OET interlinear 2COR 12:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

for

Here, the word For introduces a further explanation of what Paul said in the previous verse (12:5). He wishes to say that he could properly boast about the man who ascended to heaven, since that man is himself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that introduces further explanation. Alternate translation: “Now” or “Indeed,”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-condition-contrary

ἐὰν & θελήσω καυχήσασθαι, οὐκ ἔσομαι ἄφρων, ἀλήθειαν γὰρ ἐρῶ

if & ˱I˲_/may/_want /to/_boast not ˱I˲_will_be foolish /the/_truth for ˱I˲_/will_be/_speaking

Paul is making a conditional statement that sounds hypothetical, but he already knows that the condition is not true. He has decided that he will not boast. However, he wants to speak about what would be true if he did actually boast. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a condition that the speaker knows is not true. Alternate translation: “were I actually to desire to boast, I would not be a fool, for I would be speaking the truth”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἀλήθειαν

/the/_truth

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of truth, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “what is true”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

φείδομαι

˱I˲_/am/_refraining

Paul is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “I refrain from boasting”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εἰς ἐμὲ λογίσηται ὑπὲρ

to me /may/_reckon beyond

Here, the phrase think more of me refers to how people can think a person is greater or more powerful than they actually are. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that makes this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “would consider me to be greater than” or “would think more highly of me than”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὃ βλέπει με, ἢ ἀκούει ἐξ ἐμοῦ

what ˱he˲_/is/_seeing ˱in˲_me or /is/_hearing of me

Here Paul refers to what people can observe him doing and saying. He wants people to think about him only based on what they see him doing and hear him saying. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “what he sees me do or hears me say” or “what he knows about my deeds and words”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

βλέπει

˱he˲_/is/_seeing

Although the term he is masculine, Paul is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: “he or she”