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OET interlinear 2 COR 11:27

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SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

    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. ἐν
    2. en
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 124739
    1. κόπῳ
    2. kopos
    3. in labour
    4. -
    5. 28730
    6. N····DMS
    7. ˱in˲ labour
    8. ˱in˲ labor
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124740
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124741
    1. μόχθῳ
    2. moχthos
    3. hardship
    4. -
    5. 34490
    6. N····DMS
    7. hardship
    8. hardship
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124742
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124743
    1. ἀγρυπνίαις
    2. agrupnia
    3. watchings
    4. -
    5. 700
    6. N····DFP
    7. watchings
    8. watchings
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124744
    1. πολλάκις
    2. pollakis
    3. often
    4. -
    5. 41780
    6. D·······
    7. often
    8. often
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124745
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124746
    1. λιμῷ
    2. limos
    3. famine
    4. famine
    5. 30420
    6. N····DMS
    7. famine
    8. famine
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124747
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124748
    1. δίψει
    2. dipsos
    3. thirst
    4. thirst
    5. 13730
    6. N····DNS
    7. thirst
    8. thirst
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124749
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124750
    1. νηστείαις
    2. nēsteia
    3. fastings
    4. -
    5. 35210
    6. N····DFP
    7. fastings
    8. fastings
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124751
    1. πολλάκις
    2. pollakis
    3. often
    4. -
    5. 41780
    6. D·······
    7. often
    8. often
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124752
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124753
    1. ψύχει
    2. psuχos
    3. cold
    4. cold
    5. 55920
    6. N····DNS
    7. cold
    8. cold
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124754
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124755
    1. γυμνότητι
    2. gumnotēs
    3. nakedness
    4. -
    5. 11320
    6. N····DFS
    7. nakedness
    8. nakedness
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124756

OET (OET-LV) in_labour and hardship, in watchings often, in famine and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

OET (OET-RV) I’ve worked often and worked hard, often needing to keep guard, suffered famine and thirst, fasted often, and been cold and lacking clothing.

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)

11:27a–c

in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure: The Greek words are literally “in labor and toil, in wakefulness often, in hunger and thirst, in avoiding eating often, in cold and nakedness.” The wakefulness, hunger, and so forth probably describe the situations in which Paul labored and toiled. For example:

Because I’ve had to work so hard, I’ve often gone without sleep, been hungry and thirsty, and gone without food and without proper clothes during cold weather. (GW)

11:27a

in labor and toil and often without sleep,

in labor and toil: The two Greek words that the BSB translates as labor and toil are similar in meaning, but the first word can also mean “being tired from hard work.” Some languages may only have one word for the meaning of labor and toil. These languages can translate the meaning of “being tired” here. For example:

I have done hard and tiring work (NCV)

I have worked hard and long (NLT)

I have done very tiring work

I have worked very hard and become very tired

and often without sleep: This phrase probably refers to voluntarily going without sleep to minister to others or to do other kinds of work. It probably does not refer to Paul being unable to sleep because he was worrying a lot. Other ways to translate this are:

and many times I voluntarily did not sleep

enduring many sleepless nights (NLT)

Often my work prevented/kept me from sleeping.

11:27b

in hunger and thirst and often without food,

in hunger and thirst and often without food: The clause in hunger and thirst probably refers to being in places or situations where food and water were not available. The phrase and often without food probably refers to having food available but not eating because doing so would interrupt what he was doing. Other ways to translate this are:

hungering and thirsting, as well as often skipping meals

often hungry and thirsty, at other times avoiding eating to avoid interruption

being hungry and thirsty with nothing available, often skipping meals to continue to work even though food was available

11:27c

in cold and exposure.

exposure: Here the word exposure probably refers to not having enough clothes to wear when it was cold. For example:

lacked clothing (NJB)

without enough clothing (NET)

did not have enough clothes to keep warm

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

κόπῳ καὶ μόχθῳ, ἐν ἀγρυπνίαις πολλάκις, ἐν λιμῷ καὶ δίψει, ἐν νηστείαις πολλάκις, ἐν ψύχει καὶ γυμνότητι

˱in˲_labor (Some words not found in SR-GNT: κόπῳ καί μόχθῳ ἐν ἀγρυπνίαις πολλάκις ἐν λιμῷ καί δίψει ἐν νηστείαις πολλάκις ἐν ψύχει καί γυμνότητι)

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas in this verse, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: [I labor and toil, often sleep little, am hungry and thirsty, often fast, and am often cold and naked]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

κόπῳ καὶ μόχθῳ

˱in˲_labor (Some words not found in SR-GNT: κόπῳ καί μόχθῳ ἐν ἀγρυπνίαις πολλάκις ἐν λιμῷ καί δίψει ἐν νηστείαις πολλάκις ἐν ψύχει καί γυμνότητι)

Here, the words translated hard work and hardship mean similar things. Paul is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [difficult labor] or [tiring toil]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

γυμνότητι

nakedness

Here, the word nakedness refers generally to having too little clothing. It does not necessarily mean that Paul had no clothes at all, although that could have been true sometimes. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make the idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [without proper clothing] or [being ill-clothed]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

11:16-29 Paul plays the part of a boastful fool (see also 12:11-13) so that he may present his true credentials as a suffering apostle. The intruders’ arrogant spirit impels Paul to adopt a style of writing that matches their behavior, all in irony.

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

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Greek word
    5. Greek lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. in labour
    2. -
    3. 28730
    5. kopos
    6. N-····DMS
    7. ˱in˲ labour
    8. ˱in˲ labor
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124740
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124741
    1. hardship
    2. -
    3. 34490
    5. moχthos
    6. N-····DMS
    7. hardship
    8. hardship
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124742
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124743
    1. watchings
    2. -
    3. 700
    5. agrupnia
    6. N-····DFP
    7. watchings
    8. watchings
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124744
    1. often
    2. -
    3. 41780
    5. pollakis
    6. D-·······
    7. often
    8. often
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124745
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124746
    1. famine
    2. famine
    3. 30420
    5. limos
    6. N-····DMS
    7. famine
    8. famine
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124747
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124748
    1. thirst
    2. thirst
    3. 13730
    5. dipsos
    6. N-····DNS
    7. thirst
    8. thirst
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124749
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124750
    1. fastings
    2. -
    3. 35210
    5. nēsteia
    6. N-····DFP
    7. fastings
    8. fastings
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124751
    1. often
    2. -
    3. 41780
    5. pollakis
    6. D-·······
    7. often
    8. often
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124752
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124753
    1. cold
    2. cold
    3. 55920
    5. psuχos
    6. N-····DNS
    7. cold
    8. cold
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124754
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124755
    1. nakedness
    2. -
    3. 11320
    5. gumnotēs
    6. N-····DFS
    7. nakedness
    8. nakedness
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 124756

OET (OET-LV) in_labour and hardship, in watchings often, in famine and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

OET (OET-RV) I’ve worked often and worked hard, often needing to keep guard, suffered famine and thirst, fasted often, and been cold and lacking clothing.

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.

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