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31 lines
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## I urged you ##
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<b>I urged you <b>- "As I pleaded with you," or "As I asked you with authority," or "I told you."
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## you ##
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singular (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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## remain in Ephesus ##
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<b>remain in Ephesus <b>- "wait for me there in the city of Ephesus"
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## Neither should they pay attention ##
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"Nor should they give close attention" or "Also command them not to pay attention"
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## genealogies ##
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A genealogy is the written or verbal record of a person's parents and ancestors. These were very important in Jewish culture as they established which tribe one was in within the people of Israel. Matthew 1 and Luke 3 are good biblical examples.
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## which cause arguments ##
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"which make people angrily disagree." The people debate about stories and genealogies about which no one can know the truth for certain.
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## rather than helping the plan of God ##
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"rather than advancing the plan of God" or "rather than managing what is from God"
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## which is by faith ##
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"which is received by faith or "which is accomplished by faith" |