Galatians 6:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGalatians 6:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὅσοι
hósos
G3745
how much
θέλουσιν
thélō
G2309
to will
εὐπροσωπῆσαι
euprosōpéō
G2146
to please
ἐν
en
G1722
in
σαρκί
sárx
G4561
flesh
οὗτοι
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἀναγκάζουσιν
anankázō
G315
to compel
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
περιτέμνεσθαι
peritémnō
G4059
to circumcise
μόνον
mónon
G3440
only
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
σταυρῷ
staurós
G4716
cross
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
Χριστοῦ
Christós
G5547
Christ
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
διώκονται
diṓkō
G1377
to persecute
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
As many as desire to look good in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised; only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
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King James Version Public Domain
As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
As many as desire to make a good impression in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised, only so that they might not be persecuted for the cross of Christ Jesus.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).