OET interlinear 2COR 4:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

διὸ

therefore

Here, the word So introduces an inference or conclusion based on what Paul has said, probably focusing on what he said in 4:7–15. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces an inference or conclusion from a previous section. Alternate translation: [So then,] or [Because of all that,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οὐκ ἐνκακοῦμεν

not (Some words not found in SR-GNT: διὸ οὐκ ἐγκακοῦμεν ἀλλʼ εἰ καὶ ὁ ἔξω ἡμῶν ἄνθρωπος διαφθείρεται ἀλλʼ ὁ ἔσω ἡμῶν ἀνακαινοῦται ἡμέρᾳ καὶ ἡμέρᾳ)

See you how translated the word discouraged in 4:1. It could refer to: (1) losing motivation and confidence. Alternate translation: [we do not lose hope] (2) becoming tired or exhausted. Alternate translation: [we do not become tired]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἰ καὶ

if also

Here Paul is speaking as if our outer man is decaying were a hypothetical possibility, but he means that it is actually true. 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 not certain, then you could express the idea by indicating that our outer man is indeed decaying. Alternate translation: [despite the fact that] or [although]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ ἔξω ἡμῶν ἄνθρωπος

the outside ˱of˲_us person

Here, the phrase outer man refers to the part of the person that others can observe and see. It includes the physical part of the person, but it is not only a person’s body. Alternate translation: [our observable self] or [our external part]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἄνθρωπος & ἔσω

person & inside

Although the word man is masculine, Paul is using it to refer to any person, either man or woman. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word that applies to both men and women or you could refer to both genders. Alternate translation: [person … inner person]

Note 6 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

ἄνθρωπος διαφθείρεται & ἔσω & ἀνακαινοῦται

person /is_being/_ruined & inside & /is_being/_renewed

Here the author is speaking of outer and inner men in general, not of one particular man. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that refers to men or people in general. Alternate translation: [men are decaying … inner men are being renewed] or [persons are decaying … outer persons are being renewed]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

διαφθείρεται

/is_being/_ruined

Here Paul speaks as if the outer man were a dead thing that was decaying. He speaks in this way to indicate that the outer man is in the process of dying or passing away. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [is dying] or [is passing away]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ ἔσω ἡμῶν

the the_‹person› inside ˱of˲_us

Here, the phrase inner man could refer to: (1) the part of the person that others cannot observe and see. Alternate translation: [our hidden part] or [our inward part] (2) the spiritual part of the person. Alternate translation: [our heart] or [our spiritual part]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὁ ἔσω ἡμῶν ἀνακαινοῦται

the the_‹person› inside ˱of˲_us /is_being/_renewed

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 is renewing our inner man]