OET interlinear 2COR 8:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

κοινωνὸς ἐμὸς καὶ εἰς ὑμᾶς συνεργός

˱he_is˲_partner my and for you_all /a/_fellow-worker

The terms partner and fellow worker mean similar things. Paul is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [he is my partner in working for you] or [he is my fellow worker for you]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀδελφοὶ ἡμῶν

/the/_brothers ˱of˲_us

Paul is using the term brothers to mean people who share the same faith. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [our fellow believers] or [those believers]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀδελφοὶ ἡμῶν

/the/_brothers ˱of˲_us

Here, the phrase our brothers refers to the two other men who will accompany Titus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make the idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [our two brothers] or [the brother we mentioned]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἀπόστολοι ἐκκλησιῶν

ambassadors ˱of˲_/the/_assemblies

Here, Paul is using the possessive form to describe messengers who were sent by the churches. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea more explicitly. Alternate translation: [they are messengers sent by the churches]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

δόξα Χριστοῦ

/the/_glory ˱of˲_Christ

Here, the phrase a glory of Christ describes the brothers. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this clearer. Alternate translation: [and they are a glory of Christ]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

δόξα Χριστοῦ

/the/_glory ˱of˲_Christ

Here Paul uses the possessive to describe glory that belongs to Christ. He could mean more specifically that: (1) the brothers give glory to Christ. Alternate translation: [and they glorify Christ] (2) what the brothers do shows the glory that Christ has. Alternate translation: [and they show how glorious Christ is]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

δόξα Χριστοῦ

/the/_glory ˱of˲_Christ

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of glory, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [glorifying Christ] or [who show that Christ is glorious]