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Markdown
19 lines
962 B
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## According to the grace of God that was given to me ##
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"According to the task that God freely gave me to do." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## I laid a foundation ##
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Paul equates his teaching of faith and salvation in Jesus Christ to laying a foundation for a building. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## another builds on it ##
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Another worker continues to "build" the work in the church by helping these believers spiritually. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## let each man ##
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This refers to God's workers in general. AT: "let each person who serves God."
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## other than the one which has been laid ##
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After a building has been built on its foundation, the foundation cannot be changed. In this case, the spiritual foundation of the Corinthian church is Jesus Christ, built by Paul. AT: "other than the foundation that I, Paul, laid" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]) |