OET interlinear 2COR 3:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

πῶς οὐχὶ μᾶλλον ἡ διακονία τοῦ Πνεύματος ἔσται ἐν δόξῃ?

how not more the service ˱of˲_the Spirit will_be in glory

Paul does not ask this question because he is looking for information. Rather, he asks it to involve the Corinthians in what he is arguing. The question implies that the answer is “yes, it has much more glory.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea by using a strong affirmation. Alternate translation: “then the ministry of the Spirit will certainly be with much more glory.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

οὐχὶ & ἔσται

not & will_be

Here Paul could use the future tense because: (1) he is stating an inference from something in the past, so the inference is future. Paul does not mean that the ministry will only have glory in the future. Alternate translation: “then is … not” (2) he is stating that the ministry will have glory in the future. He could mean that it only has glory in the future, or he could mean that it has glory in the present and will also have glory in the future. Alternate translation: “will … in the future not be”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἡ διακονία τοῦ Πνεύματος

the service ˱of˲_the Spirit

Here Paul uses the possessive form to describe the ministry that could: (1) lead to people receiving the Spirit. Alternate translation: “the ministry that provides the Spirit” or “the ministry that leads to the Spirit” (2) be accomplished by the Spirit. Alternate translation: “the ministry worked by the Spirit” or “the ministry accomplished by the Spirit”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἡ διακονία τοῦ Πνεύματος

the service ˱of˲_the Spirit

Here, the word ministry could refer primarily to: (1) the action of ministering. In this case, the word refers to how Paul and his fellow workers administered the new covenant. Alternate translation: “the service of the Spirit” or “the act of ministering that leads to the Spirit” (2) the system of ministry. In this case, the word refers to the new covenant or its principles. Alternate translation: “the system of the Spirit” or “the principles that lead to the Spirit”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τοῦ Πνεύματος

˱of˲_the Spirit

Here, the word Spirit could refer to: (1) the Holy Spirit. Alternate translation: “of God’s Spirit” (2) the “spirit” of a person, or their mind or heart. Alternate translation: “of the spirit” or “of the heart”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

μᾶλλον & ἐν δόξῃ

more & in glory

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of glory, you could express the idea by using an adjective such as “glorious” or “great.” Alternate translation: “much more great”