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698 B
Markdown
15 lines
698 B
Markdown
## Timothy has proven himself ##
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What Timothy has proven about himself can be made explicit: "Timothy has shown that he cares about the things of Christ" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]]).
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## as a child serves his father, so he served with me ##
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Paul compares Timothy's service with him to a child serving his father. Paul is emphasizing the close father-son relationship he has with Timothy in serving Christ. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## in the spread of the gospel ##
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"in telling people about the gospel"
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## I am confident in the Lord, that I will come soon ##
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This could be translated as "I am sure, if it is the Lord's will, that I will come soon." |