OET interlinear 2COR 5:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

οὐ πάλιν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστάνομεν ὑμῖν, ἀλλὰ ἀφορμὴν διδόντες ὑμῖν καυχήματος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ἔχητε πρὸς τοὺς ἐν προσώπῳ καυχωμένους, καὶ μὴ ἐν καρδίᾳ

not again ourselves ˱we˲_/are/_commending ˱to˲_you_all but opportunity giving ˱to˲_you_all ˱of˲_boast for us in_order_that ˱you_all˲_/may_be/_having toward the_‹ones› in appearance boasting and not in /the/_heart

If your language would not naturally put the negative statement before the positive statement, you could reverse the order of the elements here. Alternate translation: “We are giving you an opportunity of boasting on our behalf, so that you may have an answer for the ones boasting in appearance and not in heart. It is not that we are again commending ourselves to you”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πάλιν

again

Here, the word again implies that Paul and those with him had already “commended themselves” at some point in the past. Most likely, this happened when they first met the Corinthians. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that makes this more explicit. See how you translated the similar form in 3:1. Alternate translation: “once more” or “again, like we did at first,”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἀφορμὴν & καυχήματος

opportunity & ˱of˲_boast

Here Paul uses the possessive form to describe an opportunity that is for boasting. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “an opportunity for boasting”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν προσώπῳ

in appearance

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of appearance, you could express the idea by using a verb such as “appear” or “look.” Alternate translation: “in what people look like” or “in how things appear”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

μὴ ἐν

not in

This phrase leaves out some words that many languages might need to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from earlier in the sentence. Alternate translation: “not boasting in”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐν καρδίᾳ

in in /the/_heart

In Paul’s culture, the heart is the place where humans think and feel. If it would be helpful in your language, you express the idea by referring to the place where humans think and feel in your culture or by using plain language. Alternate translation: “in who they really are” or “in mind”