11 lines
526 B
Markdown
11 lines
526 B
Markdown
## turned away from me ##
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They abandoned him because he had been arrested and thrown into prison.
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## was not ashamed of my chain ##
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Onesiphorus was not ashamed of Paul because he was in prison but came to visit him frequently. //Chain// is a metonym for being in prison. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## grant to him to find mercy … in that day ##
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Paul is wishing that Onesiphorus receives mercy and not punishment on either 1) the day the Lord comes again or 2) the day when God will judge people. |