OET interlinear 1 PET 3:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

περὶ ἁμαρτιῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὅτι καί Χριστός ἅπαξ περί ἁμαρτιῶν ἀπέθανεν δίκαιος ὑπέρ ἀδικῶν ἵνα ὑμᾶς προσαγάγῃ τῷ Θεῷ θανατωθείς μέν σαρκί ζῳοποιηθείς δέ Πνεύματι)

Here, sins implies the sins of people other than Jesus, because Jesus never sinned. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express this explicitly. Alternate translation: [for the sake of the sins of others]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

θανατωθεὶς μὲν σαρκὶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὅτι καί Χριστός ἅπαξ περί ἁμαρτιῶν ἀπέθανεν δίκαιος ὑπέρ ἀδικῶν ἵνα ὑμᾶς προσαγάγῃ τῷ Θεῷ θανατωθείς μέν σαρκί ζῳοποιηθείς δέ Πνεύματι)

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [people having indeed killed him in the flesh]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

θανατωθεὶς μὲν σαρκὶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὅτι καί Χριστός ἅπαξ περί ἁμαρτιῶν ἀπέθανεν δίκαιος ὑπέρ ἀδικῶν ἵνα ὑμᾶς προσαγάγῃ τῷ Θεῷ θανατωθείς μέν σαρκί ζῳοποιηθείς δέ Πνεύματι)

Here, flesh refers to Christ’s body, which was made of flesh. Peter is saying that the body of Christ was killed. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [having indeed been killed physically]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ζῳοποιηθεὶς & πνεύματι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὅτι καί Χριστός ἅπαξ περί ἁμαρτιῶν ἀπέθανεν δίκαιος ὑπέρ ἀδικῶν ἵνα ὑμᾶς προσαγάγῃ τῷ Θεῷ θανατωθείς μέν σαρκί ζῳοποιηθείς δέ Πνεύματι)

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [God’s spirit having made him alive] or [God having made him alive in the spirit]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ζῳοποιηθεὶς & πνεύματι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὅτι καί Χριστός ἅπαξ περί ἁμαρτιῶν ἀπέθανεν δίκαιος ὑπέρ ἀδικῶν ἵνα ὑμᾶς προσαγάγῃ τῷ Θεῷ θανατωθείς μέν σαρκί ζῳοποιηθείς δέ Πνεύματι)

Here, spirit could refer to: (1) the Holy Spirit, in which case this phrase would indicate the means by which Jesus was made alive. Alternate translation: [having been made him alive by the Spirit] (2) Jesus’ spiritual existence, in which case this phrase would be referring to the spiritual realm that is in contrast to the physical realm referred to with the phrase “in the flesh.” Alternate translation: [having been made alive spiritually] or [having been made alive in the spiritual realm]