OET interlinear 1COR 10:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἑστάναι & μὴ πέσῃ

/to_have/_stood & lest ˱he˲_/may/_fall

Here someone who stands is someone who is strong and faithful when following Jesus. People who fall are those who fail to faithfully follow Jesus and whom God punishes, just like he punished the Israelites. “Standing” and “falling” physically represent the spiritual state of the person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express stands and fall with a comparable metaphor or express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: [he has firm footing … he might not slip] or [he acts faithfully … he might not fail]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative3p

βλεπέτω

˱him˲_/let_be/_seeing

Here Paul uses a third-person imperative. If you have third-person imperatives in your language, you could use one here. If you do not have third-person imperatives, you could express the idea using words such as “should” or “needs to.” Alternate translation: [he needs to be careful that]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἑστάναι, βλεπέτω μὴ πέσῃ

/to_have/_stood ˱him˲_/let_be/_seeing lest ˱he˲_/may/_fall

Although he and him are masculine, Paul is using them to refer to anyone, whether man or woman. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express he and him with non gendered words or refer to both genders. Alternate translation: [he or she stands, let him or her be careful that he or she might not fall]