OET interlinear 2COR 5:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γὰρ

for

Here, the word For introduces a reason why Paul acts in the ways that he does (See: 5:13). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that introduces a reason. Alternate translation: “We do those things because” or “We act in those ways because”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἡ & ἀγάπη τοῦ Χριστοῦ

the & love ˱of˲_the Messiah

Here Paul uses the possessive form to describe love that could be: (1) love that Christ has for Paul and those with him. Alternate translation: “the love Christ has for us” (2) love that Paul and those with him have for Christ. Alternate translation: “the love we have for Christ”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἡ & ἀγάπη τοῦ Χριστοῦ

the & love ˱of˲_the Messiah

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of love, you could express the idea by using a verb such as “love.” Make sure that your translation fits with the option you chose in the previous note about whose love this is. Alternate translation: “how Christ loves us”

κρίναντας

/having/_judged

Here, the phrase having judged could introduce: (1) what he and those with him think about how the love of Christ controls them. Alternate translation: “and we have judged” or “as we judge” (2) a reason why the love of Christ controls them. Alternate translation: “because we have judged”

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

τοῦτο, ὅτι

this that

Here, the word this refers to what Paul is about to say, which he introduces with the word that. This form was powerful in his culture. If it would not be powerful in your culture, and if your readers might find both this and that confusing, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “that” or “what follows:”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

εἷς

one

Paul is using the adjective one as a noun in order to refer to Christ, who is one person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this one with a noun phrase, and you could make explicit to whom one refers. Alternate translation: “one human” or “one human, Christ,”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὑπὲρ

for

Here, the phrase for the sake of could indicate that Jesus died: (1) to benefit or help others. Alternate translation: “to save” or “for the benefit of” (2) instead of or in place of others. Alternate translation: “in place of” or “instead of”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

πάντων & οἱ πάντες

all & ¬which all

Paul is using the adjective all as a noun in order to refer to all people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this one with a noun phrase. Alternate translation: “all humans … all humans”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

πάντων & οἱ πάντες

all & ¬which all

Here, the word all could refer in general to all humans, or it could refer more specifically to all humans who believe in Jesus. Since Paul did not clarify which he meant, if possible you also should use a general word that could be interpreted in either way. Alternate translation: “everyone … everyone”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οἱ πάντες ἀπέθανον

¬which all died_off

Here Paul speaks as if all died because or when Jesus died. Since the following verse states that some people are still “living,” he cannot mean that every person has physically died. He may mean that people have died to sin, or that they participated in how Christ died, or that who they used to be died. Since some or all of these interpretations are possible, preserve the metaphor or express the idea in a form that could allow for several of these interpretations, such as in simile form. Alternate translation: “in a way, all died” or “all died in a manner of speaking”