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OET (OET-LV) For/Because the such are false_emissaries, workers deceitful, masquerading themselves for ambassadors of_chosen_one/messiah.
OET (OET-RV) because they are false ambassadors and deceitful workers—masquerading themselves as Messiah’s missionaries,
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
γὰρ
for
Here, the word For introduces a further explanation of what Paul said in the previous verse (9:15) about people who desire to be equal in boasting with him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that introduces further explanation, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: “Indeed,”
Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns
οἱ & τοιοῦτοι
¬the & such_‹are›
The pronoun ones refers to the people Paul mentioned in the previous verse who desire to be equal in boasting to Paul. If this is not clear for your readers, you could refer to these people more explicitly. Alternate translation: “people of that kind” or “the ones who desire that”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
μετασχηματιζόμενοι εἰς ἀποστόλους
masquerading_‹themselves› for ambassadors
Here Paul means that these false apostles intentionally look and act like true apostles, even though they are not. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “posing as true apostles” or “acting as if they were apostles”
11:13-15 Paul fiercely condemns the false teachers in Corinth (cp. Gal 1:6-9). Although the false teachers wanted to claim that their work was just like Paul’s (2 Cor 11:12), they were in fact false apostles and deceitful workers (cp. Phil 3:2). Just as Satan changed himself into an angel of light to deceive Eve (as described in the Jewish apocryphal book The Life of Adam and Eve), so his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Satan’s servants claim to be God’s servants, but their deeds are wicked, and their punishment is sure (cp. 2 Cor 5:10).
OET (OET-LV) For/Because the such are false_emissaries, workers deceitful, masquerading themselves for ambassadors of_chosen_one/messiah.
OET (OET-RV) because they are false ambassadors and deceitful workers—masquerading themselves as Messiah’s missionaries,
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.