OET interlinear 1COR 14:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

ἐὰν & πάντες προφητεύωσιν, εἰσέλθῃ δέ τις ἄπιστος ἢ ἰδιώτης, ἐλέγχεται

if & all /may_be/_prophesying /may/_come_in and /a/_certain unbeliever or inquirer ˱he˲_/is_being/_rebuked

Here Paul is using a hypothetical situation to teach the Corinthians. He wants them to imagine that all would prophesy, and he implies that the whole church is together for this hypothetical situation, just like for the last one (See: 14:23). Then, he wants them to imagine what would happen if some unbeliever or ungifted person is present and hears all prophesying. Use a natural way in your language to introduce a hypothetical situation. Alternate translation: “suppose that they all would prophesy. Suppose that some unbeliever or ungifted person comes in. In that situation, he is convicted”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

πάντες προφητεύωσιν

all /may_be/_prophesying

Here Paul uses the third person because he is again using a hypothetical situation. However, he wants the Corinthians to apply this hypothetical situation to themselves. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express that they applies to the Corinthians with the second person instead. Alternate translation: “you all would prophesy”

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

ἰδιώτης

inquirer

Here, just as in 14:23, ungifted could refer to: (1) any person who does not understand the tongues that the other people are speaking. Alternate translation: “person who does not understand tongues” or “uninitiated person” (2) a person who is not part of the Christian group. Alternate translation: “outsider”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / go

εἰσέλθῃ

/may/_come_in

Your language may say “might go in” rather than might come in in this situation. Use whatever form is natural. Alternate translation: “might go in”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

ἐλέγχεται ὑπὸ πάντων, ἀνακρίνεται ὑπὸ πάντων

˱he˲_/is_being/_rebuked by all ˱he˲_/is_being/_examined by all

Here Paul uses the same words and structure twice, only changing the verb. He does this to emphasize how the “prophecy” affects the unbeliever or ungifted person. If your language does not use repetition for emphasis, and if your readers might be confused as to why Paul repeats himself, you can combine these two clauses into one. Alternate translation: “he is confronted by all” or “he is convicted and examined by all”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐλέγχεται ὑπὸ πάντων, ἀνακρίνεται ὑπὸ πάντων

˱he˲_/is_being/_rebuked by all ˱he˲_/is_being/_examined by all

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Paul uses the passive here to emphasize the person who is convicted or examined rather than emphasizing the all that is doing the actions. Alternate translation: “all convict him, all examine him”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἐλέγχεται & ἀνακρίνεται

˱he˲_/is_being/_rebuked & ˱he˲_/is_being/_examined

Although he is masculine, Paul is using it to refer to anyone, whether man or woman. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express he with a non gendered word or refer to both genders. Alternate translation: “he or she is convicted … he or she is examined”

(Occurrence -1) ὑπὸ πάντων

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐὰν δὲ πάντες προφητεύωσιν εἰσέλθῃ δέ τις ἄπιστος ἢ ἰδιώτης ἐλέγχεται ὑπὸ πάντων ἀνακρίνεται ὑπὸ πάντων)

Here, all could refer to: (1) everything that the people who prophesy are saying. Alternate translation: “by all that is said … by all that is said” or “by all the words … by all the words” (2) they all who are prophesying. Alternate translation: “by all who are prophesying … by all who are prophesying”