OET interlinear 2PET 3:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἐπιστολαῖς

in all in among (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὡς καὶ ἐν πάσαις ἐπιστολαῖς λαλῶν ἐν αὐταῖς περὶ τούτων ἐν αἷς ἐστιν δυσνόητά τινα ἃ οἱ ἀμαθεῖς καὶ ἀστήρικτοι στρεβλοῦσιν ὡς καὶ τὰς λοιπὰς Γραφὰς πρὸς τὴν ἰδίαν αὐτῶν ἀπώλειαν)

Here, the context suggests that Paul is the author of the letters. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this explicitly. Alternate translation: “in all Paul’s letters”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

λαλῶν ἐν αὐταῖς περὶ τούτων

speaking in them concerning these_‹things›

Here, these things could refer to: (1) the events related to the day of the Lord discussed in 3:10–13 and called “these things” in 3:14. Alternate translation: “these things that will happen on the day of the Lord” (2) the need to live godly lives and consider that God’s patience is for saving people, as discussed in 3:14–15. Alternate translation: “these things I have just said about living blamelessly and about God’s patience”

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

ἃ οἱ ἀμαθεῖς καὶ ἀστήρικτοι στρεβλοῦσιν

which the ignorant and unstable /are/_twisting

Here, which refers to the things in Paul’s letters that are difficult to understand. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this phrase explicitly and start a new sentence. Alternate translation: “The ignorant and unstable ones distort these difficult things found in Paul’s letters”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἃ οἱ ἀμαθεῖς καὶ ἀστήρικτοι στρεβλοῦσιν

which the ignorant and unstable /are/_twisting

Here, distort is used to describe changing the meaning of a statement in order to give a false meaning like twisting something so that it changes shape. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this metaphor plainly. Alternate translation: “which the ignorant and unstable ones interpret falsely”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὡς καὶ τὰς λοιπὰς Γραφὰς

as also as also the other Scriptures

Here, the other scriptures refers to both the entire Old Testament and the New Testament texts that had been written by the time Peter wrote this letter. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express this explicitly. Alternate translation: “as also the other authoritative scriptures”

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

πρὸς τὴν ἰδίαν αὐτῶν ἀπώλειαν

to their own ˱of˲_them destruction

Here, to indicates that this clause provides the result of the “ignorant and unstable ones” falsely interpreting the scriptures. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this explicitly. Alternate translation: “resulting in their own destruction”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

πρὸς τὴν ἰδίαν αὐτῶν ἀπώλειαν

to their own ˱of˲_them destruction

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind the abstract noun destruction with a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “so that they will be destroyed”