OET interlinear 1PET 4:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

καὶ νεκροῖς εὐηγγελίσθη

even ˱to˲_/the/_dead /was/_gospel_preached

Here, dead ones refers to people who heard the gospel while they were alive but had died by the time Peter wrote this letter. Some people believe that this clause means that Jesus went to hell and preached the gospel to people who had died before Jesus himself died on the cross. However, that idea would contradict the statement in Hebrews 9:27 that “men are appointed to die once, and after that, the judgment.” The Bible does not state that God gave anyone a second chance to believe in Jesus after they had already died. If this use of dead ones might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: “the gospel was preached also to those who have since died”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

εὐηγγελίσθη

/was/_gospel_preached

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. This could mean: (1) people preached the gospel. Alternate translation: “people preached the gospel” (2) Christ preached the gospel. Alternate translation: “Christ preached the gospel”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

κριθῶσι μὲν κατὰ ἀνθρώπους σαρκὶ

˱they˲_/may_be/_judged on_one_hand according_to humans ˱in˲_/the/_flesh

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. This could mean: (1) men judged and persecuted them during their lives according to human standards. Alternate translation: “men judged them in the flesh by human standards” (2) God judged them as humans during their lives. Alternate translation: “God indeed judged them in the flesh as humans”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

κατὰ ἀνθρώπους

according_to humans

Although the term men is masculine, Peter is using the word here in a generic sense that includes both men and women. Alternate translation: “according to people” or “as people”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

σαρκὶ

˱in˲_/the/_flesh

Here Peter uses in the flesh to refer to a person’s lifetime. See how you translated this expression in 4:2.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ζῶσι

/may_be/_living

Here, live refers to experiencing eternal life. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “they might experience eternal life”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ζῶσι & πνεύματι

/may_be/_living & ˱in˲_/the/_spirit

Here, the spirit could refer to: (1) the Holy Spirit, in which case this phrase would indicate the means by which the people received eternal life. Alternate translation: “they might live by the Spirit” (2) their spiritual existence, in which case this phrase would be referring to the spiritual realm that is contrasted with the physical realm mentioned earlier in the verse with the phrase “in the flesh.” Alternate translation: “they might live spiritually” or “they might live in the spiritual realm” See how you translated the same expression in 3:18.