43 lines
1.2 KiB
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43 lines
1.2 KiB
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## And you also ##
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"And you Colossian believers also".
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## were strangers from God ##
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The Greek word contains an element of choice. AT: "were alienated from God" or "had pushed God away" or "were hostile toward God".
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## were his enemies in your mind and by your evil deeds ##
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were his enemies because you thought evil thoughts and because you did evil deeds. (UDB)
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## God has reconciled you in the body of Christ's flesh through death ##
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When God reconciled you to Christ, he did not see Christ, but you on the cross such that when christ died, he saw you die.
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## blameless ##
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"without blame"
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## unreproveable ##
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"without accusation". Cannot be accused of any sin.
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## before himself ##
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"before God himself"
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## continue grounded ##
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"continue to be firmly established" or "stable"
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## settled in the faith ##
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"steadfast" or "secure"
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## the confidence of the gospel ##
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"being confident in the gospel".
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## that was proclaimed in all the creation under heaven, the gospel that I, Paul, became a servant ##
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"that people proclaimed the gospel in all the creation under heaven. This is the same gospel that I, Paul, proclaim in serving God." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]) |