OET interlinear 2COR 11:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γὰρ

for

Here, the word For could introduce a reason why: (1) Paul is afraid that someone will corrupt the Corinthians (See: 11:3). Alternate translation: “I am afraid of that because” (2) the Corinthians should “bear with” Paul (See: 11:1), which is that they “bear with” these false teachers. Alternate translation: “You should bear with me because”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἰ μὲν & ὁ ἐρχόμενος

if indeed & the_‹one› coming

Here Paul is speaking as if one coming to the Corinthians and proclaiming another Jesus were a hypothetical possibility, but he means that it had already or will actually happen. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might misunderstand and think that what Paul is saying is not certain, then you could express the idea by using a word such as “when.” Alternate translation: “when indeed one coming” or “indeed whenever someone comes and”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ ἐρχόμενος

the_‹one› coming

Here Paul could be referring to: (1) any person or group of people. Alternate translation: “anyone coming” or “any person coming” (2) a specific person whom Paul knows about. Alternate translation: “a person coming” or “that person coming”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πνεῦμα ἕτερον

/a/_spirit another

Here, the phrase a different spirit could refer to: (1) an evil spirit in contrast to the Holy Spirit. Alternate translation: “a spirit different than the Holy Spirit” (2) an attitude in contrast to the attitude that Paul and his fellow workers offered to the Corinthians. Alternate translation: “a different mindset” or “a different attitude”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

καλῶς ἀνέχεσθε

well ˱you_all˲_/are/_tolerating

See how you translated the similar phrase in 11:1. Here Paul means that the Corinthians listen patiently even when false teachers are telling them lies. He does not approve of this behavior, but he uses this clause to link what he is saying here with what he said in 11:1. Alternate translation: “you willingly put up with it” or “you listen attentively to it”