OET interlinear 2COR 1:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

εἴτε δὲ θλιβόμεθα

whether but ˱we˲_/are_being/_oppressed

Here and through the first half of verse 21, the word we and other first-person pronouns refer to Paul and Timothy, but not to the Corinthians.

εἴτε δὲ θλιβόμεθα

whether but ˱we˲_/are_being/_oppressed

There is no strong contrast here. Rather, Paul continues to talk about suffering and comfort. If it is helpful in your language, you do not need to use a word here that indicates a contrast with what came before. Alternate translation: “If we are afflicted”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

εἴτε δὲ θλιβόμεθα

whether but ˱we˲_/are_being/_oppressed

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: “But if people afflict us”

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἴτε δὲ θλιβόμεθα

whether but ˱we˲_/are_being/_oppressed

Paul speaks as if this were a hypothetical situation, but he means that it does happen. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might misunderstand and think that what Paul is saying is uncertain, then you could translate his words as an affirmative statement. Alternate translation: “But when we are afflicted”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑμῶν παρακλήσεως καὶ σωτηρίας

for the ˱of˲_you_all comfort and salvation_‹it_is›

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of comfort and salvation, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: “it is so that you can be comforted and saved”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

εἴτε παρακαλούμεθα

whether or ˱we˲_/are_being/_comforted

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: “if God comforts us”

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἴτε παρακαλούμεθα

whether or ˱we˲_/are_being/_comforted

Paul speaks as if this were a hypothetical situation, but he means that it does happen. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might misunderstand and think that what Paul is saying is uncertain, then you could translate his words as an affirmative statement. Alternate translation: “when we are comforted”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

(Occurrence 2) ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑμῶν παρακλήσεως

for the ˱of˲_you_all comfort_‹it_is›

See how you translated this same phrase earlier in the verse. Alternate translation: “it is so that you can be comforted”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν ὑπομονῇ τῶν αὐτῶν παθημάτων

in /the/_endurance ˱of˲_the same sufferings

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of endurance, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “as you endure the same sufferings”