23 lines
916 B
Markdown
23 lines
916 B
Markdown
## Now ##
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Here the word "now" marks the closing section of the letter.
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## to make you stand ##
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Alternate translation: "to make your faith strong"
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## according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ ##
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"by the good news that I have preached about Jesus Christ"
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## according to the revelation of the mystery that has been kept secret from long ago ##
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This can be translated with an active verb: "because God has revealed to us believers the secret that he was keeping for a long time." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## but that now has been revealed and made known by the prophetic scriptures according to the command of the eternal God ##
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This can be translated with an active verb: "but now the eternal God has made it known through the scriptures."
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## for the obedience of faith among all the non-Jews ##
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"so that all nations will obey God because of their faith in him." |