23 lines
621 B
Markdown
23 lines
621 B
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## we could no longer bear it ##
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"we could no longer endure worrying about you." The word "we" refers to Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy but excludes the Thessalonian believers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
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## good to be left behind at Athens alone ##
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"good for Silvanus and I to stay behind in Athens"
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## Athens ##
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a city in Achaia province which is now modern day Greece (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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## our brother ##
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"our fellow Christian"
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## no one would be disturbed ##
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"no one would be troubled" or "no one would be moved"
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## we are appointed ##
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"we are destined" |