2 COR 1:2 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

UST May God, who is our Father, and the Lord Jesus the Messiah continue to be kind to you and make you peaceful.

AICNT Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

OEB May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

WEBBE Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

WMBB Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.

NET Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

LSV Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

FBV May you have grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

TCNT Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

T4T We(exc) desire that you will experience God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ acting kindly toward you and causing you to have inner peace.

LEB Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

BBE Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Moff grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Wymth May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

ASV Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

DRA Grace unto you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

YLT Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Drby Grace to you, and peace from [fn]God our Father, and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.

1.2 Elohim

RV Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

SLT Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Wbstr Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

KJB-1769 Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

KJB-1611 Grace bee to you and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Bshps Grace be with you, and peace from God our father and from the Lorde Iesus Christe.
(Grace be with you, and peace from God our father and from the Lord Yesus/Yeshua Christ.)

Gnva Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.
(Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Yesus/Yeshua Christ. )

Cvdl Grace be with you, and peace fro God oure father, and from the LORDE Iesus Christ.
(Grace be with you, and peace from God our father, and from the LORD Yesus/Yeshua Christ.)

TNT Grace be with you and peace from God oure father and from the Lorde Iesus Christ.
(Grace be with you and peace from God our father and from the Lord Yesus/Yeshua Christ. )

Wycl and pees of God oure fadir and of the Lord Jhesu Crist.
(and peace of God our father and of the Lord Yhesu Christ.)

Luth Gnade sei mit euch und Friede von GOtt, unserm Vater, und dem HErr’s JEsu Christo!
(grace be with you and peace/quietness from God, ours father, and to_him LORD’s Yesu Christo!)

ClVg Gratia vobis, et pax a Deo Patre nostro, et Domino Jesu Christo.[fn]
(Grace to_you(pl), and peace from to_God Father our, and Master Yesu to_Christ/Messiah. )

1.2 Benedictus. Primum perfectis loquitur de tribulatione, proponens se exemplum patientiæ et consolationis a Deo acceptæ, ducens laudi quod alii ignominiæ. Deus. Creator omnium. Pater Domini. Per quem est et nobis. Pater misericordiarum. Paterne dans veniam peccatorum, et bona opera, et in tribulatione constantiam. Et Deus. Dator totius perfectæ consolationis: quantam decet dare Deum his, qui pro Christo patiuntur. Quod Deus sit consolationis, ex hoc patet quod consolatur.

1.2 Blessed. Primum perfectis speaks from/about tribulation, proponens himself exemplum patience and of_consolation from to_God acceptæ, ducens laudi that others ignominiæ. God. Creator of_all. Pater Master. Per which it_is and us. Pater of_mercy. Paterne giving I_will_come of_sins/sinners, and good(s) works, and in/into/on tribulation constantiam. And God. Dator of_the_whole perfect of_consolation: how_muchm proper/it_is_fitting dare God his, who/which for to_Christ/Messiah they_suffer. That God be of_consolation, from this clear that consoles.

UGNT χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη, ἀπὸ Θεοῦ Πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.
(ⱪaris humin kai eiraʸnaʸ, apo Theou Patros haʸmōn kai Kuriou Yaʸsou Ⱪristou.)

SBL-GNT χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.
(ⱪaris humin kai eiraʸnaʸ apo theou patros haʸmōn kai kuriou Yaʸsou Ⱪristou.)

RP-GNT χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ.
(ⱪaris humin kai eiraʸnaʸ apo theou patros haʸmōn kai kuriou Yaʸsou ⱪristou.)

TC-GNT χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ Θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.
(ⱪaris humin kai eiraʸnaʸ apo Theou patros haʸmōn kai Kuriou Yaʸsou Ⱪristou. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:1–2: Paul and Timothy greeted the believers in Corinth

The beginning of Paul’s letter follows the usual pattern for writing a letter at that time. The three parts are:

Paul introduced himself. He did this by writing his name, his position, and source of authority. He also mentioned Timothy, who helped him to serve the believers in Corinth.
Paul explained who he was writing to.
He greeted them.

Other examples of headings for this section are:

Introduction (NASB)

Greetings from Paul (NLT)

Opening remarks of the letter

Or you may not want to have any section heading here (as in the NIV and GNT).

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Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¶ May God our^(incl) Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give/bless you^(plur) with grace and peace.
¶ Greetings/Blessings of favor and peace from our Father God and our Lord Jesus Christ.
¶ May you receive grace and peace from our Father God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
¶ We^(excl) pray that God who is our^(incl) Father and Jesus Christ who is our leader/master will act kindly toward you and make your inner being restful.

Grace and peace to you: The clause Grace and peace to you begins similarly to the common greeting in letters at that time. But Paul changed the form of the Greek word from “greetings” to “grace” and added peace to make the greeting have a Christian message. Many New Testament letters begin this way.

This clause has no verbs. Paul asked God and Jesus to give the grace and peace. In some languages it is more natural to include a verb. For example:

May grace and peace be given to you

I ask that you may receive grace and peace

I ask God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ to bless you with grace and peace

May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace (GNT)

Grace: The word Grace here refers to God being kind to people, who do not deserve it. God does things for people because he wants to and not because they earned it. Here Paul asked God to show grace or be kind to his readers. Other ways to translate this are:

kindness

help

favor

voluntarily/graciously be kind

help as a gift/favor

peace: The word peace means “without anxiety” or “absence of conflict.” The word peace also refers to people being physically, mentally, and spiritually well, even when they have troubles and difficult circumstances.

In some languages, it will be better to translate peace using a verb. For example:

live peacefully

be at peace

God our Father: This phrase indicates that God has a relationship with believers such as a father has with his children. All believers are God’s adopted children. This phrase does not indicate that God fathered children. In some languages translating literally would indicate the wrong meaning. If that is true in your language, you may want to:

Explain the proper meaning in your translation. For example:
God our adoptive father
God our Father in heaven
God who is like a father to us
Translate literally and explain the meaning in a footnote. An example footnote is:
The word “father” here indicates that God has a relationship with believers such as a father has with his children. All believers are his adopted children.

the Lord Jesus Christ: In some languages a possessive pronoun must be used with the word Lord. For example:

Jesus Christ who is our Lord

Lord: This word means “the one in authority over others” or “master.” Jesus has authority over all things.

Other ways to translate this word are:

Master

Chief

Owner

Sovereign

In some languages it will be necessary to add a word like “my” before such a word. For example:

my/our Chief/Sovereign

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-blessing

χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη, ἀπὸ

grace ˱to˲_you_all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: χάρις ὑμῖν καί εἰρήνη ἀπό Θεοῦ Πατρός ἡμῶν καί Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ)

After stating his name and the people to whom he is writing, Paul adds a blessing. Use a form that people would recognize as a blessing in your language. Alternate translation: [May you experience kindness and peace within you from] or [I pray that you will have grace and peace from]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη, ἀπὸ Θεοῦ Πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ

grace ˱to˲_you_all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: χάρις ὑμῖν καί εἰρήνη ἀπό Θεοῦ Πατρός ἡμῶν καί Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the ideas of Grace and peace, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: [I pray that God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ will be favorable to you and give you a peaceful spirit]

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