11 translations · Greek
Galatians 1:10
For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.
Galatians 1:10 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.
- KJV King James Version
- For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? or am I striving to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men—I should not be Christ’s servant.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Whose approval do you think I want—that of people, or of God? Do you think I'm trying to please people? If I wanted to please people I wouldn't be a servant of Christ!
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- for now men do I persuade, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if yet men I did please — Christ's servant I should not be.
- DBY Darby Translation
- For do I now seek to satisfy men or God? or do I seek to please men? If I were yet pleasing men, I were not Christ's bondman.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? If I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἄρτι | Arti | {Am I} now | G737 ἄρτι now |
| γὰρ | gar | — | G1063 γάρ for |
| ἀνθρώπους | anthrōpous | of men | G444 ἄνθρωπος a human |
| πείθω | peithō | seeking the approval | G3982 πείθω to persuade |
| ἢ | ē | or | G2228 ἤ or |
| τὸν | ton | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεόν | Theon | of God | G2316 θεός God |
| ἢ | ē | Or | G2228 ἤ or |
| ζητῶ | zētō | am I striving | G2212 ζητέω to seek |
| ἀνθρώποις | anthrōpois | men | G444 ἄνθρωπος a human |
| ἀρέσκειν | areskein | to please | G700 ἀρέσκω to please |
| εἰ | ei | If | G1487 εἰ if |
| ἔτι | eti | — | G2089 ἔτι still |
| ἀνθρώποις | anthrōpois | men | G444 ἄνθρωπος a human |
| ἤρεσκον | ēreskon | I were still trying to please | G700 ἀρέσκω to please |
| Χριστοῦ | Christou | of Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
| δοῦλος | doulos | a servant | G1401 δοῦλος slave |
| οὐκ | ouk | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| ἂν | an | — | G302 ἄν if |
| ἤμην | ēmēn | I would not be | G1510 εἰμί to be |
Related verses
- 1 Thessalonians 2:4
But even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.
- Acts 5:29
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
- Ephesians 6:6
not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
- James 4:4
You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
- Matthew 22:16
They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter whom you teach, for you aren’t partial to anyone.
- Colossians 3:22
Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.
- 2 Corinthians 5:9–11
Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him. For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God; and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.
- Romans 2:29
but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.
- Acts 4:19–20
But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves, for we can’t help telling the things which we saw and heard.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:33
even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be saved.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
8 But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any “good news” other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.
9 As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any “good news” other than that which you received, let him be cursed.
10 For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.
11 But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man.
12 For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.
Read all of Galatians 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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