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OET (OET-LV) Therefore be_watching, remembering that night and day for_three_year, I_ not _ceased admonishing each one with tears.
OET (OET-RV) so take great care. Remember that for three years, I never stopped warning each of you along with my tears
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives
οὐκ ἐπαυσάμην & νουθετῶν
not ˱I˲_ceased & admonishing
If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a positive expression to translate this double negative that consists of the negative particle not and the negative word stop. Alternate translation: “I continued to warn”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
μετὰ δακρύων
with tears
Paul is referring to strong emotion by association with the way a person who feels things deeply sheds tears of sadness or joy. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “with deep emotion” or “with genuine feeling”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / merism
νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν
night and day
Paul is using the two parts of a full day, night and day, to mean all the time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “all the time”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole
νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν
night and day
Paul says night and day here as a generalization for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: “without ever giving up”
20:18-38 Paul’s address to the elders of the church of Ephesus is a testimony regarding his life and ministry in Ephesus, calling for similar dedication from the leaders who would carry on the ministry. The sermon highlights Paul’s integrity and pastoral care (20:18-21, 26, 31), speaks about the future (20:22-23, 25, 29-30), warns against false teachers (20:29-30), and exhorts the elders to be watchful and faithful (20:28, 31). Paul modeled sacrificial, conscientious, servant leadership.
OET (OET-LV) Therefore be_watching, remembering that night and day for_three_year, I_ not _ceased admonishing each one with tears.
OET (OET-RV) so take great care. Remember that for three years, I never stopped warning each of you along with my tears
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.