GAL 5:25 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) If we’re being led by God’s spirit in our living, then we should also be aligning our values by the spirit.

Key: khaki:verbs, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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).

UST Since the Holy Spirit has made us spiritually alive, we must let the Holy Spirit lead us.

AICNT If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.

OEB Since our life is due to the Spirit, let us rule our conduct also by the Spirit.

WEBBE If we live by the Spirit, let’s also walk by the Spirit.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET If we live by the Spirit, let us also behave in accordance with the Spirit.

LSV if we may live in the Spirit, we may also walk in the Spirit;

FBV If we live in the Spirit we should also walk in the Spirit.

TCNT Since we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.

T4T Since God’s Spirit has caused us to be spiritually alive, we should conduct our lives the way the Spirit directs us.

LEB If we live by the Spirit, we must also follow the Spirit.

BBE If we are living by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us be guided.

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Wymth If we are living by the Spirit's power, let our conduct also be governed by the Spirit's power.

ASV If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk.

DRA If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

YLT if we may live in the Spirit, in the Spirit also we may walk;

Drby If we live by the Spirit, let us walk also by the Spirit.

RV If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk.

Wbstr If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

KJB-1769 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

KJB-1611 If we liue in the Spirit, let vs also walke in the Spirit.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Yf we lyue in ye spirite, let vs walke in the spirite.
(If we live in ye/you_all spirit, let us walk in the spirit.)

Gnva If we liue in the Spirit, let vs also walke in the Spirit.
(If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. )

Cvdl Yf we lyue in the sprete, let vs walke also in the sprete.
(If we live in the spirit, let us walk also in the spirit.)

TNT Yf we lyve in the sprete let vs walke in the sprete.
(If we lyve in the spirit let us walk in the spirit. )

Wycl If we lyuen bi spirit, walke we bi spirit; be we not made coueytouse of veyn glorie, stirynge ech othere to wraththe, or hauynge enuye ech to othere.
(If we lyuen by spirit, walk we by spirit; be we not made coueytouse of veyn glory, stirynge each other to wraththe, or having enuye each to other.)

Luth So wir im Geist leben, so lasset uns auch im Geist wandeln.
(So we/us in_the spirit life, so let us/to_us/ourselves also in_the spirit wandeln.)

ClVg Si Spiritu vivimus, Spiritu et ambulemus.[fn]
(When/But_if Spiritu vivimus, Spiritu and ambulemus. )

5.25 Si spiritu vivimus. Quod communiter supra dixit, ad istos quibus scribit retorquet, et se eis connumerat, per hoc ostendens, se non dicere eis quod ipse non velit servare. Quasi dicat: Non dico vobis aliquid quod et facere ipse nolim.

5.25 When/But_if spiritu vivimus. That communiter supra dixit, to istos to_whom scribit retorquet, and se to_them connumerat, through this ostendens, se not/no dicere to_them that exactly_that/himself not/no velit servare. Quasi let_him_say: Non dico to_you aliquid that and facere exactly_that/himself nolim.

UGNT εἰ ζῶμεν Πνεύματι, Πνεύματι καὶ στοιχῶμεν.
(ei zōmen Pneumati, Pneumati kai stoiⱪōmen.)

SBL-GNT εἰ ζῶμεν πνεύματι, πνεύματι καὶ στοιχῶμεν.
(ei zōmen pneumati, pneumati kai stoiⱪōmen.)

TC-GNT Εἰ ζῶμεν πνεύματι, πνεύματι καὶ στοιχῶμεν.
(Ei zōmen pneumati, pneumati kai stoiⱪōmen. )

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

TTN Tyndale 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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἰ

Paul is speaking as if this were a hypothetical possibility, but he means that it is actually true. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might misunderstand and think that what Paul is saying is not certain, then you could translate his words as an affirmative statement. Alternate translation: [Because]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ζῶμεν Πνεύματι

˱we˲_/are/_living ˱by˲_/the/_Spirit

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: [the Spirit causes us to be alive]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ζῶμεν

˱we˲_/are/_living

Here, live refers to a Christian’s spirit being alive, which will result in that person living forever with God in heaven. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [we live spiritually]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

Πνεύματι καὶ στοιχῶμεν

˱by˲_/the/_Spirit (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ ζῶμεν Πνεύματι Πνεύματι καὶ στοιχῶμεν)

See how you translated walk by the Spirit in 5:16.

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