No – we do not “translate according the theme WE want to read in it”

 
Paul , the Corinthians and our generation :
… in 1 Cor.15 we made the remark that Paul (=Christ)
wrote to the Corinthians the way he did for certain reasons ;
but
chapter after (translated-) chapter a more compléte picture emerges :
the first christians were concerned about OUR generation
… – or perhaps rephrased ,
the réason that Paul tells them the things what will happen in the future
is because they KNEW that they – as our ‘fathers’ – were not separate from us :
just WE have forgotten that connection
(compare also the Jeremiah chapters about “the sons returning to the fathers”
to make the circle round again – and our history on earth will have ended ;
 

discovering the theme [-of chapter]

… often used terms : ‘writing’, reading’, ‘cover [up]’, ‘epistles (chapters)’ ,
then you can already guess what the theme can be about ;
lines 7 and 13 about “moses” show the juxtaposition buildup of this chapter
(see below) ,
while the line “the corrupted word of God” was a main clue – see next :

 
buildup [-of chapter]
 
the introduction : starts in the last lines of previous chapter 2 ,
where he tells that “he could not find his brother Titus”,
as a way of saying that “Paul and the Corinthians represented the first christians”,
and in this chapter ‘his brother’ will represent “the future generations of believers” ;
in lines 12 and 16
he also mentions “an opened door” and “the door (not : savour !) of death ,
which must be opened as a door to life” – as again preparing the theme here ;
while last line 16 is very clear : “the corrupted word of God” :
so that is the theme now ;

• part I    : Paul and his people knéw the words of Christ ,
  yet later generations will need to read the scriptures —
  but the scriptures will have been thoroughly corrupted by then ,
  Paul (=Christ) saying “yet no one will ask themselves IF they were corrupted” ;
  therefore they will have “a dead belief” (compare ‘introduction’ above) ;
• part I b :
  the restoration of OT and NT – through the 144 :
  … because these NEED to find eden-life – or they will die –
  they will investigate ; and find the original sayings ;
• part I c :
   closing : the promise ;
• 2 Cor. 4 :  see there

              
syntax buildup of subthemes   [-as textual direction for ús] :
as often in Corinthians
theme A
theme B
theme C
   next lines :                                                 [<< the juxtaposition presupposes other subjects now]
theme C
theme B
theme A

corruptions : rather grave
but chapter is 100% contextually restored

2 Cor. 3 [-as part I]

[theme : the corrupted word of God – see introduction]
                                                                                 [line 1 : -sunistémi and sustatikos (1x) are corrupt]
1
we [=Paul & company] (do) – not – need – [..3x..] – letters – to=about – you=Christ       +
b
to begin – our – (..belief..) (palin=pistos) (-with) ,                                                     [+ 4x deleted]
2
[+because] – [..] [=his] – (..words..) – are – engraved [=’written’] – in – [..] our – hearts ;

                                                                                                                              [next : but later generations..]
b
[+but] – all – the people – appearing [=’fr.3a’] – [+áfter us] ,       +
c
(will) (..need..) (ginóskó= chrézó) – [..] to réad – [+about him] ;
3
that=but – (the-) letters – [+about] Christ – (will be) (..corrupted..) – by – (..Esau..) ,
b
[+like] (..he did..) – not=with – (..the scriptures..) – but=as – (the-) (..word..) – (of-) God ;  
c
[was very corrupt :]                                                                           [6c : per line 3a and juxtap. In 14a]
(..which..) – (..(will) make..)       +
[=that] – [=their] – heart – (..(will) become..) – [=like] – (..a hardened one..) ;

next 4 ,
note how the (self-) confidence is the result of the previous !

4
[=therefore] – [=they] (will) have – so much – confidence       +           [<< juxtaposed in 12]
about – (..+their belief..) – [..] (in-) Christ – [=and] – [..] God ,
5
that – [=they] (will)  (..+not..) – be – capable [=’sic’] – to consider – [=if] – [+perhaps]       +
b
something – (may) (..nót..) – (..(be) right..) – [=concerning] – [=the] – (..word..) – (of-) God ,
6
[=or] – also – [=concerning] – [..] (..the chapters..) – (of the-) new – testament ;

 
b
[..1x..] but=namely – [=that] – the spirit – (of the-) writings – (is) (..lácking..) ,
c
[=as] – the spirit – making them to come to life ;            [6b : theme in 1 cor.14 ; see page]

 
7
[=therefore] – (..(will) become..) (ei=esti) – (a-) – dead – [..] (..belief..) – [+to the people] ,
b
[was very corrupt :]
in=because – (the-) glorious (-things) – in – (the-) (..sayings [=’lines’]..)       +
c
(had) become – (..the downgraded..) – [..] (..sayings..) ;                                            [<< see line 9]
b
[=yet] – (..the house..) – (..Jacob..) [=’believers’] – (will) not – (..(be) willing..)       +
b
to look attentively – into – the=them [=’the lines’] ,                                             [<< see line 13b]
d
[was corrupt:]                                                                                                                         [c : must be like 13a]
(..+as removing..) – (..the veil..)       +
(..which..) – moses=Esau – [..5x..] – (..(had) put..) – [+over] him=them ;
 

part I b                                                                                     (the restoration of the lines)

next 8b and 10b :
we considered “glory” proper here  ;

8
[=but] – [=only] – [=through] – the spirit – (of-) the – (..writings..)       +
b
(will) (..retúrn..) – [=these] – glorious (-things) [=’themes’] ;
9
because       +
[..] the – downgraded – (..sayings [=’lines’]..) – (..contain..) – (..+no..) – [eden-] (..life..) ,
b
[=but] – the – (..original..) – (..sayings..) – (..+contained..) – abúndant – [eden-] (..life..) ;

10
[=therefore] – [..2x..] – (..the original ones..) – (..need be..) – (..restored..) ,
b
(..so that..) – [..] the – (..whole..) – (..(will) become..) – (..one..) – surpassing – glory ;

                                                                                                                                                    [next : the 144,000 :]
11
[=now] ,
in – the – end (-time) [..1x..]           +                                                                                          [<< from 13]
(..(will) be [-come]..) – the (-ones) – (..searching..) – [=for] [eden-] (..life..) ,  
b
[=because] – the=they – (will) (..+not..) – (be able to-) endure – in=withóut – [eden-] (..life..) ;
12
[=wherefore]       +
[+they] (will) have – so much – hope [-to find it] , [+that] (they will) use – much – boldness :

                                                                                                                                          [next : lines understood :]

13
and – [..] not=though – moses=Esau – (had) put – (a-) veil – over – the – (..sayings..) [..] ,

b
[..3x..] the – sons – (of-) Ishral [=’144’] – (will) look attentively – into – the=them ;       +
c
[see 11a]

14
[+and] – [=because] – their – (..hearts..) – (will) (..+nót..) – (be) hardened ,
b
until=in – [..] those – days – [..1x..] [+they] (will) remove – the same – veil       +
–
(having) remained – on=over – the – (..sayings..) – (in-) the – (..new..) – testament ,
c
which – any=also – (..remained..) – in=over – (..+the words..) – (of-) (..God..) ;

 
15
[=and] – [=in]  – (the-) (..+same..) [=’l.14?’] – days ,
b
[+as] the time when – (..they (will have) removed..) – (the-) veil       +
–
(..+which..) – moses=Esau – (had) placed – over – the – (..sayings..) ;

16
[..] yet=then – [..] to=the – Lord – (will) return ,                                                               [16 : syntax]
b
[+and] [+He] (will) take away – the – (..sons..) [+with him] ;              [<< sons : was subject]

part I  c         closing                                                                          (the closing should be ‘a promise’)
 
next line 17 :
Esau’s corruption as ‘an excuse line’ he needed to add as closing to his corrupted 16 ,
while even the line in itsélf makes no Sense ;

17  [deleted = corrupt]
 
18 [syntax 18 : if A then B]
[=and] – [=because] – [..] [+they] (..restored..)        +
(the-) [eden-] (..life..) – [described-] (in the-) (..original..) – (..sayings [=’lines’]..) ,
b
[=they] (will be) changed       +
into – (having-) the – same – [eden-] (..life..) – [..4x..] –  from=as – (the-) Lord [..1x..] .

 
[24.04apr.2021 submitted as first and definitive version]
 
[chapter 4 will follow]