OET interlinear 1PET 1:22

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν ἡγνικότες

the souls ˱of˲_you_all /having/_purified

Having purified refers to being forgiven for sins. In the Bible, sin is often referred to as something that makes people dirty, and the forgiveness for sin is referred to as the removal of that dirt. God is the one who forgives sins and purifies those who believe in Jesus. However, here Peter is referring to his readers’ responsibility in their salvation, which is the responsibility to repent and believe that the gospel is true. Alternate translation: “Having made your souls spiritually pure” or “Having cleansed your souls from sin”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

τὰς ψυχὰς

the souls

See how you translated souls in 1:9.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν τῇ ὑπακοῇ τῆς ἀληθείας

by ¬the obedience ˱to˲_the truth

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of obedience and truth, you can express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: “by obeying what is true” or “by obeying the true information”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῆς ἀληθείας

˱to˲_the truth

Here, the truth refers to the true teaching about Jesus, which includes the command to repent and believe the gospel. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: “to the true message about Jesus”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

φιλαδελφίαν

brotherly_love

Although brotherly is a masculine word, Peter is using the phrase brotherly love in a generic sense to refer to the kind of love that all believers should have for other believers. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “love for fellow believers”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας, ἀλλήλους ἀγαπήσατε ἐκτενῶς

out_of (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν ἡγνικότες ἐν τῇ ὑπακοῇ τῆς ἀληθείας εἰς φιλαδελφίαν ἀνυπόκριτον ἐκ καρδίας ἀλλήλους ἀγαπήσατε ἐκτενῶς)

Peter uses heart here to refer to a person’s thoughts or emotions. The word from indicates that the heart must be the source of the love that Peter is telling his readers to have. Therefore, this phrase has a similar meaning to the word “sincere” in the previous clause. If this would confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “love one another earnestly based on sincere thoughts”