OET interlinear 1TIM 1:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

διὰ τοῦτο

because_of this

The pronoun this could refer to: (1) what Paul said in the previous verse about being the “first” sinner. Alternate translation: “because of that” or “because I am the first of sinners,” (2) what Paul is about to say in the rest of this verse. Alternate translation: “because of what I am about to tell you,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἠλεήθην

˱I˲_/was/_shown_mercy

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, you could indicate that it was: (1) Jesus. Alternate translation: “the Messiah showed me mercy” (2) God. Alternate translation: “God showed me mercy”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἠλεήθην

˱I˲_/was/_shown_mercy

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of mercy, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “I was treated mercifully”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐν ἐμοὶ πρώτῳ

in me first

Here Paul could be: (1) again speaking of the most sinful person, himself, as if he were first in a sequence. See how you expressed the idea in 1:15. Alternate translation: “in me, the worst” or “in me, the one with the most sin” (2) indicating that he was shown mercy first, before the ones about to believe in him. Alternate translation: “in me first”

Note 5 topic: translate-ordinal

πρώτῳ

first

If your language does not use ordinal numbers, you could use a cardinal number here or an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: “number one”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν ἅπασαν μακροθυμίαν

his all patience

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of patience, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “how patiently he always acts”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον

to life eternal

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of life, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “to live eternally”