OET interlinear 2COR 3:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐπιστρέψῃ πρὸς Κύριον

˱it˲_/may/_turn_back to /the/_Lord

Here, the phrase turn to the Lord refers to a how people stop doing whatever they want and instead begin to trust and obey God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: “one begins to serve the Lord” or “one begins to believe in the Lord”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

ἐπιστρέψῃ

˱it˲_/may/_turn_back

Here, the word one refers to any person who does the “turning.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that refers to any person. Alternate translation: “anyone might turn” or “any person might turn”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

Κύριον

/the/_Lord

Here, the word Lord could refer to: (1) God generally. Alternate translation: “God the Lord” (2) Jesus the Messiah. Alternate translation: “the Lord Christ”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

περιαιρεῖται τὸ κάλυμμα

/is_being/_taken_away the veil

Here Paul continues to refer to a veil that keeps people from understanding the Scriptures. Express the metaphor as you did in 3:14–15. Alternate translation: “the lack of understanding that is like a veil is taken away” or “one understands, as if the veil were taken away”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

περιαιρεῖται τὸ κάλυμμα

/is_being/_taken_away the veil

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you must state who does the action, Paul implies that God does it. Alternate translation: “the veil disappears” or “God takes away the veil”