OET interlinear 1COR 16:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

but

Here, But introduces a new topic: Paul’s own travel plans. It does not introduce a contrast with the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express But with a word or phrase that introduces a new topic, or you could leave it untranslated. Alternate translation: “Now”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἐλεύσομαι & πρὸς ὑμᾶς

˱I˲_/will_be/_coming & to you_all

Here Paul is speaking about his plan to visit the Corinthians at some point. Use a form in your language that indicates future travel plans to visit someone. Alternate translation: “I will arrive where you live”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / go

διέλθω & διέρχομαι

˱I˲_/may/_pass_through & ˱I˲_/am/_passing_through

Here, passed through and going through refer to entering and then exiting an area while one is traveling. Use a form in your language that refers to this kind of movement. Alternate translation: “I have entered and then left … I am entering and then leaving”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

διέρχομαι

˱I˲_/am/_passing_through

Here Paul speaks as if he were going through Macedonia while he writes this letter. He speaks in this way because it is his current plan to go through Macedonia when he leaves Ephesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express why Paul speaks in the present tense here with whatever tense is customarily used to speak about travel plans in your language. Alternate translation: “I will go through”