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937 B
Markdown
23 lines
937 B
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## in faith, without doubting ##
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"without doubting" is a negative phrase that can be stated in the positive as "with complete certainty that God will answer." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])
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## for the one who doubts is like a wave in the sea, driven by the wind and tossed around ##
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This compares a person who doubts with the way water moves and keeps changing direction. AT: “is always moving back and forth between belief and unbelief” or “is always changing what he believes.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## his request ##
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"what he asked"
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## of the Lord ##
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"from the Lord"
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## is a doubleminded person ##
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The word "doubleminded" refers to a person's thoughts when he is unable to make a decision. AT: "cannot decide if he will follow Jesus or not follow Jesus." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## unstable in all his ways ##
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"He is not certain about anything." |