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# Connecting Statement:
James quotes the prophet Amos from the Old Testament.
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# The words of the prophets agree
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Here "words" stands for a message. Alternate translation: "What the prophets said agrees" or "The prophets agree" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# agree with this
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"confirm this truth"
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# as it is written
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "as they wrote" or "as the prophet Amos wrote long ago" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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