OET interlinear 2COR 4:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τὴν νέκρωσιν τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματι περιφέροντες

the death ¬the ˱of˲_Jesus in our body carrying_about

Here Paul speaks as if the dying of Jesus were an object that he and his fellow workers could carry around. He could speak in this way to indicate that: (1) he experiences suffering and pain that are like the dying of Jesus. Alternate translation: “experiencing in the body dying that is like the dying of Jesus” (2) he and his fellow workers proclaim the dying of Jesus both by what they say and what they do (in the body). Alternate translation: “proclaiming in the body the dying of Jesus”

Note 2 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

τῷ σώματι & τῷ σώματι ἡμῶν

our body & the body ˱of˲_us

Here, the word body is a singular noun that refers to the bodies of Paul and his fellow workers. It may be more natural in your language to use a plural form. Alternate translation: “the bodies … our bodies” or “each of our bodies … each of our bodies”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὴν νέκρωσιν τοῦ Ἰησοῦ

the death ¬the ˱of˲_Jesus

Here Paul uses the possessive form to describe the dying that Jesus experienced. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “the death that Jesus experienced” or “how Jesus died”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

καὶ ἡ ζωὴ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματι ἡμῶν φανερωθῇ

also the life ¬the ˱of˲_Jesus in the body ˱of˲_us /may_be/_revealed

Here, the revelation of the life of Jesus in our body could mean that: (1) the life that Jesus has will become the life that they too have. In other words, like Jesus resurrected, they too will resurrect. Alternate translation: “we too might experience in our body the new life that Jesus has” (2) they reveal the fact that Jesus is alive. In other words, by carrying around Jesus’ death, they also reveal his resurrection. Alternate translation: “we might reveal in our body the resurrection of Jesus” (3) they are delivered from the sufferings that they experience so that they have life from Jesus. Alternate translation: “we might experience life from Jesus when we are delivered from suffering in our body”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

καὶ ἡ ζωὴ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματι ἡμῶν φανερωθῇ

also the life ¬the ˱of˲_Jesus in the body ˱of˲_us /may_be/_revealed

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: “God might reveal in our body the life of Jesus also”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἡ ζωὴ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ

the life ¬the ˱of˲_Jesus

Here Paul uses the possessive form to describe life that could: (1) belong to Jesus. In other words, it is his resurrection life. Alternate translation: “the life that Jesus has” (2) come from Jesus. Alternate translation: “life from Jesus”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἡ ζωὴ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ

the life ¬the ˱of˲_Jesus

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of life, you could express the idea by using a verb such as “live.” Alternate translation: “how Jesus lives”