uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

εὑρισκόμεθα

˱we˲_/are_being/_found

Connecting Statement:

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 form here to focus on who are found rather than focusing on the person doing the “finding.” If you must state who does the action, you can use a vague or indefinite subject. Alternate translation: “they would find us to be” or “people would find us to be”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

εὑρισκόμεθα

˱we˲_/are_being/_found

Connecting Statement:

Here, we are found indicates that other people realize or find out something about “us.” The phrase emphasizes the status of the subject (we) more than the action of others in finding that status out. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express we are found to be with a word or phrase that refers to status. Alternate translation: “it is clear that we are” or “everyone would know that we are”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

εὑρισκόμεθα & ἐμαρτυρήσαμεν

˱we˲_/are_being/_found & ˱we˲_testified

Connecting Statement:

Here, just as “our” did in 15:14, we refers to Paul and the other apostles mentioned in earlier verses (See: 15:11). It does not include the Corinthians.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ψευδομάρτυρες τοῦ Θεοῦ

false_witnesses ¬the ˱of˲_God

Here Paul uses the possessive form to indicate that he and other apostles would be false witnesses who say false things about God. If your language does not use this form to express that idea, you can express the idea by using a word such as “about” or by using a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “false witnesses concerning God” or “falsely testifying about God”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

κατὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ

concerning ¬the God

Here, concerning God could indicate: (1) that God is a person about whom we testified. Alternate translation: “about God” (2) that we testified against God by saying he did something that he did not do. Alternate translation: “against God” (3) that God is the authority by which we testified. Alternate translation: “by God” or “by God’s authority”

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-condition-contrary

εἴπερ ἄρα νεκροὶ οὐκ ἐγείρονται

if_indeed consequently /the/_dead not /are_being/_raised

Here Paul is making a conditional statement that sounds hypothetical, but he is already convinced that the condition is not true. He knows that the dead really are raised. He uses this form to continue to show the Corinthians the implications of their claim about resurrection. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a condition that the speaker believes is not true. Alternate translation: “if then the dead actually are not raised”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

νεκροὶ οὐκ ἐγείρονται

/the/_dead not /are_being/_raised

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 form here to focus on who are or are not raised rather than focusing on the person doing the “raising.” If you must state who does the action, Paul implies that “God” does it. Alternate translation: “God does not raise the dead”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

νεκροὶ

/the/_dead

Paul is using the adjective dead as a noun in order to refer to all people who are dead. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this with a noun phrase. Alternate translation: “the dead people” or “the corpses”