1.3 KiB
1.3 KiB
Being convinced of this
"Since I am sure that it is better for you that I stay alive"
I know that I will remain
"I know that I will continue to live" or "I know that I will keep on living"
so that in me
"so that because of me" or "so that because of what I do"
that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel
The phrases "standing firm in one spirit" and "with one mind striving together" share similar meanings and emphasize the importance of unity. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
with one mind striving together
"striving together with one mind." Agreeing with one another is spoken of as having one mind. AT: "agreeing with one another and striving together" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
striving together
"working hard together"
for the faith of the gospel
Possible meanings are 1) "to spread the faith that is based on the gospel" or 2) "to believe and live as the gospel teaches us"