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OET (OET-LV) in_order_that not I_may_suppose as_though wishfully to_be_terrifying you_all by my letters.
OET (OET-RV) so that hopefully I won’t be terrifying you all with my letters.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal
ἵνα
in_order_that
Here, the phrase so that could introduce: (1) a general inference or result based on what Paul has already said. Alternate translation: “and so” (2) the purpose for which the Lord gave authority to Paul (See: 10:8). Alternate translation: “and he gave me authority so that” (3) the purpose for what Paul says in 10:11. If you use the following alternate translation, you will need to end the previous verse with a period. Alternate translation: “Let people consider what I am about to say so that”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
διὰ τῶν ἐπιστολῶν
by my letters
Here Paul refers in general to letters he sends to the Corinthians. He is probably including both 1 Corinthians and the other “severe” letter he has already mentioned. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that refers to Paul’s letters to the Corinthians in general. Alternate translation: “through any letters I write” or “through the letters I have sent”
10:7-11 The rival teachers were evidently claiming to be Christ’s representatives in some superior way that excluded Paul because of his weakness. Here he defines having true authority as distinct from being a domineering authoritarian. His authority was to build up God’s people, not to demolish them (see 13:10), yet he intended to deal firmly with these rivals when he came to Corinth (see 13:1).
OET (OET-LV) in_order_that not I_may_suppose as_though wishfully to_be_terrifying you_all by my letters.
OET (OET-RV) so that hopefully I won’t be terrifying you all with my letters.
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 SR-GNT.