en_tn/rom/01/13.md

# I do not want you to be uninformed

Paul is emphasizing that he wanted them to have this information. You can translate this double negative in a positive form. AT: "I want you to know" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])

# brothers

Here this means fellow Christians, including both men and women.

# but I was hindered until now

You can translate this in an active form. AT: "something has always prevented me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# in order to have a harvest among you

The word "harvest" is a metaphor that represents people in Rome whom Paul wants to believe the gospel. AT: "that more people among you might trust in Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# the rest of the Gentiles

the the Gentiles in the other regions where he had gone

# I am a debtor both to

Using the metaphor "debtor," Paul speaks of his duty to serve God as if he owed God a financial debt. AT: "I must take the gospel to" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Paul is emphasizing that he wanted them to have this information. You can translate this double negative in a positive form. AT: "I want you to know" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# brothers`
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			`Here this means fellow Christians, including both men and women.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# but I was hindered until now`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`You can translate this in an active form. AT: "something has always prevented me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# in order to have a harvest among you`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The word "harvest" is a metaphor that represents people in Rome whom Paul wants to believe the gospel. AT: "that more people among you might trust in Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the rest of the Gentiles`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`the the Gentiles in the other regions where he had gone`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# I am a debtor both to`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Using the metaphor "debtor," Paul speaks of his duty to serve God as if he owed God a financial debt. AT: "I must take the gospel to" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`