OET interlinear 1COR 13:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

ἡ ἀγάπη μακροθυμεῖ, χρηστεύεται; ἡ ἀγάπη οὐ ζηλοῖ; ἡ ἀγάπη οὐ περπερεύεται, οὐ φυσιοῦται

¬The love /is/_being_patient /is/_being_kind ¬the love not /is/_being_jealous ¬the love not /is/_bragging not /is_being/_arrogant

Here Paul speaks as if love were a person who could be patient, kind, without envy, without “boasting,” and not arrogant. Paul speaks in this way to describe the abstract idea of love in more concrete ways that are easier to think about. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make Paul’s description of love more concrete in another way, such as by speaking about the “people” who love. Alternate translation: “If you love others, you are patient and kind; you do not envy; you do not boast, you are not arrogant”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

μακροθυμεῖ, χρηστεύεται

/is/_being_patient /is/_being_kind

Here Paul does not connect is patient and is kind with any other words. He does this because he wants the Corinthians to think of these two ideas as closely connected. Since English speakers would misunderstand this connection, the ULT has added “and” to clarify that these two ideas are connected. If your readers would also misunderstand the connection, you could add a connecting word like the ULT does or you could express is kind as its own thought. Alternate translation: “is patient; it is kind”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

οὐ περπερεύεται, οὐ φυσιοῦται

not not /is/_bragging not /is_being/_arrogant

Here, boast refers to how people try to draw attention to how great they are, often with words. On the other hand, arrogant refers to how highly people think about themselves. If your language has words that fit with these distinctions, you could use them here. If your language does not have words that fit with these distinctions, you can use one general word for “arrogance” or “pride.” Alternate translation: “is not proud”