47 lines
1.1 KiB
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47 lines
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## the goal of the commandment ##
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"the aim of the instruction" or "what we apostles are telling you to do"
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## commandment ##
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or "order"
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## love ##
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Possible meanings are 1) love for God (UDB) or 2) love for one's neighbor.
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## from a pure heart ##
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"desiring to have no sin in anything you do."
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## good conscience ##
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<b>good conscience <b>- "a conscience that has chosen right over wrong" or "a conscience that can choose right over wrong"
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## sincere ##
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"honest" or "true" or "without hypocrisy." This is the negative of the word for an actor on a stage:
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## law ##
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The Law of Moses is meant.
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## but they do not understand ##
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<b>but they do not understand <b>- "even though they do not understand," or "and yet they do not understand."
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## what they insist on ##
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"what they strongly say" or "what they state with confidence"
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## But ##
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"Now"
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## we know that the law is good ##
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<b>we know that the law is good <b>- "we understand that the law is useful" or "we understand that the law is beneficial"
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## if one uses it lawfully ##
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<b>if one uses it lawfully <b>- "if anyone uses it correctly" or "if anyone uses it the way it is intended for" |