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687 B
Markdown
19 lines
687 B
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## as when a mother comforts her child ##
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Just as a mother gently comforts her children, so Paul, Silvanus and Timothy spoke gently to the Thessalonian believers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## we had affection for you ##
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"we loved you"
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## you had become very dear to us ##
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"we cared for you deeply"
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## our labor and toil ##
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The words "labor" and 'toil' mean basically the same thing. Paul uses them to emphasize how hard they worked. AT: "how hard we worked" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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## we worked night and day that we might not be a burden to any of you ##
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"we worked hard to make our own living so you would not need to support us" |