OET interlinear 2COR 10:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exmetaphor

καὶ ἐν ἑτοίμῳ ἔχοντες, ἐκδικῆσαι πᾶσαν παρακοήν, ὅταν πληρωθῇ ὑμῶν ἡ ὑπακοή

and in ready having /to/_avenge all disobedience whenever /may_be/_fulfilled ˱of˲_you_all the obedience

Here Paul finishes speaking as if he and his fellow workers were involved in a war. Here he says that they are in readiness, like soldiers ready to attack. When they attack, they will avenge every act of disobedience. What he means is that, once people are captive to the “obedience of Christ,” he and his fellow workers will punish them if they go back to being disobedient. If possible, preserve the metaphor or express the idea with a simile. Alternate translation: “and being like soldiers who are ready to avenge every act of disobedience, when your obedience would be complete” or “and being prepared to punish everyone who disobeys, when your obedience would be complete”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν ἑτοίμῳ

in ready

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of readiness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “prepared” or “ready”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

πᾶσαν παρακοήν, ὅταν πληρωθῇ ὑμῶν ἡ ὑπακοή

all disobedience whenever /may_be/_fulfilled ˱of˲_you_all the obedience

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of disobedience and obedience, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: “every disobedient act, when you have completed being obedient” or “all the ways that people disobey, when you have completed obeying”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὑμῶν ἡ ὑπακοή

˱of˲_you_all the obedience

Here, the word obedience could refer to being obedient: (1) to Christ. This option is supported by the phrase “the obedience of Christ” in 10:5. Alternate translation: “your obedience to Christ” (2) to Paul. Alternate translation: “your obedience to me”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πληρωθῇ ὑμῶν ἡ ὑπακοή

/may_be/_fulfilled ˱of˲_you_all the obedience

Here Paul is referring to how he wants the Corinthians to commit to obeying. When they always work towards obedience, then he and his fellow workers will avenge every act of disobedience. He does not mean that the Corinthians need to be perfectly obedient or complete specific acts of obedience. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “you fully work to obey” or “you completely strive for obedience”