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OET interlinear 2 COR 6:12

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SR Greek word order

    1. Greek word
    2. Greek lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. Οὒ
    2. ou
    3. Not
    4. -
    5. 37560
    6. D·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. S
    10. Y60
    11. 122712
    1. στενοχωρεῖσθε
    2. stenoχōreō
    3. you all are being restricted
    4. -
    5. 47290
    6. VIPP2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are_being˒ restricted
    8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are_being˒ restricted
    9. -
    10. Y60; R122706
    11. 122713
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. by
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. by
    8. by
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 122714
    1. ἡμῖν
    2. egō
    3. us
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1D·P
    7. us
    8. us
    9. -
    10. Y60; R122231
    11. 122715
    1. στενοχωρεῖσθε
    2. stenoχōreō
    3. you all are being restricted
    4. -
    5. 47290
    6. VIPP2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are_being˒ restricted
    8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are_being˒ restricted
    9. -
    10. Y60; R122706
    11. 122716
    1. δέ
    2. de
    3. but
    4. -
    5. 11610
    6. C·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 122717
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 122718
    1. τοῖς
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····DNP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 122719
    1. σπλάγχνοις
    2. splagχnon
    3. compassions
    4. compassions
    5. 46980
    6. N····DNP
    7. compassions
    8. compassions
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 122720
    1. ὑμῶν
    2. su
    3. of you all
    4. your
    5. 47710
    6. R···2G·P
    7. ˱of˲ you_all
    8. ˱of˲ you_all
    9. -
    10. Y60; R122706
    11. 122721

OET (OET-LV) Not you_all_are_being_restricted by us, but you_all_are_being_restricted in the compassions of_you_all.

OET (OET-RV) You haven’t been restricted by us, but your own compassions restrict you all.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:11–7:4: Paul urged them to love him and live holy lives

In this section, Paul told the believers in Corinth that he loved them completely (6:11), but the believers did not love him completely (6:12). He urged them to love him completely (6:13).

Then he urged them to avoid partnerships with unbelievers (6:14a) and used five rhetorical questions (6:14b–16a) to support this exhortation. He also supported this exhortation with quotes from the Old Testament (6:16b–18). On the basis of these quotes, he then urged them to live pure lives (7:1).

He again urged them to love him (7:2a) and explained that he had not wronged anyone (7:2b). He explained that his love was complete (7:3) and he was very confident in them and very happy for them (7:4).

Other examples of headings for this section are:

Open your hearts to us, and live holy lives

Love us as we love you and live pure lives

6:12a

It is not our affection,

It is not our affection…that is restrained: The Greek clause is literally “you are not being restricted in us.” There are two main ways to interpret these words:

  1. Paul and his coworkers loved the believers in Corinth completely; they did not limit their love for the believers in Corinth. For example:

    We are not holding back on our love for you (CEV) (BSB, NIV, GNT, NRSV, NLT, GW, CEV, NET, REB, NCV)

  2. Paul and his coworkers did not restrict the believers in Corinth in any way. For example:

    You are not restricted by us (RSV) (RSV, NASB, NABRE, ESV, KJV)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1).Harris (p. 487), Martin (p. 160), and Thrall (p. 450) translate according to interpretation (1).

Other ways to translate this clause following interpretation (1) are:

Our affection for you is not restricted (NET)

It is not we who have closed our hearts to you (GNT)

affection: This word refers to caring feelings for someone, or lasting feelings of kindness toward someone. Paul cared for them and was kind to them.

6:12b

but yours, that is restrained.

but yours, that is restrained: The Greek clause is literally “you are restricted in your inward parts.” It indicates that the believers in Corinth did not love Paul and his coworkers completely; they restricted themselves in that love. Other ways to translate this are:

you are restricted in your affections for us (NET)

it is you who have closed your hearts to us (GNT)

you are holding back on your love for us (CEV)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οὐ στενοχωρεῖσθε ἐν ἡμῖν, στενοχωρεῖσθε δὲ ἐν τοῖς σπλάγχνοις ὑμῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὒ στενοχωρεῖσθε ἐν ἡμῖν στενοχωρεῖσθε δέ ἐν τοῖς σπλάγχνοις ὑμῶν)

Here Paul speaks about loving others as if it were about having space in one’s insides. When people have space for other people inside them (not restricted), they are loving and caring for others. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a similar figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [There is space for you in our hearts, but you do not have space for us in your hearts] or [You are being loved by us, but you are not fully loving us]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

οὐ στενοχωρεῖσθε ἐν ἡμῖν, στενοχωρεῖσθε δὲ ἐν τοῖς σπλάγχνοις ὑμῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὒ στενοχωρεῖσθε ἐν ἡμῖν στενοχωρεῖσθε δέ ἐν τοῖς σπλάγχνοις ὑμῶν)

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. Alternate translation: [We are not restricting you, but your affections are restricting you]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τοῖς σπλάγχνοις ὑμῶν

the compassions ˱of˲_you_all

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of affections, you could express the idea by using a verb such as “feel.” Alternate translation: [what you feel]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

6:11-13 Paul’s impassioned plea reveals his inner feelings.
• our hearts are open to you . . . Open your hearts to us! These sentiments are continued in 7:2 (see study notes on 6:14–7:1; 7:2-4).

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Greek word
    5. Greek lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. Not
    2. -
    3. 37560
    4. S
    5. ou
    6. D-·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. S
    10. Y60
    11. 122712
    1. you all are being restricted
    2. -
    3. 47290
    5. stenoχōreō
    6. V-IPP2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are_being˒ restricted
    8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are_being˒ restricted
    9. -
    10. Y60; R122706
    11. 122713
    1. by
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. by
    8. by
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 122714
    1. us
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1D·P
    7. us
    8. us
    9. -
    10. Y60; R122231
    11. 122715
    1. but
    2. -
    3. 11610
    5. de
    6. C-·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 122717
    1. you all are being restricted
    2. -
    3. 47290
    5. stenoχōreō
    6. V-IPP2··P
    7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are_being˒ restricted
    8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are_being˒ restricted
    9. -
    10. Y60; R122706
    11. 122716
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 122718
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····DNP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 122719
    1. compassions
    2. compassions
    3. 46980
    5. splagχnon
    6. N-····DNP
    7. compassions
    8. compassions
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 122720
    1. of you all
    2. your
    3. 47710
    5. su
    6. R-···2G·P
    7. ˱of˲ you_all
    8. ˱of˲ you_all
    9. -
    10. Y60; R122706
    11. 122721

OET (OET-LV) Not you_all_are_being_restricted by us, but you_all_are_being_restricted in the compassions of_you_all.

OET (OET-RV) You haven’t been restricted by us, but your own compassions restrict you all.

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

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