OET interlinear ROM 15:30

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἀδελφοί

brothers

See how you translated this word in 1:13.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

διὰ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ διὰ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Πνεύματος

by the Lord ˱of˲_us Jesus Christ and by the love ˱of˲_the Spirit

The two occurrences of by in this verse indicate that what follows each one are the bases for Paul to urge his readers. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “on the basis of our Lord Jesus Christ and on the basis of the love of the Spirit”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Πνεύματος

the love ˱of˲_the Spirit

This could refer to: (1) the love that the Spirit gives to Christians. Alternate translation: “the love from the Spirit” (2) the love that belongs to the Spirit. Alternate translation: “the Spirit’s love”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Πνεύματος & ταῖς προσευχαῖς

the love ˱of˲_the Spirit & the prayers

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of love and prayers, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: “how you love from the Spirit … what you pray”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

συναγωνίσασθαί μοι

/to/_contend_together ˱with˲_me

Paul speaks of praying fervently as if it were a struggle. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “to pray intensely together with me” or “to pray intensely with me as if striving together”