate translation: “do I now persuade people, or God? Or do I seek to please people? If I were still pleasing people”

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

εἰ ἔτι ἀνθρώποις ἤρεσκον, Χριστοῦ δοῦλος οὐκ ἂν ἤμην

if still ˱to˲_people ˱I˲_/was/_bringing_pleasure ˱of˲_Christ /a/_slave not ¬wishfully ˱I˲_was

The word If introduces a hypothetical condition. Paul is using a hypothetical situation to teach the Galatians. Use the natural form in your language for introducing a hypothetical situation, or if it would help your readers, you could state Paul’s meaning in plain language. Alternate translation: “I am not still pleasing men, because I am a servant of Christ” or “If I were still pleasing people, then I would not be serving Christ”

Parallel GAL 1:10