OET interlinear 2 COR 5:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence -1) ὑπὲρ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὑπέρ πάντων ἀπέθανεν ἵνα οἱ ζῶντες μηκέτι ἑαυτοῖς ζῶσιν ἀλλά τῷ ὑπέρ αὐτῶν ἀποθανόντι καί ἐγερθέντι)

Here, much as in [5:14](../05/14.md), the word for could indicate that Jesus died: (1) to benefit or help others. Alternate translation: [to save … to save] or [for the benefit of … for the benefit of] (2) instead of or in place of others. Alternate translation: [in place of … in place of] or [instead of … instead of]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

πάντων

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]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

πάντων

all

Here, just as in [5:14](../05/14.md), the word all could refer in general to all humans, or it could refer more specifically to all humans who believe in Jesus. Express the idea as you did in [5:14](../05/14.md). Alternate translation: [everyone]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οἱ ζῶντες

the_‹ones› living

Here, the phrase the ones living could identify people who: (1) have spiritual life, that is, those who have received new life in Jesus. Alternate translation: [the ones having new life] (2) have physical life, that is, who have not died. Alternate translation: [those who are alive]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μηκέτι ἑαυτοῖς ζῶσιν, ἀλλὰ τῷ

no_longer ˱to˲_themselves ˓may_be˒_living (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὑπέρ πάντων ἀπέθανεν ἵνα οἱ ζῶντες μηκέτι ἑαυτοῖς ζῶσιν ἀλλά τῷ ὑπέρ αὐτῶν ἀποθανόντι καί ἐγερθέντι)

Here, to live for a person refers to acting in a way that pleases or fulfills that person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [should live no longer to please themselves, but to please the one]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἀλλὰ τῷ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὑπέρ πάντων ἀπέθανεν ἵνα οἱ ζῶντες μηκέτι ἑαυτοῖς ζῶσιν ἀλλά τῷ ὑπέρ αὐτῶν ἀποθανόντι καί ἐγερθέντι)

This clause 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 the first half of the verse. Alternate translation: [but they should live for the one]

Note 7 topic: writing-pronouns

τῷ

˱to˲_the_‹one›

Here, the word one refers to the same person to whom he refers at the beginning of the verse, Jesus the Messiah. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make explicit to whom one refers. Alternate translation: [for the Messiah, the ones]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐγερθέντι

˓having_been˒_raised

Paul uses the word raised to refer to someone coming back to life after they died. If your language does not use this word to describe coming back to life, you could use a comparable idiom or express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: [having been restored to life]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

αὐτῶν & καὶ ἐγερθέντι

them & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὑπέρ πάντων ἀπέθανεν ἵνα οἱ ζῶντες μηκέτι ἑαυτοῖς ζῶσιν ἀλλά τῷ ὑπέρ αὐτῶν ἀποθανόντι καί ἐγερθέντι)

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 did the action, Paul implies that “God” did it. Alternate translation: [them, the one whom God raised] or [them, whom God raised]