OET interlinear 2 COR 12:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

καὶ

and

Here, the word And introduces a restatement of the previous verse with some new information. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a restatement. Alternate translation: [I repeat,] or [Indeed,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

καὶ οἶδα τὸν τοιοῦτον ἄνθρωπον (εἴτε ἐν σώματι εἴτε χωρὶς τοῦ σώματος οὐκ οἶδα, ὁ Θεὸς οἶδεν),

and ˱I˲_˓have˒_known ¬the such ˓a˒_man whether in ˓the˒_body or apart_from the body not ˱I˲_˓have˒_known ¬the God ˓has˒_known

Just as in the previous verse, the clauses whether in body, or out of the body, I do not know, God knows interrupt the main sentence, which continues into the next verse. Use the same form you used in the previous verse. Alternate translation: [Whether this happened in the body or out of the body, I do not know, God knows. However it happened, I know about such a man,]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

οἶδα τὸν τοιοῦτον ἄνθρωπον

˱I˲_˓have˒_known ¬the such ˓a˒_man

Here Paul continues to speak about himself in the third person. Make sure that your translation fits with how you chose to translate [12:2](../12/02.md). Alternate translation: [I know that such a man, that is, me]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εἴτε ἐν σώματι εἴτε χωρὶς τοῦ σώματος οὐκ οἶδα

whether in ˓the˒_body or apart_from the body not ˱I˲_˓have˒_known

Here Paul again addresses the question about whether the man went into heaven in bodily form or not. He uses almost the same words he used in [12:2](../12/02.md), although he does not repeat I do not know here. Translate these words as you did in [12:2](../12/02.md). Alternate translation: [whether in bodily form or not in bodily form, I do not know] or [whether physically or spiritually, I do not know]