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BI Php 3:6 ©

Text critical issues=minor spelling Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)zealously persecuted assembled believers, and without fault in terms of obeying the law.

OET-LVaccording_to zeal persecuting the assembly, according_to righteousness which is by the_law having_become blameless.

SR-GNTκατὰ ζῆλος διώκων τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, κατὰ δικαιοσύνην τὴν ἐν νόμῳ γενόμενος ἄμεμπτος.
   (kata zaʸlos diōkōn taʸn ekklaʸsian, kata dikaiosunaʸn taʸn en nomōi genomenos amemptos.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, 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).

ULTaccording to zeal, persecuting the church; according to righteousness that is in the law, having become blameless.

USTWith regard to being passionate about what I believed, I was so extremely passionate about what I believed that I caused those who followed Jesus to suffer. With regard to doing what God required in the law of Moses and doing what the scribes required concerning it, I was without fault.

BSBas to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.

BLBaccording to zeal, persecuting the church; according to righteousness in the Law, having become faultless.


AICNTas to zeal, persecuting the church; as to the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

OEBas to zeal, I was a persecutor of the church; as to such righteousness as is due to Law, I proved myself blameless.

2DT chasing the assembly consistent with zeal, being infallible consistent with rightness in Code.

WEBBEconcerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

WMBB (Same as above)

NETIn my zeal for God I persecuted the church. According to the righteousness stipulated in the law I was blameless.

LSVAccording to zeal—persecuting the Assembly! According to righteousness that is in law—becoming blameless!

FBVas for religious dedication I was a persecutor of the church; while in regard to doing right according to the law I was blameless!

TCNTas to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.

T4TI was so zealous to make people obey those laws that I caused the people who believe in Christ to suffer because I thought they were trying to abolish those laws. Indeed, as far as my obeying those laws is concerned, no one could have accused me by saying that I had disobeyed any of those laws.

LEBaccording to zeal persecuting the church, according to the righteousness in the law being blameless.

BBEIn bitter hate I was cruel to the church; I kept all the righteousness of the law to the last detail.

MoffNo Moff PHP book available

Wymthas to zeal, a persecutor of the Church; as to the righteousness which comes through Law, blameless.

ASVas touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

DRAAccording to zeal, persecuting the church of God; according to the justice that is in the law, conversing without blame.

YLTaccording to zeal persecuting the assembly! according to righteousness that is in law becoming blameless!

Drbyas to zeal, persecuting the assembly; as to righteousness which [is] in [the] law, found blameless;

RVas touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

WbstrConcerning zeal, persecuting the church; with respect to the righteousness which is by the law, blameless.

KJB-1769Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

KJB-1611Concerning zeale, persecuting the Church: touching the righteousnesse which is in the Law, blamelesse.

BshpsConcernyng feruentnesse, persecutyng the Churche: touchyng ye righteousnesse which is in ye lawe, I was blamelesse.
   (Concernyng feruentnesse, persecutyng the Churche: touchyng ye/you_all righteousnesse which is in ye/you_all law, I was blamelesse.)

GnvaConcerning zeale, I persecuted ye Church: touching the righteousnesse which is in the Law, I was vnrebukeable.
   (Concerning zeale, I persecuted ye/you_all Church: touching the righteousnesse which is in the Law, I was unrebukeable. )

Cvdlas concernynge feruentnes I persecuted the cogregacion: and as touchinge the righteousnes which is in the lawe, I was vnrebukable.
   (as concernynge feruentnes I persecuted the cogregacion: and as touchinge the righteousness which is in the law, I was unrebukable.)

TNTand as concernynge fervetnes I perseuted the congregacion and as touchynge the rightewesnes which is in the lawe I was vnrebukable.
   (and as concernynge fervetnes I perseuted the congregation and as touchynge the righteousness which is in the law I was unrebukable. )

Wyclbi loue pursuynge the chirche of God, bi riytwisnesse that is in the lawe lyuynge with out playnt.
   (bi love pursuynge the church of God, by righteousness that is in the law living with out playnt.)

Luthnach dem Eifer ein Verfolger der Gemeinde, nach der Gerechtigkeit im Gesetz gewesen unsträflich.
   (nach to_him Eifer a Verfolger the/of_the Gemeinde, after the/of_the Gerechtigkeit in_the law been unsträflich.)

ClVgsecundum æmulationem persequens Ecclesiam Dei, secundum justitiam, quæ in lege est, conversatus sine querela.
   (secundum æmulationem persequens Ecclesiam of_God, after/second justitiam, which in lege it_is, conversatus without querela. )

UGNTκατὰ ζῆλος διώκων τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, κατὰ δικαιοσύνην τὴν ἐν νόμῳ γενόμενος ἄμεμπτος.
   (kata zaʸlos diōkōn taʸn ekklaʸsian, kata dikaiosunaʸn taʸn en nomōi genomenos amemptos.)

SBL-GNTκατὰ ⸀ζῆλος διώκων τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, κατὰ δικαιοσύνην τὴν ἐν νόμῳ γενόμενος ἄμεμπτος.
   (kata ⸀zaʸlos diōkōn taʸn ekklaʸsian, kata dikaiosunaʸn taʸn en nomōi genomenos amemptos.)

TC-GNTκατὰ [fn]ζῆλον διώκων τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, κατὰ δικαιοσύνην τὴν ἐν νόμῳ γενόμενος ἄμεμπτος.
   (kata zaʸlon diōkōn taʸn ekklaʸsian, kata dikaiosunaʸn taʸn en nomōi genomenos amemptos. )


3:6 ζηλον ¦ ζηλος CT

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


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

3:6 I harshly persecuted the church (see Acts 8:1-3; 9:1-2, 21; Gal 1:13): His actions demonstrated his zeal for Judaism, to which the Good News of Jesus was seen as a threat.
• Paul’s righteousness, as judged by human standards, was another indication of his zeal for the law (see also Gal 1:14; for Paul’s later Christian view, cp. Rom 3:23; 7:14-25).


UTNuW Translation Notes:

κατὰ ζῆλος διώκων τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, κατὰ δικαιοσύνην τὴν ἐν νόμῳ γενόμενος ἄμεμπτος

according_to zeal persecuting the assembly according_to righteousness which_‹is› by /the/_law /having/_become blameless

In this verse Paul finishes naming the things in which he put his confidence before he believed in Christ.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

κατὰ ζῆλος διώκων τὴν ἐκκλησίαν

according_to zeal persecuting the assembly

Here, the phrase persecuting the church is explaining the extent of Paul’s zeal. Before Paul believed in Jesus, he thought that by persecuting the church, he was serving God and ensuring that the law of Moses was honored and obeyed. If it would be helpful in your language, consider stating the meaning of the phrase according to zeal, persecuting the church plainly. Alternate translation: “having so much desire to serve God that I persecuted the church” or “wanting so much to honor God, I persecuted the church”

Note 2 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

τὴν ἐκκλησίαν

the assembly

Here, church is a collective noun. The phrase the church refers to Christians as a whole and includes anyone belonging to the group of people who follow Jesus. What Paul means by saying that he had persecuted the church is that he formerly persecuted anyone who was a Christian. Alternate translation: “persecuting Christians” or “persecuting anyone who was a Christian”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

κατὰ δικαιοσύνην τὴν ἐν νόμῳ γενόμενος ἄμεμπτος

according_to according_to righteousness which_‹is› by /the/_law /having/_become blameless

The phrase righteousness that is in the law refers to obeying the righteous guidelines for living that the law of Moses required. Paul obeyed the law so carefully that he believed that no one could find any part of it that he disobeyed. If it would be helpful in your language, consider stating it plainly. Alternate translation: “As regards obeying the law of Moses, no one could say that I ever disobeyed the law”

BI Php 3:6 ©