39 lines
1.2 KiB
Markdown
39 lines
1.2 KiB
Markdown
## may abound ##
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"may overflow"
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## in knowledge and complete understanding ##
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You can make what they are to know and understand explicit: "as you learn and understand more clearly what pleases God". (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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## I do this ##
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"I pray this"
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## the things that are excellent ##
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"what is most pleasing to God"
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## you may be sincere and without offense in the day of Christ. ##
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The phrase "sincere and without offense" is a doublet that emphasizes a person's moral purity. This may be translated as "you are completely blameless when Jesus returns." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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## the day of Christ ##
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"the day of the Lord" or "judgment day"
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## Also ##
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"I also pray"
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## you will be filled ##
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This can be translated as an active clause: "Jesus Christ may cause you to obey God more and more." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## filled with the fruits of righteousness ##
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this compares fruit growing on a tree to a believer obeying God more and more. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## to the glory and praise of God ##
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This can be translated as a separate sentence: "Then people will praise and give honor to God because of the good things they see you do." |