OET interlinear 2COR 11:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὡς ὁ ὄφις ἐξηπάτησεν Εὕαν ἐν τῇ πανουργίᾳ αὐτοῦ

as the serpent deceived Eve in the craftiness ˱of˲_him

Here Paul refers to a story in Genesis 3:1–7. In this story, a serpent, whom Paul would have identified as Satan, deceives Eve, the first woman, into eating a fruit that God told her not to eat. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit or include a footnote that explains the story. Alternate translation: “as the serpent, Satan, by his craftiness deceived the first woman, Eve, into disobeying God”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν τῇ πανουργίᾳ αὐτοῦ

in the craftiness ˱of˲_him

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of craftiness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “in a crafty way” or “by acting craftily”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

φθαρῇ τὰ νοήματα ὑμῶν

˱it˲_/may_be/_corrupted the thinking ˱of˲_you_all

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 must state who does the action, you could use an indefinite subject. Alternate translation: “people might corrupt your minds” or “some person might corrupt your minds”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

τῆς ἁπλότητος καὶ τῆς ἁγνότητος

the sincerity and the purity

The terms sincerity and purity 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: “full sincerity” or “complete purity”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἀπὸ τῆς ἁπλότητος καὶ τῆς ἁγνότητος τῆς εἰς τὸν Χριστόν

from the sincerity and the purity ¬which in the Messiah

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of sincerity and purity, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: “from how sincere and pure you are to Christ”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῆς εἰς τὸν Χριστόν

the the ¬which in the Messiah

Here, the phrase that are to Christ indicates that the sincerity and purity are directed towards Christ. In other words, the Corinthians think with sincerity and purity in their devotion or loyalty to Christ. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “that you have for Christ” or “in your faith in Christ”