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684 B
Markdown
17 lines
684 B
Markdown
# we heard ... we have not stopped ... We have been asking ... We have been praying
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These words do not include the Colossians. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
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# that you will walk worthily of the Lord
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Walking here signifies behavior in life. AT: "that you will live the way God expects you to" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# in pleasing ways
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"in ways that will please the Lord"
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# will bear fruit
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Paul is speaking of the Colossian believers as if they were trees or plants. As a plant grows and bears fruit, so also believers are to keep getting to know God better and doing good deeds. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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