OET interlinear 2 COR 12:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

ὑπὲρ τοῦ τοιούτου, καυχήσομαι, ὑπὲρ δὲ ἐμαυτοῦ, οὐ καυχήσομαι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὑπέρ τοῦ τοιούτου καυχήσομαι ὑπέρ δέ ἐμαυτοῦ οὒ καυχήσομαι εἰ μή ἐν ταῖς ἀσθενείαις)

Here Paul finishes talking about himself in the third person. It is clear here that he does so in order to avoid boasting about himself. Make sure that your translation fits with how you translated [12:2–4](../12/02.md). If you have not yet revealed that Paul is speaking about himself, this verse may be a good time to do so. Alternate translation: [On behalf of such a man, who is really myself, I will boast. But on behalf of myself I will not directly boast] or [Since I am that man, I could boast about myself. However, I will not boast about myself]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-exceptions

οὐ καυχήσομαι, εἰ μὴ ἐν ταῖς ἀσθενείαις

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὑπέρ τοῦ τοιούτου καυχήσομαι ὑπέρ δέ ἐμαυτοῦ οὒ καυχήσομαι εἰ μή ἐν ταῖς ἀσθενείαις)

If, in your language, it would appear that Paul was making a statement here and then contradicting it, you could reword this to avoid using an exception clause. Alternate translation: [I will only boast in my weaknesses]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν ταῖς ἀσθενείαις

in my weaknesses

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of weaknesses, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [about how weak I am] or [about the many ways in which I am weak]