OET interlinear 1COR 1:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

δὲ

but

Here Paul uses But to continue the contrast he set up in 1:22. Jews seek signs, and Greeks seek wisdom, but Paul and those like him proclaim that the Messiah was crucified. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this connection with a word or phrase that indicates a strong contrast between behavior or beliefs. Alternate translation: “In contrast with them,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἡμεῖς

we

Here, we refers to Paul and others who proclaim the gospel with him. It does not include the Corinthians.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

Χριστὸν ἐσταυρωμένον

Christ /having_been/_crucified

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 Christ who was crucified rather than the person doing the “crucifying.” If you must state who does the action, you can express the idea with: (1) Christ as the subject. Alternate translation: “that Christ laid down his life on the cross” (2) an indefinite or vague subject. Alternate translation: “that they crucified Christ”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

σκάνδαλον

/a/_offense

Paul uses stumbling block to indicate that the message about “Christ crucified” causes offense or repulses many Jews. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning of this word with a comparable metaphor or express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: “a repulsive concept” or “an unacceptable idea”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

Ἰουδαίοις & ἔθνεσιν

˱to˲_/the/_Jews & ˱to˲_pagans

By using the words translated Jews and Gentiles, Paul is not saying that every single Jewish and Gentile person responds to the gospel in these ways. Instead, he is generalizing, identifying common patterns among people who are Jewish and Gentile. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this form by clarifying that not all Jews and Gentiles are meant. Alternate translation: “to most Jews … to most Gentiles”