OET interlinear 2COR 11:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

διάκονοι Χριστοῦ εἰσιν? (παραφρονῶν λαλῶ), ὑπὲρ ἐγώ

servants ˱of˲_Christ ˱they˲_are being_insane ˱I˲_/am/_speaking above_‹them› I_‹am›

Just as in 11:22, Paul is using the question form to compare himself to what his opponents claim to be. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate these questions as comparisons or statements. Alternate translation: “If they are servants of Christ, (I speak as being insane) I am also.” or “When they claim to be servants of Christ, (I speak as being insane) so do I.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

διάκονοι Χριστοῦ εἰσιν? (παραφρονῶν λαλῶ), ὑπὲρ ἐγώ

servants ˱of˲_Christ ˱they˲_are being_insane ˱I˲_/am/_speaking above_‹them› I_‹am›

Here, the clause I speak as being insane is a parenthetical comment on Paul’s question and answer. You could put the clause wherever it would most naturally appear in your language. Alternate translation: “(I speak as being insane.) Are they servants of Christ? I am more so”

παραφρονῶν λαλῶ

being_insane ˱I˲_/am/_speaking

Alternate translation: “I speak like someone who is insane”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν φυλακαῖς περισσοτέρως

in in prisons more_abundantly

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of inprisonments, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “more abundantly being imprisoned”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν πληγαῖς ὑπερβαλλόντως

in in in beatings beyond_measure

Paul could be describing beatings that are beyond measure because: (1) Paul was struck or hit many times. Alternate translation: “in beatings with many lashes” or “in frequent beatings” (2) the beatings were very severe. Alternate translation: “in very severe beatings” or “in extremely painful beatings”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν θανάτοις πολλάκις

in in in in deaths often

Here, to be in danger of deaths indicates that Paul was in situations in which he could have died. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea more explicitly. Alternate translation: “often almost dying” or “frequently being near to death”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν θανάτοις

in in in in deaths

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of deaths, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “about to die”