2 COR 11:25 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. τρίς
2. tris
3. three-times
4. -
5. 51510
6. D·······
7. three-times
8. thrice
9. -
10. Y60
11. 124704
1. ἐρραβδίσθην
2. rhabdizō
3. I was beating with rods
4. -
5. 44630
6. VIAP1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓was˒ beating_with_rods
8. ˱I˲ ˓was˒ beating_with_rods
9. -
10. Y60
11. 124705
1. ἅπαξ
2. hapax
3. once
4. -
5. 5300
6. D·······
7. once
8. once
9. -
10. Y60
11. 124706
1. ἐλιθάσθην
2. lithazō
3. I was stoned
4. stoned
5. 30340
6. VIAP1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓was˒ stoned
8. ˱I˲ ˓was˒ stoned
9. -
10. Y60; R123972; Person=Paul
11. 124707
1. τρίς
2. tris
3. three-times
4. -
5. 51510
6. D·······
7. three-times
8. thrice
9. -
10. Y60
11. 124708
1. ἐναυάγησα
2. nauageō
3. I suffered shipwreck
4. shipwrecked
5. 34890
6. VIAA1··S
7. ˱I˲ suffered_shipwreck
8. ˱I˲ suffered_shipwreck
9. -
10. Y60; R123972; Person=Paul
11. 124709
1. νυχθήμερον
2. nuχthēmeron
3. +a night and day
4. day night
5. 35740
6. N····ANS
7. ˓a˒ night_and_day
8. ˓a˒ night_and_day
9. -
10. Y60
11. 124710
1. ἐν
2. en
3. in
4. -
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y60
11. 124711
1. τῷ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····DMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y60
11. 124712
1. βυθῷ
2. buthos
3. deep
4. -
5. 10370
6. N····DMS
7. deep
8. deep
9. -
10. Y60
11. 124713
1. πεποίηκα
2. poieō
3. I have done
4. -
5. 41600
6. VIEA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ done
8. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ done
9. -
10. Y60; R123972; Person=Paul
11. 124714

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 11:16–33: Paul suffered for serving Jesus

In this section, Paul first warned the Corinthians that he was not a fool (11:16a). But he wanted them to listen to what he was foolishly going to boast about (11:16b–d). He told them that Jesus would not foolishly boast in this way (11:17). He told them that he would boast in the way that the false teachers were boasting (11:18). Using irony, he rebuked them for accepting people who boasted (11:19), implying that they were wrong to accept the false teachers because the false teachers boasted about themselves. Again using irony, he told them that they should not tolerate the false teachers taking advantage of them (11:20–21a).

In 11:21b Paul began foolishly to boast about things similar to the ones that the false teachers boasted about. Recounting all his hardships, he showed that he was more devoted to serving Jesus than they were (11:23–29).

Then Paul explained the correct kind of boasting (11:30). He gave an example (11:32–33), with an oath to God to indicate he was not lying (11:31).

Other examples for this section heading are:

Paul Boasts About His Sufferings (NIV)

Paul’s Sufferings as an Apostle (ESV)

11:25a

Three times I was beaten with rods,

On three occasions I was beaten with a stick.
Three times Roman leaders/officials beat me with a rod/cane.

Three times I was beaten with rods: To be beaten with a rod was a Roman punishment. Acts 16:19–22 tells of one time that officials had Paul beaten with a rod. On each of the three occasions, the officials probably beat Paul many times. The exact number probably varied, depending on what the head official wanted. Another way to translate this is:

On three occasions I was repeatedly beaten with a rod

I was beaten: This clause is passive. People, probably Roman officials, beat Paul. Some languages must use an active clause. For example:

people struck/hit me

the Romans beat me (CEV)

rods: The term rods refers to straight sticks of wood. They were probably 3–5 cm (1–2 inches) thick and 50–70 cm long.

Other ways to translate this word are:

sticks

canes

During each beating, only one rod was used. Paul was probably beaten in a number of cities. People in each city would have their own rod, so Paul used the plural word rods when referring to all of these beatings. But in some languages the singular word is more natural. For example:

a rod

11:25b

once I was stoned,

On one occasion I was hit by many stones in an attempt to kill me.
One time people tried to kill me by throwing stones at me.

once I was stoned: People threw stones at Paul, trying to kill him (Acts 14:19). This clause is passive. Some languages must use an active clause. Refer generally to people. For example:

Once people tried to stone me to death (GW)

one time people tried to kill me by throwing stones at me

11:25c

three times I was shipwrecked.

On three occasions the ship that I traveled/was on was wrecked.
Three times when I was on a boat on the sea, something destroyed the boat.

three times I was shipwrecked: The word shipwrecked refers to a boat or ship being destroyed while people are on it. A storm can destroy a ship, or the ship can hit an underwater rock. There are many ways for a boat or ship to be destroyed.

The people either drown, swim to shore, or float until another ship comes by and rescues them. Paul had been on three different ships that were destroyed. Other ways to translate this clause are:

I was on three different ships that broke into pieces on the sea

Three times I was in ships that wrecked (NCV)

At three different times I was traveling on a ship that was destroyed at sea

11:25d

I spent a night and a day in the open sea.

I floated on the open sea for a night and a day.
I floated in the sea with no sight of land for a night and the following day.

I spent a night and a day in the open sea: At that time, ships often stayed within sight of land. But some ships would travel far from land. The phrase open sea refers to parts of the sea from which no land can be seen. Paul floated on the open sea probably with help from a piece of wood from the wrecked ship. Other ways to translate this are:

I floated on the open sea for a night and a day

I floated on the sea with no sight of land for a night and the following day

a night and a day: This phrase refers to all or most of a night, and all or most of the following day. See the above example.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

ἐραβδίσθην

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τρίς ἐρραβδίσθην ἅπαξ ἐλιθάσθην τρίς ἐναυάγησα νυχθήμερον ἐν τῷ βυθῷ πεποίηκα)

Here Paul refers to how the Roman authorities would sometimes punish people. They would have someone hit the person they wished to punish with a wooden stick multiple times. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that refers to that kind of punishment. Alternate translation: [people struck me with wooden sticks] or [Roman leaders punished me by having people hit me with canes]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐραβδίσθην

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τρίς ἐρραβδίσθην ἅπαξ ἐλιθάσθην τρίς ἐναυάγησα νυχθήμερον ἐν τῷ βυθῷ πεποίηκα)

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, you could use an indefinite subject. Alternate translation: [someone beat me with rods]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐλιθάσθην

˱I˲_˓was˒_stoned

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

ἐναυάγησα

˱I˲_suffered_shipwreck

Here Paul refers to how ships that sailed on the ocean could break apart or sink. When this happened, people had to try to survive in the water or swim to shore. Often, many people would die by drowning. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that refers to this kind of event. Alternate translation: [a ship I was on sank] or [a ship on which I was sailing broke apart]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐναυάγησα

˱I˲_suffered_shipwreck

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [a ship on which I was sailing wrecked] or [a ship I was on sank]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

νυχθήμερον

˓a˒_night_and_day

Here the phrase a night and a day refers to a full period of 24 hours. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that refers to this time period. Alternate translation: [a full day]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν τῷ βυθῷ

in the deep

Here, the phrase the deep refers to the ocean, specifically to the parts of the ocean that are far away from land. Paul means that he was stranded in the ocean water. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that refers to this area of the ocean. Alternate translation: [by myself in the middle of the sea] or [floating on the open sea]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

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 CNTR.

OET interlinear 2 COR 11:25

SR Greek word order

Section 11:16–33: Paul suffered for serving Jesus

11:25a

11:25b

11:25c

11:25d

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

OET interlinear 2 COR 11:25

SR Greek word order

Section 11:16–33: Paul suffered for serving Jesus

11:25a

11:25b

11:25c

11:25d

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

OET interlinear 2 COR 11:25