OET interlinear 1COR 4:3

uW Translation Notes:

ἐμοὶ & ἐστιν

˱to˲_me & ˱it˲_is

Alternate translation: “I consider it” or “from my perspective”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

εἰς ἐλάχιστόν ἐστιν

to /the/_least ˱it˲_is

When Paul says that it is a very small thing for him to be examined, what he means is that their “examination” of him is unimportant to him. Whether they think he has been faithful or not does not matter to him at all. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning of this phrase with a comparable idiom or express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: “it is no big deal” or “it has no significance”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὑφ’ ὑμῶν ἀνακριθῶ, ἢ ὑπὸ ἀνθρωπίνης ἡμέρας;

by you_all ˱I˲_/may_be/_examined or by /a/_human day

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 Paul, who is examined, rather than you or the human court, who does the “examining.” Alternate translation: “you or a human court would examine me”

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

ἀνθρωπίνης ἡμέρας

/a/_human day

Here, the words translated a human court refer to an official legal proceeding where whether Paul was faithful or not could be judged by those in charge. Here, he uses the words primarily to refer to any people who are in charge of this legal proceeding. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express a human court with a word or phrase that refers to an official meeting to decide whether someone is innocent or guilty or a word or phrase that refers to who is in charge at such a meeting. Alternate translation: “a court of law” or “a human jury”

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

ἀλλ’

but

Here, For introduces an even stronger statement about how little Paul cares about being examined by humans. He cares so little that he does not even examine himself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this connection with a word or phrase that normally introduces a further, stronger statement. Alternate translation: “Indeed,”