OET interlinear 1COR 2:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

for

Here, For introduces proof from Scripture to support what Paul has said about the “natural person” and the “spiritual” person in 2:14–15. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this connection with a word or phrase that indicates that Paul is introducing proof. Alternate translation: “you could tell that these things are true, because” or “Indeed,”

Note 2 topic: writing-quotations

γὰρ

for

Here, For is the only word that Paul uses to introduce a quotation from the Old Testament, in this case, from the book written by Isaiah the prophet (See: Isaiah 40:13). If your language would not introduce a quotation in this way, you could use a comparable phrase that indicates that Paul is quoting from an important text. Alternate translation: “For, as it can be read in the Old Testament,” or “For, according to Isaiah the prophet,”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

τίς & ἔγνω νοῦν Κυρίου, ὃς συμβιβάσει αὐτόν?

who & knew /the/_mind ˱of˲_/the/_Lord who /will_be/_teaching him

Here, the passage that Paul quotes from the book of Isaiah uses a question to indicate that no human has known the mind of the Lord, and no human will instruct him. The quoted question is not asking for information. Instead, it assumes that the answer is “no one,” and the author used a question to make a negative claim that is stronger than a simple statement. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind the question with a strong negative statement. Alternate translation: “no one has known the mind of the Lord—no one will instruct him.”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

νοῦν Κυρίου

/the/_mind ˱of˲_/the/_Lord

Here Paul uses the possessive form to describe a mind that the Lord has or uses. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind that the Lord is one who is thinking with the mindby using a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “the thoughts that the Lord thinks”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

νοῦν Χριστοῦ ἔχομεν

/the/_mind /the/_mind ˱of˲_Christ /are/_having

Here Paul speaks as if we are people who possess the mind of Christ. Paul means that we are able to understand what Christ thinks and share the same ways of thinking with him. He does not mean that we have taken Christ’s mind from him or that we no longer have our own mind. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express “having someone else’s mind” with a comparable metaphor or with a verb such as “share.” Alternate translation: “think the same thoughts as Christ does” or “share in the mind of Christ”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

νοῦν Χριστοῦ

/the/_mind /the/_mind ˱of˲_Christ

Here Paul uses the possessive form to describe a mind that Christ has or uses. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind that Christ is the one who is thinking with the mindby using a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “the thoughts that Christ thinks”