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OET (OET-LV) Third time this I_am_coming to you_all.
In of_two the_mouth witnesses and three will_be_being_established every message.
OET (OET-RV) This is the third time that I’ll be coming there to you all. ‘Every account must be confirmed by at least two, preferably three, witnesses.’
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
ἐπὶ στόματος δύο μαρτύρων καὶ τριῶν σταθήσεται πᾶν ῥῆμα
in /the/_mouth ˱of˲_two witnesses and three /will_be_being/_established every word
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Only if two or three people have said the same thing about another person should God’s people believe that it is true]
ἐπὶ στόματος δύο μαρτύρων καὶ τριῶν σταθήσεται πᾶν ῥῆμα
in /the/_mouth ˱of˲_two witnesses and three /will_be_being/_established every word
Paul is quoting here from Deuteronomy 19:15. He has been accusing the Corinthian believers of doing wrong, and so he compares the number of his visits, during which he has observed and will observe this wrong behavior, with the number of witnesses that the Old Testament required for convicting someone of doing wrong. You may want to include some of this information in a footnote.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
ἐπὶ στόματος
in /the/_mouth
Paul is using the term mouth to mean the words that people say by using their mouths. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural expression from your language or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [by the word] or [on the testimony]
13:1-2 Announcing his intention to return to Corinth the third time (see study note on 12:14-15), Paul found confirmation of his plan in the Scriptures. The reason for this quotation is not clear, but perhaps, given the context of Deut 19:15, Paul wanted to warn them that every transgression (listed in 2 Cor 12:20-21) would be judged on his arrival. The two or three witnesses against the Corinthian offenders were Paul’s letters or visits and the promise of his coming the third time.
OET (OET-LV) Third time this I_am_coming to you_all.
In of_two the_mouth witnesses and three will_be_being_established every message.
OET (OET-RV) This is the third time that I’ll be coming there to you all. ‘Every account must be confirmed by at least two, preferably three, witnesses.’
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.