OET interlinear 1 COR 2:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

οὐ & ἔκρινά τι εἰδέναι ἐν ὑμῖν, εἰ μὴ Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὒ Γάρ ἔκρινα τὶ εἰδέναι ἐν ὑμῖν εἰ μή Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν καί τοῦτον ἐσταυρωμένον)

Here Paul speaks as if he decides to forget all his knowledge and become ignorant of everything except Jesus Christ. This is an exaggeration that the Corinthians would have understood as emphasis on Paul’s sharp focus on Jesus Christ as the one thing he wished to tell the Corinthians about. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this exaggeration with a phrase that indicates that it is an exaggeration or express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: [I decided to speak among you only about Jesus Christ]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-exceptions

οὐ & ἔκρινά τι εἰδέναι ἐν ὑμῖν, εἰ μὴ Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν, καὶ τοῦτον ἐσταυρωμένον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὒ Γάρ ἔκρινα τὶ εἰδέναι ἐν ὑμῖν εἰ μή Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν καί τοῦτον ἐσταυρωμένον)

If it would appear in your language that Paul makes a strong statement about knowing nothing and then contradicts it, you could reword this sentence so that there is no except. Alternate translation: [I decided that among you I would only know Jesus Christ and him crucified]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

τοῦτον ἐσταυρωμένον

this_‹one› ˓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 Jesus 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: [how he laid down his life on the cross]; (2) an indefinite or vague subject. Alternate translation: [how they crucified him]