OET interlinear 2COR 11:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πάλιν

again

Here Paul could be using the word again to refer to: (1) what he said in 11:1 about how he wanted the Corinthians to bear with his foolishness. Alternate translation: “what I have already said” (2) what he said in 11:13–15 about how he is different from his foolish opponents. Alternate translation: “again what I just said”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

εἰ & μή

if & not

Here Paul uses the conditional form to introduce something that he thinks may or may not happen. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that introduces something that could happen. Alternate translation: “even if not” or “were that not to happen”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

εἰ & μή

if & not

Paul is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “if you do think me to be foolish” or “if you do not listen to that”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

γε κἂν ὡς ἄφρονα δέξασθέ με, ἵνα κἀγὼ μικρόν τι καυχήσωμαι

surely even_if as foolish receive me in_order_that also_I little some /may/_boast

Here Paul wants the Corinthians to let him do what fools do if they think that he is a fool. He implies that people let fools boast and say crazy things. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make the idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “allow me to act like a fool among you so that I too may boast a little bit like fools do”