OET interlinear ROM 11:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἰ

if

Paul is speaking as if this were a hypothetical possibility, but he means that it is actually true. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might misunderstand and think that what John is saying is not certain, then you can translate his words as an affirmative statement. Alternate translation: “since”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

χάριτι

˱by˲_grace

Paul is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the previous verse. Alternate translation: “election is by grace”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

χάριτι & ἔργων & χάρις & χάρις

˱by˲_grace & works & grace & grace

See how you translated grace in 4:16 and works in 9:12.

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

οὐκέτι

no_longer_‹it_is›

Here, it refers to “the election of grace” mentioned in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “the election of grace is no longer”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οὐκέτι

no_longer_‹it_is›

Here, no longer indicates the logical conclusion of the preceding clause. It does not imply that election used to be by works. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “it is logically not”