OET interlinear 1COR 9:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

εἰ ἄλλοις οὐκ εἰμὶ ἀπόστολος, ἀλλά γε

if ˱to˲_others not ˱I˲_am /an/_ambassador but surely

Here Paul uses if to introduce a true possibility. He means that others might think that he is not an apostle, or they might think that he is an apostle. He then specifies the result for if the others think that he is not an apostle. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this form by stating the if statement by introducing the statement with “perhaps.” Alternate translation: “Perhaps I am not an apostle to others, but at least”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἡ & σφραγίς μου τῆς ἀποστολῆς, ὑμεῖς ἐστε

the & seal ˱of˲_me ˱of˲_the commission you_all are

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind proof, you can express the idea by using a verb such as “prove” or “show.” Alternate translation: “you prove my apostleship” or “you show that I am an apostle”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἡ & σφραγίς μου τῆς ἀποστολῆς

the & seal ˱of˲_me ˱of˲_the commission

Here Paul uses the possessive form to speak about a proof that shows his apostleship. If your language does not use this form to express that meaning, you can express the idea by using a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “what proves my apostleship”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

μου τῆς ἀποστολῆς

˱of˲_me ˱of˲_the commission

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind apostleship, you can express the idea by using a verbal phrase such as “I am an apostle.” Alternate translation: “that I am an apostle”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐν Κυρίῳ

in /the/_Lord

Here Paul uses the spatial metaphor in the Lord to describe the union of believers with Christ. In this case, being in the Lord, or united to the Lord, describes the proof that the Corinthians provide as something that happens in union with the Lord. Alternate translation: “in union with the Lord” or “as you are united to the Lord”