OET interlinear 2 COR 10:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐν σαρκί γάρ περιπατοῦντες οὒ κατά σάρκα στρατευόμεθα)

Here, the word For introduces a further explanation of what Paul said in the previous verse ([10:2](../10/02.md)) about how some people think that he and his fellow workers walk according to the flesh. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that introduces further explanation. Alternate translation: [Indeed, though]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

περιπατοῦντες

walking

You should translate walking as you did in [10:2](../10/02.md). Alternate translation: [acting] or [living our lives]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐν σαρκὶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐν σαρκί γάρ περιπατοῦντες οὒ κατά σάρκα στρατευόμεθα)

Here, the phrase in the flesh indicates that Paul and his fellow workers are humans like everyone else. He is contrasting his humanity with how he wages war, which is not the way in which most humans wage war. If possible, express this idea so that it is clearly connected to how you translate according to the flesh. Alternate translation: [in human lives]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / exmetaphor

οὐ & στρατευόμεθα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐν σαρκί γάρ περιπατοῦντες οὒ κατά σάρκα στρατευόμεθα)

Here and in [10:4–6](../10/04.md), Paul speaks as if he and his fellow workers were waging a war. He means that they proclaim the good news and defend it and other believers against people and powers that try to corrupt the good news and hurt believers. Paul does not mean that they are actually killing people or fighting with physical weapons. If possible, preserve the metaphor or express the idea with a simile. Alternate translation: [we are like people who wage war, but not] or [we do not fight]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

κατὰ σάρκα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐν σαρκί γάρ περιπατοῦντες οὒ κατά σάρκα στρατευόμεθα)

You should translate this phrase as you did in [10:2](../10/02.md). Alternate translation: [according to what humans value] or [according to a human perspective]