OET interlinear COL 1:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-textvariants

τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν

¬the redemption

Some later manuscripts add “through his blood” after redemption. Most likely, “through his blood” was accidentally added because of how similar this verse is to Ephesians 1:7, which does include “through his blood.” Most likely, you should not include “through his blood” in your translation.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἔχομεν τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν

˱we˲_/are/_having ¬the redemption

Here, the word redemption does not refer to a payment or to the act of redeeming. Instead, it refers to the result of the act of redeeming. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word such as “freedom” to express this idea. Alternate translation: “we have freedom”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἔχομεν τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν, τὴν ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν

˱we˲_/are/_having ¬the redemption the forgiveness ¬the ˱of˲_sins

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas behind redemption and forgiveness, you could express the idea by using verbs. Alternate translation: “God has redeemed us; that is, he has forgiven our sins”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὴν ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν

¬the the forgiveness ¬the ˱of˲_sins

Here, Paul uses the possessive form to indicate that the forgiveness concerns sins. If your language does not use this form to express that idea, you could use a verb for forgiveness and make sins its object or complement. If you use the following alternate translation, you may need to replace the comma before it with a semicolon. Alternate translation: “that is, God has forgiven us for our sins”