OET interlinear PHP 1:30

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὸν αὐτὸν ἀγῶνα ἔχοντες

the same struggle having

If the abstract noun struggle would be confusing in your language, you could express it with a verb phrase, as the UST does, or by expressing the idea behind this word in some other way that would be clear in your language. Alternate translation: “facing the same strife” or “enduring the same trials”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τὸν αὐτὸν ἀγῶνα ἔχοντες, οἷον εἴδετε ἐν ἐμοὶ

the same struggle having such_as ˱you_all˲_saw in me

Here, the word struggle is a figurative way of referring to the conflict that Paul and the Philippian believers had with people who opposed them because of their faith. Paul speaks of it here as if it were a military battle or an athletic competition. If this would be unclear in your language, you could state this in plain language. Alternate translation: “as you experience the same opposition from people that you saw that I experienced”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

εἴδετε ἐν ἐμοὶ, καὶ νῦν ἀκούετε ἐν ἐμοί

˱you_all˲_saw in me and now /are/_hearing in me

Here, the phrase in me occurs twice, both times referring to what Paul is experiencing. If this would be unclear in your language, you could express this in a way that is understandable in your language. Alternate translation: “you saw me experience and now hear that I am experiencing”