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OET (OET-LV) And ought we, the powerful, the weaknesses of_the powerless to_be_bearing, and not to_ourselves to_be_bringing_pleasure.
OET (OET-RV) We who are powerful should be bearing the weaknesses of the powerless rather than just seeking to bring pleasure to ourselves.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive
ἡμεῖς & ἑαυτοῖς
we & ˱to˲_ourselves
Here and throughout this chapter the pronouns we and ourselves refer inclusively to all believers in Christ. Your language may require you to mark these forms.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ἡμεῖς, οἱ δυνατοὶ
we the powerful
Here, we, being able refers to Paul and other people who have mature faith. See the discussion about this in the General Notes for this chapter. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “we, having mature faith” or “we, being spiritually strong”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
τὰ ἀσθενήματα & βαστάζειν
the weaknesses & /to_be/_bearing
Paul speaks of weaknesses as if they were objects that a person could bear. He means that mature Christians should patiently help spiritually weak Christians. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “help overcome the weaknesses”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
τὰ ἀσθενήματα
the weaknesses
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of weaknesses, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “the weak qualities”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
τῶν ἀδυνάτων
˱of˲_the powerless
Here, the ones who are unable refers to Christians who are not spiritually mature. See the discussion of this in the General Notes for this chapter. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “of the ones who have immature faith” or “of the ones who are spiritually weak”
15:1-4 We who are strong: Paul aligns himself with those he identifies as strong in faith, and he reveals that the division in the Roman church was not simply between Jews and Gentiles. Like Paul, some Jews had enlightened consciences and so were counted among the strong. Similarly, some Gentiles were so strongly influenced by Jewish teaching and tradition that they were among the weak in faith.
• must be considerate of those who are sensitive about things like this: This phrase is reminiscent of Gal 6:2. Paul did not want the strong to simply put up with those who were weak in faith; rather the strong were to actively and sympathetically assist the weak in living out their Christian faith with integrity (see also Gal 5:13-15).
OET (OET-LV) And ought we, the powerful, the weaknesses of_the powerless to_be_bearing, and not to_ourselves to_be_bringing_pleasure.
OET (OET-RV) We who are powerful should be bearing the weaknesses of the powerless rather than just seeking to bring pleasure to ourselves.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and English gloss (7th line) are all thanks to the SR-GNT.