OET interlinear 1 COR 15:56

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τό Δέ κέντρον τοῦ θανάτου ἡ ἁμαρτία ἡ δέ δύναμις τῆς ἁμαρτίας ὁ νόμος)

Here, But introduces a clarification or further elaboration. It does not introduce a contrast with the quotations in the previous two verses. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express But with a word or phrase that introduces a clarification or elaboration, or you could leave it untranslated. Alternate translation: [Now]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τὸ & κέντρον τοῦ θανάτου ἡ ἁμαρτία

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τό Δέ κέντρον τοῦ θανάτου ἡ ἁμαρτία ἡ δέ δύναμις τῆς ἁμαρτίας ὁ νόμος)

Here, the sting of death refers back to the same words in the quote in [15:56](../15/56.md). Express the metaphor the same you did there. Alternate translation: [the pain that death causes comes from sin] or [death’s ability to harm is sin]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τοῦ θανάτου ἡ ἁμαρτία

¬the ˱of˲_death_‹is› ¬the sin

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas behind death and sin, you can express the ideas by using verbs such as “die” and “sin.” Alternate translation: [that leads to dying is how people sin]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἡ δὲ δύναμις τῆς ἁμαρτίας ὁ νόμος

¬the the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τό Δέ κέντρον τοῦ θανάτου ἡ ἁμαρτία ἡ δέ δύναμις τῆς ἁμαρτίας ὁ νόμος)

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas behind power and sin, you can express the ideas by using verbs such as “empower” and “sin.” Alternate translation: [and the law makes what make people do wrong powerful] or [and it is the law that empowers how people sin]