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OET interlinear 1 COR 2:5

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SR Greek word order

    1. Greek word
    2. Greek lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. ἵνα
    2. hina
    3. in order that
    4. that
    5. 24430
    6. C·······
    7. in_order_that
    8. in_order_that
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113632
    1. ἡ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113633
    1. πίστις
    2. pistis
    3. faith
    4. faith
    5. 41020
    6. N····NFS
    7. faith
    8. faith
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113634
    1. ὑμῶν
    2. su
    3. of you all
    4. your
    5. 47710
    6. R···2G·P
    7. ˱of˲ you_all
    8. ˱of˲ you_all
    9. -
    10. Y59; R113561
    11. 113635
    1. μή
    2. mē
    3. not
    4. -
    5. 33610
    6. D·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113636
    1. ᾖ
    2. eimi
    3. may be
    4. be
    5. 15100
    6. VSPA3··S
    7. may_be
    8. may_be
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113637
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113638
    1. σοφίᾳ
    2. sofia
    3. wisdom
    4. wisdom
    5. 46780
    6. N····DFS
    7. wisdom
    8. wisdom
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113639
    1. ἀνθρώπων
    2. anthrōpos
    3. of humans
    4. human
    5. 4440
    6. N····GMP
    7. ˱of˲ humans
    8. ˱of˲ humans
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113640
    1. ἀλλʼ
    2. alla
    3. but
    4. but
    5. 2350
    6. C·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113641
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113642
    1. δυνάμει
    2. dunamis
    3. +the power
    4. power
    5. 14110
    6. N····DFS
    7. ˓the˒ power
    8. ˓the˒ power
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113643
    1. Θεοῦ
    2. theos
    3. of god
    4. God's
    5. 23160
    6. N····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ god
    8. ˱of˲ God
    9. GN
    10. Y59; Person=God
    11. 113644

OET (OET-LV) in_order_that the faith of_you_all, not may_be in wisdom of_humans, but in the_power of_god.

OET (OET-RV) so that your faith wouldn’t be based on human wisdom, but on God’s power.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:10–2:16: Believers should not divide up into competing factions. They should be united by true wisdom, the message of the cross.

In this section Paul wrote about a serious problem in the Corinthian church. The Corinthian believers were dividing up into competing groups. They were following whichever human leader they admired the most. Paul tried to solve this problem by reminding the Corinthians of the message of the cross. He wanted them to stop following human wisdom and to follow God’s wisdom.

Paragraph 2:1–5

In this paragraph Paul used himself as an example of someone who did not depend on false, human wisdom. When he preached to the Corinthians, he talked only about what the Lord Jesus Christ did to save them. He trusted in God’s power to enable them to believe. He did not try to persuade them with clever speech.

2:5a

so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom,

so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom: This clause probably gives the purpose for Paul’s decision about his preaching in verses 1–4. Paul did not want the Corinthians to believe the gospel because of his own clever words. That is why he preached plainly about Christ. Other ways to translate this clause are:

so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom (NET)

so that your faith should depend not on human wisdom (NJB)

so that your faith would not be built on human wisdom

In some languages it may be more natural to translate this clause as a complete sentence. For example:

I preached plainly so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom.

I preached Christ plainly so that you would not trust him because of human wisdom.

2:5b

but on God’s power.

but on God’s power: Some words from the previous clause are implied but not repeated here. It may be more natural in your language to include some or all of the implied words. For example:

but instead your faith would be based on God’s power

Paul wanted the Corinthians to believe the gospel because of God’s power in their lives/hearts. In some languages it may be more natural to translate this clause as a complete sentence. For example:

I wanted you to trust in Christ only through the power of God.

General Comment on 2:5a-b

In some languages it may be more natural to reorder these clauses. You may need to first say what Paul did want and then what he did not want. For example:

This was so that your faith in Christ would be through God’s power and not through human wisdom.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν, μὴ ᾖ ἐν σοφίᾳ ἀνθρώπων, ἀλλ’ ἐν δυνάμει Θεοῦ

the faith ˱of˲_you_all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἵνα ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν μή ᾖ ἐν σοφίᾳ ἀνθρώπων ἀλλʼ ἐν δυνάμει Θεοῦ)

Here, when someone has faith that is in something, the word in signals what the faith is based on. Unlike in many other cases, in does not introduce what it is that people trust. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning of this phrase by translating in with a word or phrase that indicates the basis of the faith. Alternate translation: [your faith might not be based on the wisdom of men but be based on the power of God]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν, μὴ ᾖ

the faith ˱of˲_you_all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἵνα ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν μή ᾖ ἐν σοφίᾳ ἀνθρώπων ἀλλʼ ἐν δυνάμει Θεοῦ)

If you cannot use this form in your language, you could express the idea in active form by translating faith with a verb such as “trust” or “believe.” Alternate translation: [you might believe not]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

σοφίᾳ ἀνθρώπων

wisdom ˱of˲_humans

Here Paul uses the possessive form to describe what men think is wisdom. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind this form by translating men with an adjective such as “human.” Alternate translation: [in human wisdom]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἀνθρώπων

˱of˲_humans

Although men is masculine, Paul is using it to refer to anyone, whether man or woman. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express men with a non gendered word or refer to both genders. Alternate translation: [of people]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

δυνάμει Θεοῦ

˓the˒_power ˱of˲_God

Here Paul uses the possessive form to speak of power that God has and shows. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind the meaning of this phrase by translating power as a verb or adverb with God as the subject. Alternate translation: [God working powerfully]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Greek word
    5. Greek lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. in order that
    2. that
    3. 24430
    5. hina
    6. C-·······
    7. in_order_that
    8. in_order_that
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113632
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113633
    1. faith
    2. faith
    3. 41020
    5. pistis
    6. N-····NFS
    7. faith
    8. faith
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113634
    1. of you all
    2. your
    3. 47710
    5. su
    6. R-···2G·P
    7. ˱of˲ you_all
    8. ˱of˲ you_all
    9. -
    10. Y59; R113561
    11. 113635
    1. not
    2. -
    3. 33610
    5. mē
    6. D-·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113636
    1. may be
    2. be
    3. 15100
    5. eimi
    6. V-SPA3··S
    7. may_be
    8. may_be
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113637
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113638
    1. wisdom
    2. wisdom
    3. 46780
    5. sofia
    6. N-····DFS
    7. wisdom
    8. wisdom
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113639
    1. of humans
    2. human
    3. 4440
    5. anthrōpos
    6. N-····GMP
    7. ˱of˲ humans
    8. ˱of˲ humans
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113640
    1. but
    2. but
    3. 2350
    5. alla
    6. C-·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113641
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113642
    1. +the power
    2. power
    3. 14110
    5. dunamis
    6. N-····DFS
    7. ˓the˒ power
    8. ˓the˒ power
    9. -
    10. Y59
    11. 113643
    1. of god
    2. God's
    3. 23160
    4. GN
    5. theos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ god
    8. ˱of˲ God
    9. GN
    10. Y59; Person=God
    11. 113644

OET (OET-LV) in_order_that the faith of_you_all, not may_be in wisdom of_humans, but in the_power of_god.

OET (OET-RV) so that your faith wouldn’t be based on human wisdom, but on God’s power.

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

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