OET interlinear 1COR 15:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

ἔσχατος ἐχθρὸς καταργεῖται ὁ θάνατος

/the/_last enemy /is_being/_nullified_‹is› ¬the death

Here Paul speaks about death as if it were a person who was an enemy of Christ and believers. By speaking in this way, Paul identifies the fact that people die as something that does not fit with Christ’s full rule. If it would be helpful in your language, you could describe more generally how death is in opposition to Christ and believers. Alternate translation: “the last thing that defies Christ to be abolished: death”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἔσχατος ἐχθρὸς καταργεῖται

/the/_last enemy /is_being/_nullified_‹is›

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 to emphasize the enemy that is abolished more than the person doing the “abolishing.” If you must state who did the action, Paul implies that “Christ” did it. Alternate translation: “The last enemy that Christ will abolish”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

καταργεῖται ὁ θάνατος

/is_being/_nullified_‹is› ¬the death

In this sentence, Paul does not use a main verb. He uses this form to emphasize death as the last enemy. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate death to include a verb such as “is” and express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: “to be abolished is death” or “to be abolished is this: death”

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

καταργεῖται

/is_being/_nullified_‹is›

Here, abolished refers to making someone or something ineffective or no longer in control. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express abolished with a word or phrase that indicates that the Messiah has conquered or made something ineffective. Alternate translation: “to be overcome” or “to be nullified”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ὁ θάνατος

¬the death

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind death, you can express the idea by using a verb such as “die.” Alternate translation: “that people die” or “the fact that people die”