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21 lines
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# Instead
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Paul is changing his argument from what an elder is not to be to what an elder is to be.
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# a friend of what is good
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"a person who loves what is good"
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# hold tightly to
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Paul speaks of devotion to the Christian faith as if it were grasping the faith with one's hands. AT: "be devoted to" or "know well" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# good teaching
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He must teach what is true about God and other spiritual matters.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/good]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/godly]] |