OET interlinear 1COR 10:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative3p

μηδεὶς & ζητείτω

no_one & /let_be/_seeking

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 a word such as “should” or “must.” Alternate translation: “No one should seek”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἑαυτοῦ

˱of˲_himself

Here, his is written in masculine form, but it refers to anyone, no matter what their gender might be. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind hisby using a word that does not have gender, or you could use both genders. Alternate translation: “his or her own”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὸ ἑαυτοῦ & ἀλλὰ τὸ τοῦ ἑτέρου

the_‹thing› ˱of˲_himself & but the_‹thing› ˱of˲_the other

Here Paul speaks of a good that belongs to oneself or to another person. By this, he refers to what is good for oneself or for the other person. If your language does not use the possessive form to express that idea, you can clarify that the good is “for” somebody. Alternate translation: “what is good for himself, but what is good for the other person”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἀλλὰ τὸ τοῦ ἑτέρου

but the_‹thing› ˱of˲_the other

This phrase leaves out some words that many languages might need to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the first half of the verse. Alternate translation: “but let each person seek the good of the other person”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

τοῦ ἑτέρου

˱of˲_the other

Paul is speaking of other people in general, not of one particular other person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the other person with a form that does refer generically to people in your language. Alternate translation: “of every other person”