OET interlinear COL 3:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-textvariants

ἔρχεται

/is/_coming

Many ancient manuscripts include “on the sons of disobedience” after is coming. Several early and reliable manuscripts do not include it, however. If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to include these words if that translation includes them. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to follow the example of the ULT and not include these words. The phrase “sons of disobedience” is an idiom that refers to people who disobey. Alternate translation: “is coming against people who disobey”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

δι’ ἃ

because_of which_‹things›

With this phrase, Paul identifies the sins listed in the previous verse as the reason why God’s “wrath” is coming. If it would be helpful in your language, you could clarify this idea by including a word such as “sins” in the phrase. Alternate translation: “because of which sins”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἔρχεται ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ Θεοῦ

/is/_coming the wrath ¬the ˱of˲_God

Here Paul speaks of the wrath of God as if it were a person or package that can arrive somewhere. By this, he means that God has not yet acted upon his wrath but that he will act soon. The Colossians can expect the wrath to come soon, just like a package that is arriving soon. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable metaphor or express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: “God will act upon his wrath soon” or “the wrath of God will be enacted soon”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἔρχεται ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ Θεοῦ,

/is/_coming the wrath ¬the ˱of˲_God

When the wrath of God “is coming,” it must arrive somewhere and be against certain people. If you would explicitly state these things in your language, you could clarify that the wrath of God comes on earth and against those who do the sins listed in the previous verse. Alternate translation: “the wrath of God is coming on earth against those who do these things”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ Θεοῦ,

the wrath ¬the ˱of˲_God

The wrath of God does not refer simply to an emotion. Rather, this phrase primarily refers to God acting against the sin he hates (examples of which appear in the previous verse). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that indicates action and not just emotion. Alternate translation: “punishment from God”