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Parallel GAL 5:20

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BI Gal 5:20 ©

Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)idolatry, sorcery, hostility, strife, jealousies, rages, selfish ambitions, arguing, divisions,OET logo mark

OET-LVidolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, rages, selfish_ambitions, dissensions, sects,OET logo mark

SR-GNTεἰδωλολατρεία, φαρμακεία, ἔχθραι, ἔρις, ζῆλοι, θυμοί, ἐριθεῖαι, διχοστασίαι, αἱρέσεις,
   (eidōlolatreia, farmakeia, eⱪthrai, eris, zaʸloi, thumoi, eritheiai, diⱪostasiai, haireseis,)

Key: light-green:nominative/subject.
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).

ULTidolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, divisions, factions,

USTThey also worship false gods, do witchcraft, repeatedly act in hostile ways, quarrel with people, act jealously, behave angrily, act ambitiously, act divisively within a group of people, and make divisive groups of people.

BSBidolatry [and] sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, [and] rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,

MSBidolatry [and] sorcery; hostilities,[fn] quarrels,[fn] jealousies,[fn] [and] rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,


5:20 Or hatred

5:20 CT and F35 quarreling or discord

5:20 CT jealousy

BLBidolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, contentions, dissensions, factions,


AICNTidolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions,

OEBidolatry, sorcery, quarrels, strife, jealousy, outbursts of passion, rivalries, dissensions, divisions,

WEBBEidolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies,

WMBB (Same as above)

NETidolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish rivalries, dissensions, factions,

LSVidolatry, witchcraft, enmities, strife, jealousy, wraths, rivalries, dissensions, sects,

FBVidolatry, sorcery, hatred, rivalry, jealousy, anger, selfish ambition, dissension, heresy,

TCNTidolatry, sorcery, hostilities, [fn]quarrels, [fn]jealousies, fits of rage, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions,


5:20 quarrels ¦ quarreling CT PCK

5:20 jealousies ¦ jealousy CT

T4TPeople worship false gods and things that represent those gods. People perform rituals in order that evil spirits might act for them/sorcery►. People are hostile to others. People quarrel with each other. People are jealous/resent other people’s status►. People behave angrily. People try to get others to think highly of them/to exalt themselves► and do not consider what others want/act selfishly►. People do not associate with others. People associate only with those who agree with them.

LEBidolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, factions,

BBEWorship of images, use of strange powers, hates, fighting, desire for what another has, angry feelings, attempts to get the better of others, divisions, false teachings,

Moffidolatry, magic, quarrels, dissension, jealousy, temper, rivalry, factions, party-spirit,

Wymthenmity, strife, jealousy, outbursts of passion, intrigues, dissensions, factions, envyings;

ASVidolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, parties,

DRAIdolatry, witchcrafts, enmities, contentions, emulations, wraths, quarrels, dissensions, sects,

YLTidolatry, witchcraft, hatred, strifes, emulations, wraths, rivalries, dissensions, sects,

Drbyidolatry, sorcery, hatred, strifes, jealousies, angers, contentions, disputes, schools of opinion,

RVidolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, heresies,
   (idolatry, sorcery, enmitys, strife, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, heresies, )

SLTIdolatry, charm, enmities, strifes, jealousies, wraths, intriguings, seditions, sects.

WbstrIdolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

KJB-1769Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

KJB-1611Idolatrie, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

BshpsWorshippyng of images, witchcrafte, hatred, variaunce, zeale, wrath, strife, seditions, sectes,
   (Worshipping of images, witchcrafte, hatred, variance, zeale, wrath, strife, seditions, sectes,)

GnvaIdolatrie, witchcraft, hatred, debate, emulations, wrath, contentions, seditions, heresies,

CvdlIdolatrye, witchcraft, hatred, variaunce, zele, wrath, stryfe, sedicion, sectes,
   (Idolatrye, witchcraft, hatred, variance, zele, wrath, strife, seditionn, sectes,)

TNTydolatrye witchecraft hatred variaunce zele wrath stryfe sedicion sectes
   (ydolatrye witchecraft hatred variance zeal wrath strife seditionn sectes )

Wyclwitchecraftis, enmytees, striuyngis, indignaciouns, wraththis, chidingis, discenciouns, sectis, enuyes,
   (witchecraftis, enmytees, striuyngis, indignations, wraththis, chidingis, discenciouns, sectis, enuyes,)

LuthAbgötterei, Zauberei, Feindschaft, Hader, Neid, Zorn, Zank, Zwietracht, Rotten, Haß, Mord,
   (idolatry, Zauberei, enmity, Hader, Neid, anger, quarrel(n), Zwietracht, gangn, hate(n), murder,)

ClVgidolorum servitus, veneficia, inimicitiæ, contentiones, æmulationes, iræ, rixæ, dissensiones, sectæ,
   (idols servitus, poisoneda, enemiestiæ, contentiones, competition/rivalrynes, anger, rixæ, dissensiones, sectæ, )

UGNTεἰδωλολατρία, φαρμακεία, ἔχθραι, ἔρις, ζῆλοι, θυμοί, ἐριθεῖαι, διχοστασίαι, αἱρέσεις,
   (eidōlolatria, farmakeia, eⱪthrai, eris, zaʸloi, thumoi, eritheiai, diⱪostasiai, haireseis,)

SBL-GNTεἰδωλολατρία, φαρμακεία, ἔχθραι, ⸂ἔρις, ζῆλος⸃, θυμοί, ἐριθεῖαι, διχοστασίαι, αἱρέσεις,
   (eidōlolatria, farmakeia, eⱪthrai, ⸂eris, zaʸlos⸃, thumoi, eritheiai, diⱪostasiai, haireseis,)

RP-GNTεἰδωλολατρεία, φαρμακεία, ἔχθραι, ἔρεις, ζῆλοι, θυμοί, ἐριθεῖαι, διχοστασίαι, αἱρέσεις,
   (eidōlolatreia, farmakeia, eⱪthrai, ereis, zaʸloi, thumoi, eritheiai, diⱪostasiai, haireseis,)

TC-GNT[fn]εἰδωλολατρεία, [fn]φαρμακεία, ἔχθραι, [fn]ἔρεις, [fn]ζῆλοι, θυμοί, [fn]ἐριθεῖαι, διχοστασίαι, αἱρέσεις,
   (eidōlolatreia, farmakeia, eⱪthrai, ereis, zaʸloi, thumoi, eritheiai, diⱪostasiai, haireseis, )


5:20 ειδωλολατρεια ¦ ειδωλολατρια ANT NA PCK SBL WH

5:20 φαρμακεια ¦ φαρμακια WH

5:20 ερεις ¦ ερις CT PCK

5:20 ζηλοι ¦ ζηλος CT

5:20 εριθειαι ¦ εριθιαι WH

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


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

5:20 Idolatry, the worship of false gods, was common in Galatia and was often accompanied by sorcery (see Acts 19:19; cp. 1 Sam 15:23; Rev 9:21; 18:23; 21:8; 22:15) and sexual immorality (cp. 1 Cor 6:9, 15-20).
• Hostility arises from angry pride rather than the Spirit’s humility and love (Gal 5:22-23).
• Quarreling refers not to standing up for what is right, but to stirring up discord and looking for a fight (1 Cor 3:3; 2 Cor 12:20; 1 Tim 6:4; Titus 3:9). Those who are guided by the Holy Spirit seek to speak the truth in love with a peacemaking attitude (Gal 5:22; Eph 4:15; 2 Tim 2:23-26).
• Jealousy (Greek zēlos, “zeal”) has both a positive sense (“passionate commitment”) and, as here, a negative one (“intense desire for another’s things”); cp. Jas 3:14-16.
• Outbursts of anger (or fits of rage) contrast with self-control (Gal 5:23; see, e.g., Acts 19:28; 2 Cor 12:20; 1 Tim 3:3; Titus 1:7).
• Selfish ambition (or Selfishness) is the antithesis of Christian love (cp. Rom 2:8; Phil 2:3; Jas 3:14, 16).
• Division (Greek haireseis, “heresies, factions, sects”) refers to people using differing beliefs or practices to divide the community (cp. 1 Cor 11:17-19; 2 Pet 2:1-3).

TTNTyndale Theme Notes:

The Law and the Spirit

An enduring question of the Christian faith is, Do Christians need to keep the Old Testament law in order to become mature followers of Christ? Does following God’s law provide sanctification?

When the Christians in Galatia had received the Good News of salvation through faith in Christ, they had also received the Holy Spirit as the guarantee of their status as believers. Not only had God given his Spirit to them, but he had also worked miracles among them (Gal 3:5). They knew from experience that the Holy Spirit has the power to make them new people, and Paul had taught them to rely on the Spirit to guide them.

Shortly after Paul left Galatia, Jewish-Christian teachers arrived who taught the need to observe God’s law, both to be accepted by God and to be sanctified and become mature. They argued that Paul’s approach to sanctification by the Spirit would lead to lawlessness and sin.

Paul responded that, just as God counts us as righteous by faith, so also he makes us righteous by faith, through the working of the Spirit (Gal 5:16-26). Those who rely on the Spirit and follow his leading will not sin—God’s Spirit will never lead people to sin.

The real problem is not a lack of understanding regarding right and wrong. Our God-given conscience tells us when we’re doing wrong, and God’s law makes the requirements of his righteousness even clearer (Rom 7:7-12). The real problem is that, by nature, our hearts are hard and sinful, and we lack the wisdom to know the right thing to do in a given situation. By nature, we are unable to apply God’s word in a way that is consistent with his intentions.

The law cannot ameliorate our condition. But when the Holy Spirit guides and controls us, he changes our hearts to do the things that please God (Gal 5:22-23; Rom 8:5-14). God’s Spirit guides his people to fulfill his law in its true sense and intent. But fulfillment of the law must not be the goal or focus—the law is just our guardian (Gal 3:24-25). Instead, we focus on trusting God, relying on the Spirit, and loving others. God’s Spirit gives us the will and the power to do these things in a way that pleases God.

Passages for Further Study

Num 11:16-17, 24-30; Jer 31:33-34; Ezek 36:26-27; Luke 24:49; Acts 5:32; Rom 7:1–8:17; 12:2; 2 Cor 3:7-18; Gal 3:2-5; 5:5, 16-26; Heb 12:14-29


SOTNSIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:13–26: Let the Spirit of God lead you

In this section, Paul talked about what freedom means. He no longer focused on how a person is made righteous. He focused on how a person who has received the righteousness of Christ should live.

Paul told the Galatians that choosing to live their lives in the power of the Holy Spirit would keep them from living sinful lives. It would keep them from living as slaves to the law. A life lived in the Spirit is a life of love for each other.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

Follow closely the Spirit of God

Obey God’s Spirit, not your sinful desires

Paragraph 5:19–21

In this paragraph, Paul reminded the Galatians that they should not live sinful lives. He gave a list of examples of sinful actions. The list can be divided into several groups: sexual sins, wrong relationships to spiritual powers other than God, wrong relationships between people, and drunken living.

Paul’s list is not intended as a complete list of sins. Paul listed sins that represent the kinds of actions that come from the sinful nature. There are many more such sins.

5:20a

idolatry and sorcery;

idolatry and sorcery: The two Greek words that the BSB translates as idolatry and sorcery refer to a wrong relationship to spiritual powers other than God.

idolatry: The word idolatry refers to the worship of idols. It refers to worshiping false gods and their images or statues.

(In a broader sense, it also refers to honoring something above God. Paul says in Colossians 3:5 that greed is idolatry.)

Some other ways to translate this word are:

worshiping idols

worship of the shrine

worshiping that which it is not proper to worship

sorcery: The Greek word that the BSB translates as sorcery refers to the use of magic words, objects, or rituals to interact with spirits.

Some other ways to translate this word are:

witchcraft (NIV)

calling on evil spirits

using the power which Satan gives

5:20b–21a

hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions: These words refer to wrong relationships between people. They result in conflict between people.

Paul used eight different words to describe these sinful actions. Some of these words are very close in meaning. In some languages, it may be possible to find eight words that match the general range of meaning of these eight sins. In other languages, one word or term may include the meaning of two of Paul’s words. In other words, in some languages, it may be possible to translate the eight Greek words with fewer than eight terms. The meanings of the words that Paul used should guide your choices of words.

5:20b

hatred, discord, jealousy,

hatred: The Greek word that the BSB translates as hatred refers to being an enemy of someone and having hostile feelings and actions toward that person.

Some other ways to translate this word are:

People become enemies (GNT)

enmity (ESV)

people hate each other

discord: The Greek word that the BSB translates as discord refers to fights and conflicts between people.

Some other ways to translate this word are:

making trouble (NCV)

quarrelling (JBP)

people argue/fight

jealousy: The word jealousy refers to bad feelings toward another person because that person has something (including status or success) that you want. Some languages have idioms for these feelings, like “bitter stomach,” “black stomach,” or “evil eye.”

Some other ways to translate this word are:

being jealous

people are jealous/envious

5:20c

and rage; rivalries,

rage: The Greek word that the BSB translates as rage refers to intense anger and a tendency to express that anger in a way that hurts other people.

Some other ways to translate this word are:

outbursts of anger (NET)

being angry (NCV)

bad temper (JBP)

anger (RSV)

people are angry

rivalries: The Greek word that the BSB translates as rivalries refers to a selfish desire to be more important than others.

Some other ways to translate this word are:

being selfish (NCV)

selfish ambition (NIV)

selfishness (RSV)

people want their own way

5:20d

divisions, factions,

divisions: The Greek word that the BSB translates as divisions refers to people dividing into opposing groups. It refers to people separating themselves from people whom they do not agree with. They do this because they are angry with one another.

Some other ways to translate this word are:

conflict (GW)

dissensions (NASB)

making people angry with each other (NCV)

This word is very similar to the next word, which the BSB translates as factions.

factions: The Greek word that the BSB translates as factions refers to people dividing into different groups that are against one another. People unite with those people whom they agree with, and they are against the group that they disagree with.

Some other ways to translate this word are:

causing divisions among people (NCV)

division (NLT)

General Comment on 5:20d

Because the words “dissensions” and “divisions” are so similar, it is possible in some languages to translate these two words as one term. For example:

people divide into opposing groups


UTNuW Translation Notes:

εἰδωλολατρία, φαρμακεία, ἔχθραι, ἔρις, ζῆλοι, θυμοί, ἐριθεῖαι, διχοστασίαι, αἱρέσεις

idolatry sorcery enmities strife (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰδωλολατρία φαρμακεία ἔχθραι ἔρις ζηλοῖ θυμοί ἐριθεῖαι διχοστασίαι αἱρέσεις)

Alternate translation: [worshiping idols, practicing witchcraft, being hostile, striving with others, being jealous, angrily bursting out, causing people to divide, making factious groups]

BI Gal 5:20 ©