GAL 3:25 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
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).

UST But now that God has revealed the message about trusting in the Messiah, the laws that God gave to Moses no longer supervise us.

AICNT But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.

OEB But now that faith has come we no longer need a guide.

WEBBE But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.

LSV and faith having come, we are no longer under a tutor,

FBV But now this way of trusting Jesus has come, we no longer need such a guardian.

TCNT But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian,

T4T But now that God has revealed the message about trusting in Christ, the laws that God gave to Moses are no longer supervising us Jews [PRS, MET].

LEB But after[fn] faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.

3:25 *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“has come”) which is understood as temporal

BBE But now that faith is come, we are no longer under a servant.

Moff But faith has come, and we are wards no longer;

Wymth But now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor-slave.

ASV But now that faith is come, we are no longer under a tutor.

DRA But after the faith is come, we are no longer under a pedagogue.

YLT and the faith having come, no more under a child-conductor are we,

Drby But, faith having come, we are no longer under a tutor;

RV But now that faith is come, we are no longer under a tutor.

SLT And faith having come, we are no more under a preceptor.

Wbstr But after faith is come, we are no longer under a school-master.

KJB-1769 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
(But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a shoelmaster. )

KJB-1611 But after that Faith is come, we are no longer vnder a Schoolemaster.
(But after that Faith is come, we are no longer under a Schoolemaster.)

Bshps But after that fayth is come, we are no longer vnder a scholemaister.
(But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a scholemaister.)

Gnva But after that faith is come, we are no longer vnder a scholemaster.
(But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a scholemaster. )

Cvdl But now that faith is come, we are nomore vnder the scolemaster.
(But now that faith is come, we are no more under the scolemaster.)

TNT But after that fayth is come now are we no lenger vnder a scolemaster.
(But after that faith is come now are we no lenger under a scolemaster. )

Wycl But aftir that bileue cam, we ben not now vndur the vndurmaistir.
(But after that believe came, we been not now under the undermaistir.)

Luth Nun aber der Glaube kommen ist, sind wir nicht mehr unter dem Zuchtmeister.
(Now but the/of_the faith coming is, are we/us not more under to_him culture/disciplinemeister.)

ClVg At ubi venit fides, jam non sumus sub pædagogo.
(But where he_came faith, already not/no we_are under pædagogo. )

UGNT ἐλθούσης δὲ τῆς πίστεως, οὐκέτι ὑπὸ παιδαγωγόν ἐσμεν.
(elthousaʸs de taʸs pisteōs, ouketi hupo paidagōgon esmen.)

SBL-GNT ἐλθούσης δὲ τῆς πίστεως οὐκέτι ὑπὸ παιδαγωγόν ἐσμεν.
(elthousaʸs de taʸs pisteōs ouketi hupo paidagōgon esmen.)

RP-GNT Ἐλθούσης δὲ τῆς πίστεως, οὐκέτι ὑπὸ παιδαγωγόν ἐσμεν.
(Elthousaʸs de taʸs pisteōs, ouketi hupo paidagōgon esmen.)

TC-GNT Ἐλθούσης δὲ τῆς πίστεως, οὐκέτι ὑπὸ παιδαγωγόν ἐσμεν.
(Elthousaʸs de taʸs pisteōs, ouketi hupo paidagōgon esmen. )

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:15–25: The law did not cancel God’s promise to Abraham

This section has two parts. In the first part (3:15–18), Paul explained what the law was not intended to do. It was not intended to cancel or replace the blessing that God had promised to give to Abraham.

In the second part (3:19–25), Paul explained what the law was meant to do, how it was given, and how it was limited. It was limited as to what it could accomplish in people’s lives. And it was limited as to the time period during which it would govern God’s people.

Some other examples for a heading for this section are:

The law and the promise

The promise preceded the law

The law does not change the promise

Paragraph 3:23–25

In this paragraph, Paul’s main point is that we are sons of God through faith in Christ. The role of the law is finished because Christ has come. He pointed out that once people have become children of God, they are entitled to all the blessings of the new life in Christ. He reminded the Christians in Galatia that they became children of God through faith. Because they were now children of God there was no longer a dividing line between Jew or non-Jew, male or female, slave or free.

3:25a

Now that faith has come,

But now that the way of faith has come,
But now the time of faith/believing in Christ has come/arrived,
Now Christ has come/arrived, and people believe in him to be made right with God.

There is a contrast between 3:24 and 3:25. The contrast is between needing a guardian and no longer needing a guardian. Paul introduced this contrast with a Greek conjunction that most English versions translate as “but.” Another way to begin this clause is:

And (NLT)

The BSB has not translated this conjunction, and some other versions, such as the NIV and GNT, also do not translate it. In some languages, it will not be necessary to translate this conjunction either. Connect 3:25a to 3:24b in a way that is natural in your language.

Now that faith has come: This clause refers to the fact that the period of time has arrived when people have faith/belief in Jesus Christ to be justified. The time of the law is finished.

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

Now the way of faith has come (NCV)

now that the time for believing in Christ has come

now that the time for faith is here (GNT)

now Christ has come, and people believe in him to be justified

3:25b

we are no longer under a guardian.

we are not under the control/power of a guardian any more.
and the law is no longer like a person who is in charge of us.
The law is finished controlling us.

we are no longer under a guardian: This clause indicates that we are no longer under the control/power of the law. The role of the law as our guardian has come to an end. The law was a temporary guardian.

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

we are no longer under the control of a guardian (GW)

the Law is no longer in charge of us (GNT)

the law is finished being like someone who watches over us

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐλθούσης Δέ τῆς πίστεως οὐκέτι ὑπό παιδαγωγόν ἐσμέν)

Here, the word But is introducing a contrast. What follows the word But is in contrast to the way things were in the period of time before Christ came. Use a natural way in your language for introducing a contrast. Alternate translation: [But now]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῆς πίστεως

¬the faith

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of faith, you could express the same idea with a verb phrase such as “trusting in Christ,” or you could express the meaning in some other way that is natural in your language.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῆς πίστεως

¬the faith

Here, the context implies that the object of faith is Christ. If it would be helpful to your readers to state the object of faith here, you could indicate it explicitly. Alternate translation: [faith in Christ]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἐσμεν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐλθούσης Δέ τῆς πίστεως οὐκέτι ὑπό παιδαγωγόν ἐσμέν)

When Paul says we, he is including the Galatian believers, so we would be inclusive. Your language may require you to mark these forms.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὑπὸ παιδαγωγόν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐλθούσης Δέ τῆς πίστεως οὐκέτι ὑπό παιδαγωγόν ἐσμέν)

Here, Paul continues the metaphor he began in [3:24](../03/24.md) by continuing to speak of the law as if it were a guardian. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated the word guardian in [3:24](../03/24.md).

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

ὑπὸ παιδαγωγόν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐλθούσης Δέ τῆς πίστεως οὐκέτι ὑπό παιδαγωγόν ἐσμέν)

Here, Paul is speaking of the law as if it were a person who was a guardian. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this meaning plainly.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὑπὸ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐλθούσης Δέ τῆς πίστεως οὐκέτι ὑπό παιδαγωγόν ἐσμέν)

Here, the word under means “under the supervision of.” If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: [under the supervision of]

Parallel GAL 3:25

Section 3:15–25: The law did not cancel God’s promise to Abraham

Paragraph 3:23–25

3:25a

3:25b