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OET (OET-RV) The assemblies back in Yudea believing in the messiah didn’t know me by sight
OET-LV And I_was being_not_known the by_face to_the assemblies of_ the _Youdaia, which in chosen_one/messiah,
SR-GNT Ἤμην δὲ ἀγνοούμενος τῷ προσώπῳ ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τῆς Ἰουδαίας, ταῖς ἐν ˚Χριστῷ, ‡
(Aʸmaʸn de agnooumenos tōi prosōpōi tais ekklaʸsiais taʸs Youdaias, tais en ˚Ⱪristōi,)
Key: khaki:verbs, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT Now I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
UST At that time people in the Christian congregations who were in the province of Judea still had not met me personally
BSB I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that [are] in Christ.
MSB (Same as above)
BLB And I was by face unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
AICNT And I was still unknown by face to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
OEB But I was still unknown even by sight to the Christian churches in Judea;
WEBBE I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Christ,
WMBB I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Messiah,
NET But I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
LSV and was unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea, that [are] in Christ,
FBV Even so, my face wasn't known to those in the churches of Judea.
TCNT But I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
T4T At that time, people in the Christian congregations that are in Judea province still had not met me [SYN] personally.
LEB No LEB GAL book available
BBE And the churches of Judaea which were in Christ still had no knowledge of my face or person:
Moff No Moff GAL book available
Wymth But to the Christian Churches in Judaea I was personally unknown.
ASV And I was still unknown by face unto the churches of Judæa which were in Christ:
DRA And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea, which were in Christ:
YLT and was unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea, that [are] in Christ,
Drby But I was unknown personally to the assemblies of Judaea which [are] in Christ;
RV And I was still unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:
(And I was still unknown by face unto the churches of Yudahea which were in Christ: )
SLT And was unknown by face to the churches of Judea there in Christ.
Wbstr And was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ:
KJB-1769 And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:
(And was unknown by face unto the churches of Yudahea which were in Christ: )
KJB-1611 And was vnknowen by face vnto the Churches of Iudea, which were in Christ.
(And was unknown by face unto the Churches of Yudea, which were in Christ.)
Bshps No Bshps GAL book available
Gnva But they had heard onely some say, Hee which persecuted vs in time past, nowe preacheth the faith which before he destroyed.
(But they had heard only some say, He which persecuted us in time past, now preacheth the faith which before he destroyed. )
Cvdl No Cvdl GAL book available
TNT and was vnknowen as touchinge my person vnto the congregacions of Iewrye which were in Christ.
(and was unknown as touching my person unto the congregations of Yewrye which were in Christ. )
Wycl No Wycl GAL book available
Luth No Luth GAL book available
ClVg Eram autem ignotus facie ecclesiis Judææ, quæ erant in Christo:
(Eram however ignotus face assemblies/churches Yudææ, which they_were in/into/on to_Christ/Messiah: )
UGNT ἤμην δὲ ἀγνοούμενος τῷ προσώπῳ ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τῆς Ἰουδαίας, ταῖς ἐν Χριστῷ,
(aʸmaʸn de agnooumenos tōi prosōpōi tais ekklaʸsiais taʸs Youdaias, tais en Ⱪristōi,)
SBL-GNT ἤμην δὲ ἀγνοούμενος τῷ προσώπῳ ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τῆς Ἰουδαίας ταῖς ἐν Χριστῷ,
(aʸmaʸn de agnooumenos tōi prosōpōi tais ekklaʸsiais taʸs Youdaias tais en Ⱪristōi,)
RP-GNT Ἤμην δὲ ἀγνοούμενος τῷ προσώπῳ ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τῆς Ἰουδαίας ταῖς ἐν χριστῷ·
(Aʸmaʸn de agnooumenos tōi prosōpōi tais ekklaʸsiais taʸs Youdaias tais en ⱪristōi;)
TC-GNT Ἤμην δὲ ἀγνοούμενος τῷ προσώπῳ ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τῆς Ἰουδαίας ταῖς ἐν Χριστῷ·
(Aʸmaʸn de agnooumenos tōi prosōpōi tais ekklaʸsiais taʸs Youdaias tais en Ⱪristōi; )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).
1:21-22 Paul was not working under the supervision of the apostles in Jerusalem nor of the churches . . . in Judea.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
ἤμην & ἀγνοούμενος τῷ προσώπῳ ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τῆς Ἰουδαίας, ταῖς ἐν Χριστῷ
˱I˲_was & ˓being˒_not_known ¬the ˱by˲_face ˱to˲_the assemblies ¬the ˱of˲_Judea ¬which in Christ
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [none of the people in the churches of Judea that are in Christ had ever met me]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
ἤμην & ἀγνοούμενος τῷ προσώπῳ ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τῆς Ἰουδαίας, ταῖς ἐν Χριστῷ
˱I˲_was & ˓being˒_not_known ¬the ˱by˲_face ˱to˲_the assemblies ¬the ˱of˲_Judea ¬which in Christ
Paul uses the main feature of his appearance, his face, to refer to seeing his entire person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or plain language.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ἐν Χριστῷ
in Christ
Paul uses the spatial metaphor in Christ to describe the union believers have with Christ. Here, this phrase is specifically describing and modifying the churches of Judea. If it would help your readers, you could use a fuller phrase to describe what the phrase “in Christ” means here. See the discussion of this phrase in Part 3: Important Translation Issues in the Introduction to Galatians section. Alternate translation: [in union with Christ]