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OET (OET-LV) For/Because no other things we_are_writing to_you_all, but than what you_all_are_reading or even you_all_are_understanding, and I_am_hoping that to the_end you_all_will_be_understanding,
OET (OET-RV) We’re not writing other ideas to you other than what you’re all reading. You’re also understanding it and I’m hoping that you’ll be able to understand it all the way through to the end
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
γὰρ
for
The word translated as For here connects this verse to the previous one as evidence that supports the claim that Paul made in the previous verse. Use a natural form in your language for connecting this evidence to the previous statement. Alternate translation: “You see,” or “As you know,”
Note 2 topic: writing-politeness
γράφομεν
˱we˲_/are/_writing
Here Paul may be referring to himself with the plural pronoun we to show that he is only part of a group. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could use the singular “I” here instead, as Paul did later in the verse. Alternate translation: “I write”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives
οὐ γὰρ ἄλλα γράφομεν ὑμῖν, ἀλλ’ ἢ ἃ ἀναγινώσκετε ἢ καὶ ἐπιγινώσκετε
no for other_‹things› ˱we˲_/are/_writing ˱to˲_you_all but than what ˱you_all˲_/are/_reading or even ˱you_all˲_/are/_understanding
Paul is expressing a positive meaning here by using the two negative phrases, no other … but. If it would be helpful, you could use an equivalent expression in your language or you could express the plain positive meaning. Alternate translation: “For everything we write to you is straight talk” or “For what we write to you is just what you read and understand”
ἕως τέλους
to /the/_end
This could mean: (1) Paul hopes that the Corinthians will understand everything that he is trying to say to them. Alternate translation: “all of it” or “fully” (2) Paul hopes that the Corinthians will continue to understand what he is saying to them until Jesus returns. Alternate translation: “until the end”
1:12-14 Paul’s travel plans and his unfulfilled promise of a visit to Corinth were criticized; he was charged with being fickle like persons of the world “who say ‘Yes’ when they really mean ‘No’” (1:17). Before responding to that charge, he clarifies his motives in his ministry and in his letters.
OET (OET-LV) For/Because no other things we_are_writing to_you_all, but than what you_all_are_reading or even you_all_are_understanding, and I_am_hoping that to the_end you_all_will_be_understanding,
OET (OET-RV) We’re not writing other ideas to you other than what you’re all reading. You’re also understanding it and I’m hoping that you’ll be able to understand it all the way through to the end
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.