OET interlinear 1 COR 15:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

ἐγὼ & εἰμι ὁ ἐλάχιστος τῶν ἀποστόλων, ὃς οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς καλεῖσθαι ἀπόστολος, διότι ἐδίωξα τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγώ Γάρ εἰμί ὁ ἐλάχιστος τῶν ἀποστόλων ὅς οὐκ εἰμί ἱκανός καλεῖσθαι ἀπόστολος διότι ἐδίωξα τήν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ)

If your language would state the reason before the result, you could move the clause because I persecuted the church of God earlier in the sentence. It could give the reason for: (1) who am not worthy to be called an apostle. Alternate translation: [I am the least of the apostles, who, because I persecuted the church of God, am not worthy to be called an apostle]; (2) the whole sentence. Alternate translation: [because I persecuted the church of God, I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ ἐλάχιστος

the least

Here, least implies least in importance and honor. If your readers would not infer that importance and honor are what Paul is least in, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [the least important] or [the least valuable]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

καλεῖσθαι

˓to_be_being˒_called

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. Since Paul uses the passive to avoid stating who is doing the “calling,” you can use a vague or indefinite subject if you must state who does the action. Alternate translation: [for people to call me] or [for them to call me]

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγώ Γάρ εἰμί ὁ ἐλάχιστος τῶν ἀποστόλων ὅς οὐκ εἰμί ἱκανός καλεῖσθαι ἀπόστολος διότι ἐδίωξα τήν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ)

Here, the church of God refers to everyone who believes in the Messiah. It does not refer to just one church or group of believers. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate the church of God to make it clear that this phrase refers to all believers. Alternate translation: [the churches of God] or [the whole church of God]