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# who sell the word of God
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"Word" here is a metonym for "message." Alternate translation: "who sell God's message" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# purity of motives
"pure motives"
# we speak in Christ
"we speak as people who are joined to Christ" or "we speak with the authority of Christ"
# as we are sent from God
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "as people whom God has sent" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# in the sight of God
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Paul and his coworkers preach the gospel with the awareness that God is watching them. Alternate translation: "we speak in the presence of God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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